news-in-politicsKalyan Singh takes additional charge as Himachal Governor
Shimla, Jan 28 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh Wednesday was sworn-in as the Himachal Pradesh governor. He will be holding additional charge and succeeds Urmila Singh who retired Jan 26 on
Sushma Swaraj to travel to China Feb 1
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) After an intensive engagement with the US during the visit of President Barack Obama, India is now set to engage with China with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to
NCC taught me a lot: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday credited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for teaching him a lot."Will address NCC rally today (Wednesday). Mind is full of memories
Indian Army honours martyrs of Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) The army held a wreath laying ceremony here Wednesday to honour Colonel M.N. Rai who was martyred in a gunfight with the guerrillas in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.Lt.
HC notice to centre on offloading Greenpeace activist
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the centre on a plea filed by Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai challenging her offloading Jan 11 at the airport
Pakistan Rangers violate ceasefire in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan Rangers overnight targeted Border Security Force (BSF) posts on the International Border in Jammu, a source said Wednesday."Pakistan Rangers targeted some BSF
PM pays tribute to Lala Lajpat Rai
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his 149th birth anniversary, calling him a "proud son of India"."Punjab Kesari
Sunny Wednesday likely in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) It will be a sunny Wednesday here and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 16 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said."There was light mist early morning but
Actor Mala Aravindan is dead
Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 28 (IANS) Malayalam film industry's popular comedian Mala Aravindan, who acted in close to 400 films in the last 37 years, died Tuesday morning, his family said. He was
NC, Congress won't fight each other in RS polls
Jammu, Jan 28 (IANS) The National Conference will back Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad in the Feb 7 Rajya Sabha elections for four seats in Jammu and Kashmir.This was decided after an hour long meeting
94 IPS officials transferred in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Jan 28 (IANS) In a late Tuesday reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government effected a major reshuffle and transferred 94 IPS officials, a state spokesperson said.The transfers include many
Governments must reach out to people in inclusive way: Obama
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Tuesday said that governments and leaders in this "modern age of communication" have to reach out to people in an "inclusive way".Addressing the
Would like to work on public health in India: Obama
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that that he and his wife Michelle would like to work on public health issues in India, including the issue of obesity.Obama, who
There are bad days at work: Obama
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Tuesday said though he had tough days at work, what inspired him was that almost every day, somebody told him that he had made a difference to
Kolkata to be first fully Wi-Fi Enabled Metro soon: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) India's eastern metropolis Kolkata will become the country's first fully Wi-Fi enabled metro city in the next two or three months, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Coal block case: Court allows CBI plea to delete witness name
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday allowed a plea of the CBI seeking deletion of the name of chartered accountant Navin Kumar Tulsyan as a prosecution witness in a coal block allocation
Permitting conflict of interest in BCCI against Public Policy: SC
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday held that public policy was not a static concept and it varies with time and from generation to generation, but what was in public good and
National Herald case: SC asks Swamy to go to high court
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday declined BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea for an early hearing of the plea of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and others, challenging their
Four men feared drowned during idol immersion in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Four men were feared drowned in two separate incidents during Saraswati idol immersion in the Yamuna river, police said Tuesday.In the first incident, three men identified
Three more swine flu deaths in Telangana, toll 25
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Three more people died of swine flu in Telangana Tuesday, taking the toll to 25 since last month.All the three deaths were reported from Gandhi Hospital here. A woman from
