news-in-politicsAnyone criticising Mother Teresa either stupid or envious: Jeffrey Archer
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Brushing off RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's comments on Mother Teresa, celebrated British author Jeffrey Archer on Saturday said anyone who is foolish enough to criticise the
Rajnath undergoes check-up at Gurgaon hospital, discharged
Gurgaon, March 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh underwent a check-up, including a cardiology test, at a private hospital here on Saturday, a doctor said. He was later discharged.A senior
Mulayam Singh down with swine flu
Gurgaon, March 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is suffering from swine flu and has been admitted to a private hospital here, a doctor said Saturday.Mulayam Singh was admitted at
President greets nation on eve of International Women's Day
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee extended his greetings to women on Saturday on the eve of International Women's Day."The celebration is an opportunity for us to renew our
Mulayam Singh being treated for swine flu
Gurgaon, March 7 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav is suffering from swine flu and has admitted to a private hospital here, a doctor said Saturday.Mulayam Singh was admitted at
Rajnath Singh admitted to Gurgaon hospital
Gurgaon, March 7 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been admitted to a private hospital here following a heart problem, a senior doctor said Saturday.Rajnath Singh was brought at Medicity
Naturopathy treatment for Kejriwal's cough begins
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Naturopathy treatment for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's chronic cough began here Friday, a day after he got admitted into a private hospital on the city's
Like to be India's transport minister: Jeffrey Archer
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Celebrated British author Jeffrey Archer said on Friday the "toughest" job on earth now is being the transport minister of India and he would want to be in-charge of that
5,500 vehicles booked on Holi in Delhi
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) As people celebrated Holi here on Friday with enthusiasm, the Delhi Police booked at least 5,500 vehicles for various traffic violations, including over 1,100 revellers
It's Holi Hai with coloured gulal, gujiya and thandai
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) With splashes of yellow, red, pink and green gulal and sweets and revelry, Delhiites celebrated Holi with enthusiasm Friday, even as the slight chill in the weather saw
BMC spent Rs.106 crore on court cases in 13 years
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, India's richest civic body, spent Rs.106 crore in 13 years to fight big and small court cases, a RTI query revealed Friday.The cases
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Sri Lanka ahead of Modi visit
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday left for Sri Lanka to lay the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the island nation next week.Modi will
More rain, snow forecast in Kashmir; highway still shut
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir is likely to receive more rain and snowfall in the next 24 hours even as the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the 5th day on Friday.The
SCR nets Rs.8.11 crore through penalties
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) The South Central Railway (SCR) realised Rs.8.11 crore in penalties last month from ticketless travellers, irregular travellers and for carrying unauthorised luggage.SCR
Holi celebrated with fervour in Braj
Mathura/Vrindavan, March 6 (IANS) Holi was celebrated with lots of colour and fun in the Shri Krishna temples of Braj mandal.More than a lakh pilgrims visited Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan and
Railways launch portal, Mobile app for complaints
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) The Indian Railways have launched a web portal and a mobile application for customers to lodge their complaints and make suggestions.The mobile app based on
PM to visit Seychelles, Mauritius, Sri Lanka next week
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from March 10-14.On March 11, in Seychelles, Modi will hold bilateral discussions with
ISRO studying easy path to navigation satellite's problem transmitter
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) The Indian space agency is deliberating the ways and means of setting right the glitch in its fourth regional navigation satellite with minimum effort so that it could be
Thousands converge in Punjab for 'Hola Mohalla'
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab), March 6 (IANS) Tens of thousands of devotees converged in this Sikh holy town on Friday to offer prayers at Gurdwara Keshgarh Sahib during "Hola Mohalla" celebrations
'In-Residence' programme for writers, artists begins on March 7
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The "In-Residence" programme for 2015 for writers and artists will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan from March 7 to 21, an official statement said on Thursday.The writers
