news-in-politicsFocus 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
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
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
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
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
Machil encounter: Life sentence executable after confirmation
Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Army said on Saturday the life sentence awarded to another soldier who had been exonerated in the Machil fake encounter case will be executable only after it
Over 5 mn to undergo dialysis, kidney transplant by 2030: Study
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The number of people receiving treatment for advanced kidney failure - such as dialysis or kidney transplant - will double to over five million by 2030, mostly in
Aamir Khan salutes Park Street rape victim's courage
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Condoling the passing away of the Park Street rape survivor, who died here of encephalitis, a "shocked" and "deeply distraught" Aamir Khan said he was "overwhelmed" by her
Corporate espionage case: Finance ministry official held
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The CBI on Friday arrested a finance ministry official and another prison while it conducted raids at two places in Mumbai and recovered several government files in its
Rajasthan CM promises one lakh Government jobs
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that her government would provide jobs to one lakh youths in the government sector, having already provided over
SC pulls up home ministry for not acting promptly on rape videos
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday took to task the union home ministry for doing just nothing for 20 days on a complaint about the posting of two rape videos on social
Suggest agency for regular water release, HC asks Haryana, Delhi
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi and Haryana governments to suggest on an "independent agency" which will ensure that water is released on a regular basis, as
Mahila Congress workers meet Manmohan Singh, express solidarity
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A delegation of Mahila Congress workers on Friday met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to convey their solidarity with him, days after he was summoned by a Delhi
Tendulkar speaks out against toll tax in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, drawing his attention to the "physical and mental toll on citizens" over toll
Tibetan PM seeks global support for non-violent struggle
Dharamsala, March 13 (IANS) The international community should support Tibet because of the non-violent struggle of its people, Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay has said."It's not an
