news-in-politicsCommittee set up to review security in museums: Minister
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A committee has been set up to review security requirements of various museums under the culture ministry, parliament was informed on Monday."A committee has been
Court defers hearing in case against Irom Sharmila
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday posted for June 5 the hearing in a case against Manipur activist Irom Sharmila for attempting suicide during her fast-unto-death here in
AAP to form shadow cabinet in BJP-led Goa
Panaji, March 2 (IANS) With the Congress proving unable to create enough space as opposition, the AAP has resolved to form a shadow cabinet to keep track of ministerial functioning in the
Uber driver's counsel injured, case adjourned till March 4
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A court here on Monday adjourned the hearing in the rape case against a driver of the Uber cab company after the defence counsel informed the judge that he will not be
Stories of unusual entrepreneurs highlighted in a book
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) A young girl from Jammu and Kashmir is reviving numdah, the popular rug-making technique, a man from Coimbatore has created a machine that can make cheap but good-quality
Special assistance package a bluff: Mamata
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dismissed as a "bluff" the special assistance proposed by the central government for her state, and demanded the centre
Constitutional process not followed in hanging Afzal Guru
Jammu, March 2 (IANS) A group of legislators of the ruling PDP on Monday issued a statement saying the constitutional process was not followed in hanging parliament attack convict Afzal Guru."The
Parrikar being probed in cheating case: Goa Police to court
Panaji, March 2 (IANS) Goa Police has told a court that it was conducting a "preliminary inquiry" into a complaint by a lawyer activist against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, accusing him of
Documents leak: GMR Energy official called for questioning
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In its ongoing probe into the leak of government documents from the coal, power and petroleum ministries, Delhi Police on Monday called a senior official of GMR Energy
Modi eats lunch at Parliament Canteen
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lunch at the parliament house canteen on Monday, taking the staff and MPs there by surprise.He ate the vegetarian thali at the canteen
Kannam Rajendran: New CPI Kerala State Secretary
Kottayam (Kerala), March 2 (IANS) After hectic parleys, the central leadership of the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday managed to avert a poll to elect its Kerala secretary securing the
14 houses damaged in Jammu and Kashmir avalanche
Srinagar, March 2 (IANS) Fourteen houses were damaged by an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Monday. There was no immediate report of any loss of life, authorities
Maken appointed Delhi Congress Chief
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress on Monday appointed former union minister Ajay Maken as chief of the party in DelhiCongress president Sonia Gandhi also made five appointments to the party's
Communalism a problem, but accusations won't help: Naqvi
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Admitting that communalism is a problem faced by the nation, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday, however, said accusations will not
Tripura to increase Number of Women Police Personnel
Agartala, March 2 (IANS) The Tripura government will increase the number of women police personnel to one-third of the total strength, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Monday."Currently, 13
Bills on e-rickshaws, coal introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The government on Monday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to facilitate plying of e-rickshaws and e-carts and a bill to provide for allocation of coal mines. The two
Assam CM, governor clash over Assam poaching issue
Guwahati, March 2 (IANS) The debate between Assam Governor P.B. Acharya and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi over the killings of one-horned rhinos gained steam on Monday after the latter slammed the
Rajnath dissociates Government, BJP from Mufti's remark
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday dissociated the government and the BJP from the remarks of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who gave credit to
Jaishankar in Bangladesh on SAARC Yatra
Dhaka, March 2 (IANS) Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday on the second leg of his four-nation SAARC yatra.Jaishankar, who was in Bhutan on Sunday, was received at
Attempts being made to remove Kejriwal as National convenor
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said that attempts were being made to remove Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the party's national convenor."There are attempts
