news-in-politicsModi concerned over Nadia and Hisar incidents
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal's Nadia district and the vandalisation of a
Make woman member or face contempt, SC tells make-up artists group
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday directed the Cine Costume Make-up Artists and Hair Dressers Association (CCMAA) to give its membership to make-up artists Charu Khurana, warning
Maharashtra legislative council chairman loses trust vote
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Maharashtra legislative council chairman Shivajirao Deshmukh of the Congress lost a no-confidence motion brought against him on Monday.The Nationalist Congress Party had
'India's Daughter' raised issues globally: US writer
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Batting for women's safety "anywhere, anytime", an American writer on women's issues in Hollywood on Monday said banned documentary "India's Daughter" has opened up
Fresh and fit Kejriwal returns to Delhi
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A "fresh and fit" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal returned here on Monday night after 10 days of naturopathy treatment in Bengaluru cured his chronic cough and
Modi shares pain of cyclone affected in Vanuatu
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shared the "pain and sorrow" of all those affected by the cyclone in Vanuatu."The devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in
Association for deaf opposes merger of bodies
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) on Monday opposed the merger of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) with National Institute of Hearing
Information collection on VVIPs started in 1957: Government
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The practice of collecting information about VVIPs for their security started as early as 1957, the government said on Monday, as the Congress created an uproar alleging
Daylong snowfall hits life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, March 16 (IANS) Uninterrupted daylong snowfall on Monday cut off the Kashmir Valley from the rest of India, disrupting surface and air traffic. Electric supply also snapped at many
Kejriwal returns to Delhi
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minster Arvind Kejriwal returned to the capital from Bengaluru on Monday night after 10 days of naturopathy treatment to cure his chronic cough and high blood
Bengal CM faces angry protests over nun gang rape
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Angry over the police's failure to arrest any of the dacoits who gang raped a nun in West Bengal's Nadia district, scores of locals on Monday stopped visiting Chief
No effect of Sinha's meetings with coal scam accused on cases: CBI
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation Monday told the Supreme Court that the decisions on the fate of its investigations into coal scam cases were not influenced by the
265,840 cases pending in Himachal courts
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Justice is still a distant cry in Himachal Pradesh, as 265,840 cases are still pending in the high court and lower courts.In a written reply to BJP member Suresh Bhardwaj,
Himachal asked to implement Shetty commission report
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the state government to implement the recommendations of the First National Judicial Pay Commission, also known as the
No malafide intent in short-term passport to Prashant Bhushan
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The central government on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has "no malafide intention" in issuing advocate Prashant Bhushan a passport with an year's validity
Power to cost more in Bihar from April
Patna, March 16 (IANS) Power would be costlier in Bihar from April 1 as the state's power regulator on Monday announced a 2.5 percent increase in the tariff. "In a bid to bridge the gap of losses,
Will Goa's Vasco da Gama town go the Sambhaji Nagar way?
Panaji, March 16 (IANS) Goa's port town of Vasco da Gama, named after the 15th century Portuguese explorer, was once briefly called Sambhaji Nagar, according to Goa Speaker Rajendra Arlekar who
Court seeks CBI response on Marans' plea on 2G court jurisdiction
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) A court here issued notice to the CBI on Monday on the pleas of former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi Maran challenging the jurisdiction of
Chameli Devi Jain Award for online journalist
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The prestigious Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Woman Journalist for the year 2014-15 has been given to an online journalist, Surpiya Sharma, The Media
Fit Kejriwal excited to resume work
Bengaluru, March 16 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he was feeling fit and fresh and was excited to return to the national capital to resume his work.In a series of
