newsFeel very safe on censorship issues in India: Jeffrey Archer
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) No alien to controversies, British author Jeffrey Archer says he's not a provocative writer and "feels very safe" in India when it comes to censorship issues."I don't try
Kejriwal salutes Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday paid homage to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their 84th death anniversary."Salute to Shaheed-e-Azam
Peace on border with Pakistan will be ensured: Mufti
Jammu, March 23 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said on Monday that firing from across the border was a great challenge and he would leave no stone unturned to ensure
SC notice to centre, Essar on babu-corporates nexus
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the centre, the CBI and Essar on a PIL seeking a probe into the high-level political-bureaucrat-corporate nexus exposed in
CBI probe ordered into IAS officer's death
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday ordered a CBI inquiry into the death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi here a week ago, which triggered public outrage after police termed it
India, China hold border talks
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the special rRepresentative for the India-China boundary talks, on Monday sat down with his Chinese counterpart, State Councillor
Lee Kuan Yew was lion among leaders: Modi
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Lee Kuan Yew, first prime minister of Singapore, who died after a prolonged battle with pneumonia.Calling him a
Modi pays tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their death anniversary."Salute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru
Congress fields Narayan Rane for Bandra East bypoll
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane will contest the prestigious Bandra East assembly bypoll, the party announced on Sunday.The party
Jat council to launch quota stir on May 11
Jind (Haryana), March 22 (IANS) A mahapanchayat (grand council) meeting of various Jat organizations held in this Haryana town on Sunday decided that the community will launch an agitation from May
Bangladesh will reply to injustice by winning next World Cup
Dhaka, March 22 (IANS) Bangladesh Sports Minister Biren Sikder on Sunday said his country will win the next cricket World Cup.He blamed ‘umpiring bias’ for the exit of the Tigers from
ICC president rules out resignation
Dhaka, March 22 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has dismissed "rumours" that he was resigning his post.Kamal had termed the umpiring in Bangladesh's quarterfinal
Nitish won't seek vote if power situation doesn't improve
Patna, March 22 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said he will not seek votes in the assembly elections to be held later this year if he cannot improve the power situation in the
President concerned over parliament fire
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee expressed grave concern over Sunday afternoon's fire in the Parliament House complex and urged the authorities to conduct a speedy probe into
India wants friendly relations with neighbours: Parrikar
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Advocating a larger role for India in the Indian Ocean region, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said India was building good relations with its neighbours
SC verdict on section 66A of IT act likely this week
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict this week on a batch of petitions challenging the contentious section 66A of the Information Technology Act and
AAP donations drop sharply
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The donations to Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have fallen steeply.According the statistics available on the party's web site, it received Rs.187,68,57 in the last
IAS officer's death: Karnataka CID probe report on Monday
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) Karnataka will on Monday release a preliminary report on the findings of the state CID probe into the mysterious death of IAS officer D.K. Ravi."The chief minister
Won't let you down, Modi assures farmers
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said farmers from across the country have written to him about their problems and he will not let them down.Addressing farmers
India, China to hold border talks on Monday
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will sit down with China's top diplomat, State Councillor Yang Jiechi, for the 18th round of Special Representative talks on the
