newsBateshwar jubilant on Vajpayee getting Bharat Ratna
Bateshwar (Uttar Pradesh) March 28 (IANS) Residents of Bateshwar, 70 km from Agra, where former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent his early childood, were jubilant on his getting the
2015 Edition most followed Cricket World Cup: ICC
Melbourne, March 28 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday said that the 2015 World Cup has been the most followed and attended event in cricketing history."This World Cup has
AAP should not lose to political immaturity: Jaitley
Varanasi, March 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the AAP government must not lose opportunity to work for the people of Delhi due to "political immaturity"."People voted
Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan sacked from AAP National Executive
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan were sacked on Saturday from the AAP's National Executive.Yadav's supporters Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha were also
AAP holds National Council meet amid dissent
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Council meeting began on Saturday amid high drama with dissident leader Yogendra Yadav alleging that members with valid invitations
Do something different, C.N.R. Rao tells students
Roorkee (Uttarakhand), March 28 (IANS) Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao has asked students to take the less travelled road to succeed and lamented the paucity of funds for science and education in
India ready to launch its fourth navigation satellite
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) An Indian rocket is readying to blast off at 5.19 p.m. on Saturday carrying the country's fourth navigation satellite IRNSS-1D from the Sriharikota rocket port, the Indian
Tamil Nadu farmers protest over Cauvery dam issue
Chennai, March 28 (IANS) A shutdown called by various farmer's organisations in Tamil Nadu on Saturday to protest against Karnataka's decision to build a dam across the Cauvery river at Mekedatu
Three Nation tour focused on Economy: PM
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday his visit to France, Germany and Canada is centred around supporting India's economic agenda and creating jobs."France,
AAP's National Council meeting to decide fate of Bhushan, Yadav
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be holding its National Council meeting on Saturday to decide the fate of two of its dissident leaders -- Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 21 degrees Celsius, three notches above the average.The Met department
President, PM greet nation on Ram Navami
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Ram Navami, the Hindu festival that marks the birth of Lord
Goa government department withdraws dress code order
Panaji, March 28 (IANS) The Goa government's art and culture department claimed its standing order banning its employees from wearing sleeveless clothes and jeans, which had triggered a controversy
Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed for vehicular moment
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain closed on Saturday for vehicular traffic due to road clearance and repair work, authorities said.A senior traffic
Scrapping 90:10 funding pattern for special states not fair: Sayeed
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said on Friday that dispensing with the 90:10 funding pattern for centrally-sponsored Schemes (CSSs) for special
Two ships on way to Yemen to rescue stranded Indians: Chandy
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Two ships have set sail to Yemen to bring back stranded Indians, including a good number of Keralites, from the war-torn Arab country, said Chief
CBI arrests two PWD officials in bribery case
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The CBI on Friday arrested two PWD officials for accepting bribe of Rs.53,000 for passing bills.An assistant engineer and a junior engineer were arrested from the PWD's
Government not utilising Rs.2,000 crore Nirbhaya Fund, SC told
New Delhi, March (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Friday that the government was sitting on Rs.2,000 crore earmarked under the Nirbhaya Fund - meant to be spent for ensuring the safety and
Vajpayee's first photo in years - being conferred Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) It was probably the first photograph of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that Indians saw in years, as President Pranab Mukherjee conferred on him the nation's
Delhi legislators meet President
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) All the 70 Delhi legislators met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday, an AAP legislator said. Kasturba Nagar legislator Madan Lal told IANS that
