newsKerala diaspora to meet in Kochi Jan 16
Kochi, Jan 6 (IANS) A two-day global diaspora meet of non-resident Keralites will begin here Jan 16 for Malayalees living outside Kerala to interact directly with the government.Around 1,000
Not clear if Pushkar was murdered: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said it was not yet clear whether Sunanda Pushkar, wife of party leader Shashi Tharoor, committed suicide or was murdered."Not yet certain whether
New fiscal to see more allocation for MGNREGS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Financial allocation for the rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS will be increased in the new fiscal, union Rural Development Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said
'Internet users must ask right questions for sensible response'
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Internet users must learn to ask the right questions to get sensible responses as the pool of information is constantly evolving, said scientist Jayant R. Haritsa.The Infosys
Can't provide 24-hour power supply: Haryana CM
Gurgaon, Jan 6 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Tuesday said his government cannot ensure 24-hour electricity supply in the state in the present situation, going back on a poll
Delhi has 8 lakh fake voters: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The AAP Tuesday said the national capital has around eight lakh fake voters, and accused the BJP of being behind the "scam"."In Delhi, 3,96,914 voters have 11,50,509 voter
JU students on hunger strike, reject appeal for talks
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) A section of Jadavpur University students, who launched a fast-unto-death late Monday night to press for the removal of vice chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti, rejected the
Don't pollute Ganga, says Modi
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made a public appeal to not pollute the Ganga river while calling for a "time-bound, swift action and single-minded focus to ensure it
Gandhinagar all set for mega Indian diaspora event
Gandhinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, the convention venue in Gujarat's capital, is all decked up to welcome the Indian diaspora, who are arriving in hundreds from countries
Adopt credit system to enhance student mobility: Smriti Irani
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The government Tuesday appealed to all states to adopt and implement the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) to facilitate student mobility across institutions.Union Human
'India's $26 bn space assets enhance security through connectivity'
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) India's space assets are estimated to be worth $26 billion but they support the country's huge economy worth hundreds of billion dollars through connectivity.This was
Not clear if Pushkar was murdered: Congress
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said it was not yet clear whether Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, committed suicide or was murdered."Not yet certain whether
Shifting homeless to night shelters not proving easy
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Delhi Police might want to play the good Samaritan but the already overworked force are not finding it easy to shift hundreds of homeless in the national capital to shelter
Uber withdraws plea against ban from HC
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) US-based cab service Uber Tuesday withdrew its plea filed in the Delhi High Court against the ban imposed on it by the Delhi government.Following the alleged rape of a
Union minister Danve new Maharashtra BJP chief
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Union minister Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve will be the new chief of BJP's Maharashtra unit, it was announced Tuesday.The minister of state for consumer affairs, he will replace
Tharoor 'stunned' that Pushkar was poisoned
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday that he was stunned to know that his wife Sunanda Pushkar was poisoned and that a murder case had now been filed.In a
Bollywood bigwigs to gather at Jaipur literature festival
Jaipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Bollywood bigwigs like Naseeruddin Shah, Vishal Bhardwaj, Waheeda Rehman and Javed Akhtar will be present at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival that will begin here Jan 21,
Sunanda was poisoned, murder case filed: police (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, found dead in mysterious circumstances here in January last year, was poisoned to death, Delhi Police chief B.S.
Patna family injected with sedatives, robbed
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Unidentified armed men carried out a robbery here Monday night by breaking into a house and injecting the family with sedatives before fleeing with cash and valuables worth
We will retaliate if Pakistanis fire: BSF
Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) will retaliate without fail if its troops are fired at by Pakistani forces, BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said here Tuesday."Prevalence of
