news-in-politicsBe on time or be marked absent, Rajasthan employees told
Jaipur, March 24 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has asked all its employees to report on duty on time or be marked absent."As per the new order, the class IV employees, or peons, have been asked to
Attending Pakistan Day event part of diplomatic civility: V.K. Singh
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. (retd) V.K. Singh on Tuesday said his attending the Pakistan Day function was part of "diplomatic civility" and wondered what
Indian citizenship for Sri Lankan refugees
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) The central government will consider Tamil Nadu's request to grant Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in the state, central minister Kiren Rijiju said on
Watch interests of food growers in land act, says Badal
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday urged the NDA central government to watch the interests of the food growers of the nation while amending the Land
Assam polls before May 2016: CEC Brahma
Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) Elections to the Assam legislative assembly will be held before May 2016, Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said here on Tuesday.The entire 1.9 crore electorate in
Army commander visits Samba, meets field commanders
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Army's western command chief, Lt. Gen. K.J.Singh, Tuesday visited Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district where guerrillas attacked the an army camp last week and interacted with
Communal harmony being disturbed: BJP lawmaker
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Attempts are being made to disturb religious harmony in India and the supply of beef has been stopped in Goa in the name of religion, a BJP legislator said on
Haryana's botched-up eye camp held without permit
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) A recent eye camp in Haryana's Panipat district, where 19 elderly patients got severe eye infection and could be facing blindness, was held without permission from the
India signs framework agreement with Canada's FoF
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Inter State Council Secretariat (ISCS) under the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday signed an agreement with Canada-based Forum of Federations (FoF) here for the
Telangana government to give wings to Muslim woman's dream
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) The Telangana government has come forward to extend financial assistance to Syeda Salva Fatima, one of the few Muslim women to hold a commercial pilot's license, for
Need progressive replacement for section 66A: Chandrashekhar
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) There is need for a new, "modern" and "progressive" replacement in place of Information Technology (IT) Act's Section 66A which the Supreme Court struck down on Tuesday,
Kejriwal hails 66A scrapping
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi's activist-turned-Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the scrapping of section 66A by the Supreme Court "a big day for freedom of speech and
Panvel church attack act of vengeance, says CM; four held
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Four people have been apprehended in connection with the March 21 attack on a church in New Panvel, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here on Tuesday,
Delhi to host northeast festival of song, dance
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The national capital will host a day-long festival on April 11 to promote the culture and cuisine of the northeast, organisers said on Tuesday.An initiative by the
Pranab writes to Singapore's president
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee wrote to the Singapore president on Tuesday to extend his condolences on the passing away of the first prime minister of the island nation, Lee
Rs.37,750 crore Delhi budget for 2015-16
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday proposed an estimated Rs.37,750 crore budget for the 2015-16 financial year.The budget proposals were presented in the Delhi assembly by
Forest fires scorch over 11,000 hectares in Himachal
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) Forest fires raging across the hills of Himachal Pradesh scorched over 11,000 hectares of wooded areas and grasslands in the past two years, the state assembly was informed
India should prepare to face extreme weather, warn Scientists
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Around the same time as Cyclone Pam flattened the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early this month, untimely rains and hailstorms lashed Maharashtra in India
Modi to attend Lee's funeral
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the funeral of former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on March 29, it was announced on Tuesday.Lee died on Monday after a
BJP, Congress hail quashing of Section 66A
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintained the government was not "in favour of curtailing
