newsSBI will cut interest rate based on evolving circumstances
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) India's largest mortgage lender State Bank of India (SBI) would decide on reducing its interest rates on the basis of emerging circumstances, a top official said
Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP convenor
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a party source said on Wednesday.There were conflicting versions
Banned in Maharashtra, beef dries up in Goa too
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) Banned in neighbouring Maharashtra, beef is in short supply in Goa too with shops selling it closed for the third day on Wednesday.A spokesperson for the Goa Meat Sellers
Uber rape case: HC allows accused to recall some witnesses
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday "partly allowed" the plea of Uber cab rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav to recall some of the prosecution witnesses for further
Metro services on Holi from 2.30 p.m.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on Holi will begin at 2.30 p.m., a statement said Wednesday."On the day of Holi festival, which falls March 6, the Delhi Metro will start all its
Dec 16 rapist interview telecast stopped: Home minister
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government has taken necessary action to stop the telecast of a documentary based on the interview with a convict in the
Windies not daunted by unbeaten India: Sammy
Perth, March 4 (IANS) All-rounder Darren Sammy has said the West Indies are not daunted by the prospect of facing an unbeaten India when the two teams clash in the cricket World Cup Pool B fixture
Miffed Sajad Lone refuses to join Mufti's cabinet
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) Upset over the portfolio allocated to him, Sajad Gani Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) on Wednesday refused to join the council of ministers in the PDP-BJP government
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura's vision plan
Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future development to make the northeastern state a model,
It's India first for Renault's Global Small Car Launch
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) India will be the first market for French automobile maker Renault to launch its global small car (price below Rs.4 lakh) this year, said a top official of the group's
Swine flu toll in Uttar Pradesh touches 14
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) With the death of a contract worker at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), the toll due to the H1N1 virus rose to 14 in Uttar Pradesh on
Foreign affairs expert Ninan Koshy dead
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Ninan Koshy, an expert on foreign affairs and law who lost the 1999 Lok Sabha election to state Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala, died on Wednesday morning,
Nippy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a nippy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average."There was light fog in the
BJP demands action against Azam's bus ride
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday demanded legal action against Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan for driving a bus without having a license to drive a heavy
Andhra forms Women's Empowerment Corporation
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday constituted a women's empowerment corporation as part of its efforts to eliminate poverty and improve the human development index
Telangana constitutes panel for Muslim reservation
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday constituted a commission to study the socio-economic and educational status of Muslims in the state and recommend increase in the
I&B ministry asks channels not to air BBC documentary
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry on Tuesday asked news channels not to air the BBC documentary carrying an interview of one of those convicted in the December
Eight Congress MLAs suspended from Rajasthan Assembly
Jaipur, March 3 (IANS) The Rajasthan assembly on Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes on the issue of baton charge on Congress workers while they were protesting the new land acquisition bill,
BBC interview of December 16 rapist kicks up storm
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A BBC documentary carrying an interview with Mukesh Singh, one of those convicted in the December 16, 2012 gang rape, justifying the brutality of the crime, triggered a
Delhi government to revamp anti-corruption helpline
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The AAP government in Delhi on Tuesday decided to revamp its anti-corruption helpline, which was launched during its earlier 49-day stint.Deputy Chief Minister Manish
