newsGlobal slow growth is India's opportunity: Jaitley
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) The ongoing global slow growth is an opportunity for India as investors are eyeing the country's market, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here Wednesday."Many parts of the
CBI files case against Dera chief over forced castration
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday registered a case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the alleged forced castration of 400 devotees inside his
Perception about Bengal has changed: ITC's Deveshwar
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Observing that land was an issue faced by the industry across India, ITC chairman Y.C. Deveshwar Wednesday said the industry's perception about West Bengal has changed and
Pakistani boat carried suspected terrorists: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Wednesday that a Pakistani boat which exploded and sank off Gujarat carried "suspected terrorists".The "terror boat" had Pakistanis on
President promulgates Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, which seeks to integrate the benefits given to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) has been
35th National Games: Kerala CM rebuffs graft allegations
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Preparations for the 35th National Games are progressing well, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Wednesday, rubbishing corruption allegations levelled in a
Satyarthi's Nobel prize to be displayed in Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Wednesday presented his Nobel Peace Prize to President Pranab Mukherjee, an official statement said, adding that the medal would be
Visit night shelter sites: Delhi HC to government
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government and an NGO to visit the places where night shelters are proposed to be set up and submit a report.A division
Nadda reviews encephalitis situation
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Wednesday asked all stakeholders to come together and try and prevent deaths due to encephalitis, a disease rampant in many parts of the
Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) A severe cold wave continued to grip the high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday despite dry weather. Keylong was the coldest in the state with a minimum temperature
Gurgaon sees first swine flu case of 2015
Gurgaon, Jan 7 (IANS) In the first case of swine flu this year in the Millennium City, a 32-year-old woman has been found positive for the disease here, a doctor said Wednesday.Kavita, a housewife
Two teachers jump to death in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Jan 7 (IANS) A 53-year-old woman and a 27 year-old man, both working as teachers, Wednesday jumped to their deaths from high-rise buildings in this suburban town of the national capital,
Bengal's anti-establishment space going to BJP
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh Wednesday claimed that the anti-establishment space in West Bengal is gradually shifting towards the BJP and
Tripura announces five percent DA for its employees
Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) To pacify its aggrieved employees seeking central pay scales, the Tripura government Wednesday announced an additional five percent dearness allowance for its 209,000
Exhibition highlights Indian soldiers' contribution in WWI
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Through mundane objects like matchboxes and utensils, rare monochromatic photographs of Indian soldiers cooking and a few silent movies depicting their life during the
New cars to pass crash test norms from 2017 onwards
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Car makers in India can market new vehicles only after they pass the new crash tests norms that are expected to be notified in 2017, a top official of the Automotive Research
Actress Roopa Ganguly joins BJP
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Roopa Ganguly Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Ganguly gained cult popularity for playing Draupadi in the television series "Mahabharat".She attended a
Delhi Police ask religious places to step up security (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday asked the management of all religious places to step up security for fear of possible terror attacks.A month after a church was gutted in east Delhi's
No structured dialogue over Kashmir government: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The BJP said Wednesday that "no formal and structured dialogue" had begun between any two political parties over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir."Lot of kite
Attempt to implicate me in Sunanda death: Tharoor (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that a Delhi Police official had attempted to implicate him and a domestic help in the murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.In a letter to
