news-in-politicsBurn Standard shuts Howrah plant after workers assaulted
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) State-owned wagon maker Burn Standard Company (BSC) has filed an FIR against five assailants and suspended work in its factory in Howrah in West Bengal Thursday after two of
Swine flu kills 90 in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra Thursday said the deadly swine flu virus has killed 90 people in the state so far.Narottam said while the flu has claimed 90
Swine flu toll rises in Agra
Agra, Feb 19 (IANS) Swine flu continued to affect people in Agra in Uttar Pradesh with the toll rising to eight here, an official said Thursday.One person died of the viral disease Wednesday night.
Uttar Pradesh juvenile Reform Centres to have CCTVs
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered installation of CCTV cameras in all juvenile shelter and reform homes across the state, an official said Thursday.The development
PM satisfied with India-Israel ties
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation between India and Israel in various sectors, an official release reported.During
No official word on Pakistan visa denial: PDP leader
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) PDP spokesman Naeem Akhtar, who was to visit Pakistan Feb 25, Thursday clarified he did not know the status of his visa application after a media report said he had been
Nigerians held with Cocaine worth Rs.3.5 Crore
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Two Nigerians carrying cocaine worth Rs.3.5 crore have been arrested in the national capital, police said Thursday.Azubnozu Ekene Patric, 38, and Olantude James, 45, were
US, India discuss stable Afghanistan
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India and the US held discussions on regional cooperation in South Asia focussing on a stable and prosperous Afghanistan, a US embassy statement said here Thursday.The
SC stays arrest of Setalvad, husband
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday restrained the Gujarat Police from arresting activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in connection with the alleged misuse of funds
Adverse weather Conditions to continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) Adverse weather conditions will continue in Kashmir till Feb 25 with heavy snowfall in many areas of the valley, the Met Office said Thursday."There has been heavy snowfall
Media won't be allowed in Secretariat: Delhi Government
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday reiterated that no media would be allowed inside the Delhi Secretariat building and would only be allowed to sit in the media room.The
Modi greets China, Korea on New Year
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday greeted the people of China, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia on their New Year."Greetings on the start of the Chinese New Year. May the
Delhiites need permission to put up political posters: court
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court said Thursday the city's residents can put up political posters at their homes but with prior permission from authorities.A division bench of Chief
Associating Buddhism with violence is fashionable: Expert
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Buddhism is increasingly being associated with violence and now emerging as a sensitive issue between India and China, a Buddhist studies expert has said."Buddhism is
CBI files final report in coal block case
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday filed its final report with the statements of a witness recorded during the probe in a coal block allocation case
Over 100,000 invites for Mulayam kin's pre-wedding ceremony
Etawah, Feb 19 (IANS) A staggering 100,000 invites, including to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been sent out for Samajwadi Party supremo's grand nephew's Saturday pre-wedding ceremony in
India successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile from a military base in Odisha, a senior official said.The
Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary, saying the Maratha warrior king "touched several lives through his good
Sunny Thursday in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Thursday morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled six notches above the season's average at 17 degrees Celsius."The sky
BJP, PDP candidates elected unopposed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) Five candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) combine were elected unopposed in the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council
