newsMinister Babul Supriyo heckled in his constituency
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo Friday was heckled allegedly by activists of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and prevented from entering a
Online content in Indian languages low, says expert
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Online content in Indian languages in the areas of entertainment, e-shopping and local services is significantly low in comparison to content in English, a programming expert
States woo diaspora for investment at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Several chief ministers Friday wooed the Indian diaspora at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here to come and invest in their states and promised several incentives,
Sunanda murder: Delhi police to quiz ten more
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Delhi Police will question ten more people, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's personal assistant (PA) and a family friend, in connection with Sunanda Pushkar's murder,
Jammu and Kashmir readies for Governor's rule
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) Governor's rule is likely to be imposed Friday in Jammu and Kashmir where political parties have failed to form a government following a hung electoral verdict, official
Modi for more accountability for doctors
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday instructed the health ministry to set up mechanisms for ensuring more accountability for doctors and health officials in the public
Centre should partner local communities in 'Digital India': Expert
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) The central government needs to partner communities at the grassroots level and integrate the country's vernacular component to make the Digital India initiative a success, an
Stop illegal buffalo fights, Gogoi urged
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) A rights group Friday urged Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to stop illegal buffalo and bulbul (songbirds) fights ahead of the Bihu festival in the state."The illegal
Bangladesh wants river waters treaties with India
Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) Bangladesh wants to sign treaties with India to share the waters of all rivers flowing between the two neighbours, Bangladesh officials said here Friday."Our (Bangladesh)
Sonia congratulates Sirisena
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday congratulated Maithripala Sirisena on his “emphatic and historic victory” in Sri Lanka's presidential election.In a
Three killed in Maharashtra blast
Satara (Maharashtra), Jan 9 (IANS) At least three people were killed and four injured in a suspected gelatin blast in a wind power generation plant here Friday, officials said.The incident
Punish Rajapaksa for war crimes: Tamil Nadu parties
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) The MDMK and the PMK said Friday that outgoing Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa must be tried for war crimes.MDMK general secretary Vaiko also urged president-elect
Working to remove bottlenecks in doing business: Rajnath to diaspora (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday told the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here that the Narendra Modi government is working tirelessly to remove bottlenecks and cut
Chandy moots to discuss labourers' issue in PBD
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) Jan 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday mooted a separate one-day session from the next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) to discuss issues related to
Frightened villagers reluctant to return home in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) Thousands of terrified villagers who fled from border villages in Jammu and Kashmir following Pakistani shelling have refused to return to their homes even though there was no
Six NDFB militants nabbed, arms seized in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) Six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants have been arrested from Assam's Kokrajhar district and a huge cache of arms and ammunition has been recovered from
Bhutan PM to visit India, attend Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will pay a nine-day official visit to India from Jan 10. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.He
LED lights to illuminate Agartala
Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) The Tripura government has initiated a move to illuminate Agartala through LED lights, replacing sodium vapour and other lamps to save energy by over 40 percent, a minister
Rajnath hails diaspora as India's indomitable spirit
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday praised the contributions of the Indian diaspora, saying India is proud of them and they are an example of India's indomitable
Modi hails Sirisena, calls for 'genuine reconciliation' (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Sri Lanka's president-elect Maithripala Sirisena on his "historic victory" and called for "genuine reconciliation" in the
