newsEx-AAP Leader Shazia Praises Modi, Joins BJP (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi Friday joined the BJP "for the rest of my life" after lavishing praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A day after former police officer
Brahma takes Charge as New Chief Election Commissioner (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Harishankar Brahma Friday assumed charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and said the first priority was to conduct the Delhi assembly polls in a "free and fair"
Gandhians Hurt over Government's Silence over Divisive Forces
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Witnessing the danger of India's unity in diversity and the spirit of co-existence getting affected, some Gandhians have expressed their disappointment over the
Muslims urged to stick to Secularism
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Disturbed at Muslims being branded 'terrorists, separatists, oppressors and aggressors' by a section of communal forces, top Muslim religious leaders Friday urged the
Nagaland CM Accused of International Money Laundering
Kohima Jan 16 (IANS) The political crisis in Nagaland over demand for removing Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has got murkier as the rebel NPF legislators accused him of indulging in international
Saradha scam: Bengal Minister's Judicial Custody Extended
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Rejecting his bail plea yet again, a court here Friday extended till Jan 30 the judicial custody of West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, arrested in connection with
Bareilly Peaceful after Clashes
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Seventeen people were arrested and cases slapped against 400 people Friday for their alleged involvement in communal clashes in Bareilly earlier this week, police said."The
Ex-AAP Leader Shazia Praises Modi, joins BJP
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi Friday joined the BJP "for the rest of my life" after lavishing praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A day after former police officer
Bedi likely to Head BJP's Delhi Campaign Committee
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former Indian Police Service officer Kiran Bedi, who Thursday joined the BJP, is likely to head the party's campaign in the national capital ahead of the Feb 7 assembly
HC to CBI: Who Morphed Maulana Azad-Najma Heptulla Photo?
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday sought from the CBI the relevant records of the steps taken to investigate photo morphing of India's first education minister Maulana Abul
Book Chronicles Sunburn Festival's Journey
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) It is said that the language of music is universal but this was not on the mind of the creators of what is arguably Asia's biggest electronic dance music (EDM) festival -
Yasin Malik Arrested a mid Protests over Refugees
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) Separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested here Friday amid protests against the proposal to grant citizenship rights to refugees from West Pakistan settled in the
Cabinet Approves Phase III Auction of FM Channels
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The union cabinet Friday approved the phase-III auction of FM radio channels.The cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also approved the migration
HPL Closure not Affecting IOC much
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Friday said the closure of West Bengal's flagship industrial project Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL), where it supplied around
Goa CM Denies Occupying two Houses
Panaji, Jan 16 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar Friday denied reports suggesting that he occupies two government houses and lashed out at the national media for blowing the issue out
Story by Jailed Former MP included in Textbook
Patna, Jan 16 (IANS) A story written in Hindi by former Bihar MP Anand Mohan, serving life term for the 1994 lynching of Gopalganj district magistrate G. Krishnaiah, has been included in a Class
A Year on, Sunanda's Death an Enigma
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Even in her death, Sunanda Pushkar remains larger than life. A year after the 52-year-old Pushkar, the beautiful and glamorous wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was found
Harishankar Bramha takes over as CEC
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Harishankar Bramha Friday assumed charge as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) here, succeeding V.S. Sampath.Sampath completed his tenure Thursday.Bramha, who served as
Jute to make Kolkata Book Fair 'Green'
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The 39th International Kolkata Book Fair, that begins Jan 28, is set to go green, courtesy kiosks stacking up on innovative jute products to spread the message.Organisers of
Modi Releases 'Thirukkural's Gujarati Translation
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday released a Gujarati translation of Thiruvalluvar's "Thirukkural", which holds a prime place among the classical Tamil literary works, an
