newsAIR Facebook page crosses two mn likes
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Facebook page of All India Radio News has crossed two million likes, making it the most favoured news organisation across the country including amongst the Indian
Focus on multiplying efforts for reducing disaster risk: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India is focusing on multiplying its efforts towards reducing the risk of disasters, Home minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday during the third World Conference on
Rajya Sabha to work overtime to finish pending business
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha will sit beyond its scheduled time next week to complete pending business, including passing the general and railway budgets and the mines and coal
Conclave to seek solutions for transforming public libraries
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A conference-cum-workshop in the national capital beginning on March 17 will discuss how public libraries can be regained as public places for seeking information and
India-US relationship remade and reinvigorated: Ambassador
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India and the US are witnessing a relationship that is being "remade" and "reinvigorated", US Ambassador Richard R. Verma said on Saturday."India and the US want to
Academic institutions should be benchmarked, accredited: Mukherjee
Chandigarh, March 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the academic institutions in the country should be benchmarked and accredited to create quality consciousness.Addressing
90 kg of Darjeeling tea to fetch over Rs.40 lakh in Britain
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The prized first flush from Namring's upper tea estate in Darjeeling has made its way to Britain's East India Company (EIC), often associated with colonialism in India,
Odisha seeks AICTE nod for new technical courses
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) The Odisha government has urged the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to accord approval to the proposals for an increase in the intake and introduction
Pietersen could ditch IPL for English county deal
Hobart, March 14 (IANS) Exiled batsman Kevin Pietersen says he's considering a return to English county cricket this year in a bid to regain his place in England's Test and One-Day International
Concentrating more on process than results: Dhoni
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team is in rollicking form because they are concentrating on processes rather than results.India won their sixth game on the
Nitish Kumar begins 24-hour fast against land acquisition bill
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar began a 24-hour fast here on Saturday morning in protest against the land acquisition amendment bill of the Narendra Modi government.His
Civil servants must have right values: President
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said the country's civil servants must have the right values, including a spirit of public service and commitment to the ideals and
Dhoni, Raina guide India to 6-0
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) A 196-run record fifth-wicket stand between captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina guided India to a six-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in Pool B here on Saturday to
Raina, Dhoni help India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) India completed their cricket World Cup Pool B campaign with six consecutive victories as they defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets at the Eden Park here on Saturday.Zimbabwe
MGNREGA employees' stir in Tripura hits job scheme
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Over 2,700 employees engaged in MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme continued their strike for the sixth day on Saturday affecting its
India needs to build own leather brands: Industry official
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Notwithstanding Indian finished leather exports surging by over ten percent during April-November 2014, an industry official says the domestic makers need to build their
Congress miffed over cops seeking Rahul's description
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Congress was on Saturday miffed over the visit of Delhi police officials to the party office here seeking details of Rahul Gandhi's physical appearance.The Delhi
Lucknow railway junction made wi-fi enabled
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) The Lucknow junction in Uttar Pradesh would be wi-fi enabled from Saturday, railway officials said.Passengers on the railway station will get wi-fi services free of charge
Looking forward to a wonderful day: Modi
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on two-day visit to Sri Lanka, said on Saturday that he was looking forward to a wonderful day.Modi will travel to Anuradhapura,
Cool Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was a nippy morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below the season's average at 14.2 degrees Celsius.The Met Office has forecast a
