news-in-politicsGaiety marks 'Ugadi' celebrations in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) 'Ugadi', the Telugu New Year, was Saturday celebrated in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with traditional fanfare and enthusiasm.The first 'Ugadi' after bifurcation of
Government should help rain hit Haryana farmers: Sonia Gandhi
Bhiwani, March 21 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appealed to the Haryana government to help farmers affected by the unseasonal rains."I appeal to the government to give right
Ayurveda a big hit among Moscow women
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Ayurveda has been a big hit in Russian capital Moscow, with many women who were looking at alternate health care practices asking about it during the country's
India to focus on Coastal Tourism
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) The central government would focus more closely on promote the coastal tourism circuit, a minister said here on Saturday."India has a long coastline of 7,500 km which
Saradha scam: ED summons painter Shuvaprasanna, industrialist Neotia
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Painter Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya and city industrialist Harshavardhan Neotia have been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with
Potato farmer kills self in Bengal, toll four this month
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) A potato cultivator in West Bengal's Burdwan district died on Saturday after consuming pesticide. His family said he took the extreme step on failing to recover the cost
President presents Gallantry awards
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented gallantry awards and distinguished service decorations to 55 servicemen, including one Kirti Chakra and 11 Shaurya
Why no arrest over nun's gang rape, NCW asks Bengal
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) slammed the West Bengal administration on Saturday over its failure to arrest any of the culprits involved in the gang rape of a
Bihar exam mess continues, Police fire in air
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Incidents of cheating in the Class 10 exam continued in Bihar on Saturday with police even having to fire in the air and carry out a baton charge to disperse a large number
Modi's modernity vs saffron orthodoxy (Comment)
Historian Ayesha Jalal has writen in her latest book, "The Struggle for Pakistan", that "at the root of Pakistan's national identity crisis has been the unresolved debate on how to square the
Two terrorists 'Neutralised' in Jammu: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said two terrorists who attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district have been "neutralised"."I think two
Centre insensitive towards people: Congress on terror attacks
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday condemned terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such attacks reflect the central government's insensitive approach towards its
Owaisi denied permission to hold meeting in Agra
Agra, March 21 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been denied permission to hold a meeting here on March 29, authorities said on Saturday.The district
Ask CBI to probe Karnataka IAS officer's death
Agartala, March 21 (IANS) The IAS association's Tripura branch on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the death of Karnataka's young IAS officer D.K. Ravi."The IAS (Indian Administrative Service)
Modi wishes people on various Festivals
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people as various festivals were celebrated across India.Modi took to Twitter and wished the people on the "Vikram
Swine flu virus to die as temperatures rise: Goa minister
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Francis D'Souza said the swine flu virus will die automatically when the mercury will rise in the state with the advent of summer and the situation was
Clear day ahead in Delhi
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season. The Met Office has forecast a
Devotees throng Himachal temples
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Tens of thousands of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with the onset of the nine-day-long Chaitra Navratri festival, a holy period for the
Pilgrim critically injured in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on Saturday morning launched an attack on an army camp in Samba
Militants attack armoured regiment camp in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Militants on Saturday launched an attack on an army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said."Militants early this morning attacked the Mesar camp of 82
