news-in-politicsCongress assures smooth running of budget session: Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured the government of cooperation in ensuring smooth functioning of the budget session of parliament beginning Monday,
Himachal CM launches pulse polio drive
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday launched the second phase of pulse polio immunisation drive in the state by administering polio drops to a child at
Collective responsibility of all parties to run the house: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said it was the collective responsibility of all parties to run the house.At an all party meeting here ahead of the parliament session
Over 1.4 lakh visit Mughal Gardens in first week
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Over 1,40,000 people visited the Mughal Gardens of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the first week of being thrown open for public viewing, an official statement said here
Recovery of IEDs averts major tragedy in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) A timely detection of three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other arms and ammunition by the army late Saturday averted a major tragedy in Jammu and Kashmir's
Punjab's forts need awareness, restoration plan
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Punjab's magnificent forts and other heritage structures need a public awareness and official restoration plan so that these historic symbols of state power can be
Businessman who accompanied Mamata to Dhaka arrested
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Businessman Shibaji Panja, who accompanied West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her Bangladesh visit, was Sunday arrested after he reached the Kolkata airport."A
In Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, women live a life of misery (Health Feature)
Rajsamand (Rajasthan) Feb 22 (IANS) It's a bright sunny day but a listless Dali is lying in a checkered blanket in the courtyard of her hut. A fly keeps buzzing past Dali's nose but she has little
Rajnath meets farmer representatives on land ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday met some representatives of farmers over the land ordinance, in an indication that there was rethink in the government on the issue
Mobike ambulance service launched in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) Chris Hospital Saturday launched a two-wheeler mobile ambulance service here to reach accident victims by navigating through the city's notorious traffic at the earliest
No proof kidnapped Indians dead or alive, Sushma tells relatives
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday told relatives of 39 Indian nationals, who were taken held hostage by Islamic State jihadists in Iraq in June last year,
AAP protests at Gurgaon BJP MP's house over farmers' issues
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) A large number of farmers and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters marched to BJP leader and Gurgaon parliamentarian Rao Inderjit Singh's residence, as the party launched its
Bengaluru air show turns into a carnival
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) The biennial Aero India 2015 show turned into a carnival Saturday, as over 60,000 people flocked to the Yelahanka base of the Indian Air Force (IAF) here to witness
Adopted children to get Aadhaar cards
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In a bid to give an identity to adopted children, the women and child development ministry Saturday said it will issue Aadhaar cards to all the children residing in
Jaipur's royal wedding an India, Pakistan affair
Jaipur, Feb 21 (IANS) Over 3,000 guests attended the lavish wedding here of a Pakistani groom and an Indian bride, both of whom are from royal families.Karni Singh Sodha, a Rajput who hails from
Documents leak: Police raid two offices of accused
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch Saturday raided the offices of two of the people arrested in the petroleum ministry document leak case in Delhi and Noida.Police raided the
Two labs get notice for overcharging for swine flu test
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi government Saturday issued notices to two private laboratories for overcharging suspected swine flu patients for their screening tests, an official said.The
Kejriwal orders magisterial probe into Kenyan woman's gang-rape
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the alleged gang-rape of a Kenyan woman here in a moving car.A 35-year-old woman was found
No official record of Modi being tea-seller: RTI reply
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) There is no record available that shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a tea-seller on railway platforms or trains during his childhood, an RTI query has revealed.A
Himachal to get more snowfall next week
Shimla, Feb 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh, which saw snow and rain in the past four days, would be in line for more precipitation next week, said the Met office."The western disturbances
