news-in-politicsDelhi assembly sees clapping, sloganeering on first day
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Unprecedented scenes were played out on the first day of the new Delhi assembly as excited visitors - mostly families and supporters of the 67 AAP legislators - applauded
No derailment of coal scam cases probe by Sinha, CBI tells SC
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The CBI Monday opposed, in the Supreme Court, NGO Common Cause's plea seeking SIT probe into alleged influencing of investigations into coal scam cases by its former
Himachal government to take over cricket body land
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will take over the land allotted to the state cricket body and develop it into a multipurpose stadium, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said
Haryana to resume work on stuck KMP expressway
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Having suffered a delay of nearly five years due to various factors, the 136-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway project may finally be completed with the Haryana
Activists to protest against land acquisition Tuesday
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Terming the ordinance amending the land acquisition act as "anti-people", activists Monday said they will protest against it from Tuesday."This is not democracy. Without
Russians top Visa on Arrival list in Goa
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) Over 10,000 foreign tourists, more than half of which are Russians, availed of the newly-introduced Visa on Arrival (VOA) facility at the Dabolim international airport in
Bahrain foreign minister meets Modi
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Bahrain's Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed his government's commitment to deepen bilateral
Mysuru adopts 22-year-old as Wodeyar heir
Mysuru, Feb 23 (IANS) Mysuru's erstwhile royal family Monday adopted 22-year-old Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs as the heir to the Wodeyar dynasty."The adoption ceremony took place at the auspicious moment
Two Haryana ministers in Nehru remark row
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after a senior Haryana minister stroked a controversy by using objectionable words against the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, another minister
Crime against women rises in Cuttack-Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Even though there is a marginal decrease in murder cases, crimes against women have gone up drastically in the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar twin cities in 2014, statistics of
Contentious points in the land ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Ordinance was brought in by the NDA government on Dec 30,
Copies of ordinances tabled in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The NDA government Monday tabled copies of six ordinances, including the contentious one amending the land acquisition act, in the Lok Sabha.The copies were laid by
War memorial in Punjab to be inaugurated on I-Day
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) A Rs.130-crore war heroes' memorial-cum-museum in Amritsar would be dedicated to the nation Aug 15 on the occasion of India's 69th Independence Day, Punjab Chief Minister
Navy chief to visit Bangladesh
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral R.K. Dhowan will visit Bangladesh Feb 23-25 to further consolidate defence relations between the two countries, the defence ministry said
Two Maruti Suzuki workers granted bail after 31 months
Gurgaon, Feb 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday granted bail to two of the 148 jailed Maruti Suzuki workers in jail following the July 18, 2012 violence at the company's Manesar plant in Haryana
Modi assures discussion on important issues
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reached out to the opposition and said the government will try and ensure that all important issues are discussed in the budget session
Swine flu hits UP legislator, Lucknow reports 228 cases
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Thirty new cases of swine flu -- including a legislator of the ruling Samajwadi Party -- have been reported in the Uttar Pradesh capital, taking the total to 228, officials
Swine flu kills five in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) Swine flu has killed five people in West Bengal this month, Minister of State for Health Chandrima Bhattacharya said Monday.Replying to questions in the state assembly,
Rahul to chart course for Congress' future in isolation
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Congress Monday defended party vice president Rahul Gandhi's leave during the budget session, and said he was going to reflect and chart a course for the future of the
BJP urges introduction of two new trains in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Ahead of the presentation of the railway budget in parliament Thursday, Odisha state BJP leaders Monday requested Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to introduce two new
