news-in-politicsSrinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for fourth day
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as the authorities said restoration work was on in the over
Ban on BBC documentary to continue till April 15
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary "India's Daughter" on the December 16, 2012, gang rape will continue as the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked
BJP legislator elected Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Kavinder Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator, was on Wednesday elected as the speaker of the state legislative assembly.After the budget session of the assembly started
Sunny Wednesday in Delhi
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a sunny Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 14.5 degrees Celsius, slightly below the season's average."The sky on Wednesday is
Elevated walkway to come up at Dakshineswar temple: Mamata
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of a Rs.65 crore elevated walkway project that will connect different
Mamata launches Digitised Ration Cards in Bengal
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched digitised ration cards in the state, estimated to benefit more than five crore people."Today, we also
CBI gets custody of MPS Group chief in chit fund scam
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Probing the chit fund scam in West Bengal, the CBI on Tuesday secured the custody of MPS Group chairman Pramatha Nath Manna, who was arrested for allegedly duping
BJP fields 58 women for Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday announced its list of 142 candidates - including 58 women and 18 from religious minorities - for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls."The
AAP to expand nationally
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) After taking power in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to go national, its leader Sanjay Singh announced on Tuesday."We have decided to expand nationally,"
Serviceability of Sukhoi jets improving: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The serviceability of the Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter jets have increased over the past eight-nine months, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said Tuesday, adding that it
77 former Maruti workers get bail
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to 77 then workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. who were jailed after they were involved in violence at the company's Manesar plant in
Odisha reschedules school hours as mercury set to rise
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday directed authorities of all schools in the state to hold classes only in the morning from next month as the mercury is set to rise in
Cabinet approves bill on black money stashed abroad
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Giving concrete shape to the announcement on recovering black money stashed away abroad by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget last month, the union cabinet on
Coal, mines bill report to be tabled Wednesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The report of select committees on the mines and minerals and coal bills will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, informed sources said.Both the reports, however,
Pained at Indian bans on exhibitions, cultural troupes: Pakistani envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Asserting people of Pakistan want to have a "normal relationship" with India, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said it "pained" him that cultural troupes
Delhi HC to hear plea Wednesday to take BBC documentary on record
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted a plea for March 18 that sought to place before it a copy of the controversial BBC documentary "India's Daughter" on the December
Odisha Congress backs Manmohan Singh, seeks CBI probe into CM's role
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha unit of the Congress on Tuesday expressed solidarity with former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was summoned in the coal scam case, and demanded that
Tourist visas not possible in near future: Pakistan envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Tuesday ruled out possibilities of initiating tourist visas between India and Pakistan "very soon", saying the
After treatment, Kejriwal resumes work Tuesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) After undergoing naturopathy treatment in Bengaluru for 10 long days, a "fit and fresh" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resumed work on Tuesday.Kejriwal held a
Uphill task for Kashmir's first professionally-qualified finance minister
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) The PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir faces its first major financial challenge as it braces up to present the annual budget in the assembly session starting
