news33 new cases of swine flu in Telangana
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Telangana Thursday reported 33 fresh cases of swine flu, officials said.The health authorities sent 139 samples for screening at the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM)
Prabhu gets Advani pat for rail budget (Sidelights)
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Veteran BJP leader L.K. Advani seemed the happiest with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's budget Thursday.As soon as Prabhu finished reading his more than an hour long
UPA's land act was defective, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Defending the NDA's ordinance amending the land acquisition law, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said that the act enacted by the previous United Progressive
BJP blames Congress for Jammu and Kashmir problems
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Blaming the Congress for the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said leaving either BJP or PDP out of power in the state will
Rail budget get a thumbs up from passengers
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Introduction of faster trains, free wi-fi, cameras for women safety and no hike in passenger fares above all has left commuters delighted, a majority of whom gave a thumbs
Workers protest in Gurgaon against labour policies
Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Members of various trade unions, under the banner of the Trade Union Council, Thursday held a march in the city and staged a demonstration before the Mini Secretariat here,
How about disposable squat seats for Swachh Bharat?
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Here comes an innovation that can do wonders for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan - disposable squat seats by Canadian entrepreneur Nofel Izz.The idea
Himachal Proposes Rs.4,800-Crore Annual Plan
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday said the state government has proposed an annual plan outlay of Rs.4,800 crore for the next fiscal which was Rs.400
FIR ordered against Unitech for cheating buyers
Gurgaon, Feb 26 (IANS) Presiding the grievance committee meeting here Thursday, Haryana cabinet minister O.P. Dhankar ordered a police probe into the issue of realty firm Unitech allegedly
When Rahul is elevated, you will know: Sonia
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Amid controversy over Rahul Gandhi's leave during the budget session and demands in the party that he be elevated, party president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said that everyone
I live to paint, I paint to live: S.H.Raza
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) I live to paint; I paint to live. At 93, the revered modernist S.H. Raza continues to paint and project many dualities and pluralities of life through his favourite
Opposition MPs say no to using MPLAD funds to better stations
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday seemed to have touched a raw nerve when he suggested that MPs use part of their development funds in improving facilities at
Warned of death if seen again in Afghanistan: Priest
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) Jesuit priest Father Alexis Premkumar Antonysamy Thursday said his captors in Afghanistan had warned him they would shoot him dead if he was seen in the country
Nadda promises updated healthcare strategy
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Thursday said the government is committed to improving healthcare policies for women, children and adolescents and will update the
Government can go ahead with 2G spectrum auction: SC
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday said even as it has found inconsistencies in the stand taken by the government, it was allowing the auction of 2G telecom spectrum from March 4.
Odisha aims to restrict power loss
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) In order to provide quality electricity, the Odisha government is planning to bring down Aggregated Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses to 37 percent by this
Cop rapes woman in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A woman in her 30s was raped by a Delhi Police head constable, police said Thursday.Devi Singh, posted with the disaster team of Delhi Police in north Delhi's Rohini, is
Rail budget disappointing: Himachal CM
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday described the railway budget as average, full of hollow promises and rather disappointing for the people of the hill
Cleanliness in Trains, Stations of utmost Priority: Prabhu
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Thursday said ensuring higher standards of cleanliness is of utmost priority for Indian Railways and appealed citizens to keep it clean as
Fake IPS officer held in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) A 44-year-old PhD degree holder and former college professor was arrested from west Delhi's Karol Bagh for cheating people by impersonating as an IPS officer, officials
