newsSrinagar-Jammu highway stays closed for third day
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday even though road clearance operations were started after rain and
No new taxes in Haryana budget
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday proposed no new taxes."There is no move to impose any
Court summons Kejriwal in defamation case
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court here asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two others on Tuesday to explain why should they be exempted from appearing in court and directed them to be
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014, notification by the then UPA government extending OBC reservation to Jats in nine states, ignoring the
Modi concerned over Nadia and Hisar incidents
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal's Nadia district and the vandalisation of a
Live, work for a purpose: Subhash Chandra
Noida, March 17 (IANS) Zee and Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra has asked students to live and work towards a purpose since that adds more real meaning to one's life than dreams."The purpose
24 institutes encroached on land in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) The Odisha government has issued notice to 24 engineering and management institutes for encroaching on government land and carrying out constructions, a minister said
Make woman member or face contempt, SC tells make-up artists group
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday directed the Cine Costume Make-up Artists and Hair Dressers Association (CCMAA) to give its membership to make-up artists Charu Khurana, warning
Maharashtra legislative council chairman loses trust vote
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Maharashtra legislative council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh of the Congress lost a no-confidence motion brought against him on Monday.The Nationalist Congress Party had
World Cup: Money lures Indian fan to root for Kiwis
Wellington, March 16 (IANS) There is nothing that money cannot buy you and perhaps no bond that it cannot dilute.Such is the story of diehard Indian fan Arjun Bhardwaj, 24, who now wants New
'India's Daughter' raised issues globally: US writer
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Batting for women's safety "anywhere, anytime", an American writer on women's issues in Hollywood on Monday said banned documentary "India's Daughter" has opened up
Fresh and fit Kejriwal returns to Delhi
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A "fresh and fit" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned here on Monday night after 10 days of naturopathy treatment in Bengaluru cured his chronic cough and
Modi shares pain of cyclone affected in Vanuatu
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shared the "pain and sorrow" of all those affected by the cyclone in Vanuatu."The devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in
Association for deaf opposes merger of bodies
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) on Monday opposed the merger of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) with National Institute of Hearing
Information collection on VVIPs started in 1957: Government
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The practice of collecting information about VVIPs for their security started as early as 1957, the government said on Monday, as the Congress created an uproar alleging
Daylong snowfall hits life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, March 16 (IANS) Uninterrupted daylong snowfall on Monday cut off the Kashmir Valley from the rest of India, disrupting surface and air traffic. Electric supply also snapped at many
Corporate espionage case: CBI arrests commerce ministry employee
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested an absconding commerce ministry employee for his alleged role into the leakage and sale of confidential
Kejriwal returns to Delhi
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal returned to the capital from Bengaluru on Monday night after 10 days of naturopathy treatment to cure his chronic cough and high blood
Jayawardene praises Malinga
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Monday praised pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, crediting him with returning straight to form in the cricket World Cup after
Bengal CM faces angry protests over nun gang rape
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Angry over the police's failure to arrest any of the dacoits who gang raped a nun in West Bengal's Nadia district, scores of locals on Monday stopped visiting Chief
