newsModi's next radio address to be on farmers
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he will address farmers in his next 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address which will be aired on March 22."On March 22, I will talk
De Villiers, Behardien take South Africa to 341/6
Wellington, March 12 (IANS) Skipper A.B. de Villiers (82-ball 99) and Farhaan Behardien (64 not out in 31 balls) powered South Africa to 341/6 in 50 overs against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in
HC quashes look out notice against Greenpeace activist
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Granting relief to Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was stopped from flying to London in January, the Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the 'look out' circular
UDF nominee Sakthan elected Kerala assembly speaker
Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 (IANS) Kerala assembly's former deputy speaker N. Sakthan, fielded as the ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) nominee for the post of speaker, was on Thursday elected
Sunny Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 12.5 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average."The day is likely to be partly
Sonia Gandhi leads solidarity march for Manmohan Singh
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday led a solidarity march from the party headquarter here to former prime minister Manmohan Singh's house a day after he was
Harvard top world university, No Indian varsity in list
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Harvard University of the US has remained number one in a global ranking of 100 most prestigious education institutions, followed by Britain's Cambridge and Oxford
Uttarakhand assembly budget session starts on positive note
Dehradun, March 11 (IANS) The budget session of the Uttarakhand assembly began on Wednesday on a positive note and Chief Minister Harish Rawat thanked the opposition for allowing the governor to
22.7 percent border with Bangladesh unfenced: Rijiju
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) About 6.3 percent of India-Pakistan border and 22.7 percent of India-Bangladesh border comprises unfenced riverine stretches and these are being patrolled with the help
To make Punjabis proficient in English, Badal wants British teachers
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Punjab students, especially those in rural areas, could soon be dealing in the Queen's language if Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has his way.Badal on Wednesday
Uttar Pradesh gears up to meet power crisis during summer
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered a complete overhaul of the power scene in the state ahead of the onset of summer, an official said.Chief Secretary Alok
Mining in Goa to resume: CM
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The multi-billion mining sector in Goa, which has been non-functional for more than two-and-half years, will start again in a matter of a few days, Chief Minister Laxmikant
UP farmers to get Rs.16.50 crore for rain-damaged crops
Lucknow, March 11 (IANS) In a major relief to farmers and their families whose crops were damaged in the recent rains and hailstorm, financial assistance of Rs.16.50 crore was sanctioned on
SC upholds life term for six in Manjunath murder case
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence of six people convicted for the killing of Indian Oil Corporation's sales officer S. Manjunath after he hauled up
Punjab Police crack Rs.1.34 crore bank cash van heist
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Claiming that they had cracked the daring broad-daylight bank cash van heist of Rs.1.34 crore near Mohali town, Punjab Police on Wednesday said all eight people accused
Punjab Police crack Rs.1.34 crore bank cash van heist
Chandigarh, March 11 (IANS) Claiming that they had cracked the daring broad-daylight bank cash van heist of Rs.1.34 crore near Mohali town, Punjab Police on Wednesday said all eight people accused
Kejriwal coughs less, sugar level dips
Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is coughing less and his blood sugar level has considerably declined at a private hospital here where he is undergoing naturopathy
Kolkata port handles record cargo this fiscal
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The city's dockyard under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Wednesday said it has handled a record cargo of 500,447 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) from April last year till
Invest in smart cities, ports, railways: India to Asean
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday invited the Asean countries to invest in key infrastructure projects like smart cities, roads, highways, railways and
New anti-black money bill in parliament soon
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) The central government will soon introduce a new bill in parliament to curb black money, a senior bureaucrat said here on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters Shaktikanta Das,
