news-in-politicsFour Spiritual Leaders Conferred Padma Award
News Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Jagat Guru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya and three other spiritual leaders, including a NRI in Portugal, were Sunday conferred with Padma awards.Swami
Borders sealed for R-Day in northern West Bengal
Siliguri, Jan 25 (IANS) Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place across northern West Bengal including sealing the international borders with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh ahead of
India Faces no Pressure to Curb Carbon Emission: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the US-China climate deal imposed no pressure on India to roll back its carbon emission, but described climate change as a "bigger
Airlifting of People Stranded in Ladakh Begins
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) Airlifting of people stranded in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, due to the landslide blockade of a river, began Sunday, the state government said."Following the directions
Minor fire at Russian embassy in Delhi (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at the Russian embassy here Sunday morning, an official said.The fire broke out around 10 a.m. at the ground floor of the Mini Health Club at the
Two Beasts in Obama's 60-vehicle carcade in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Visiting US President Barack Obama's 60-vehicle motorcade which drove down the roads of the Indian capital Sunday included his two Beasts, the armoured presidential
Advani, Dilip Kumar, Amitabh conferred Padma Vibhushan
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) BJP leader L.K. Advani, spiritual leader and philanthropist Aga Khan, actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal are among the
Obama visit: Officials too face security heat (Sidelights)
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Common citizens were not the only ones who faced problems due to the unprecedented security net cast around Hyderabad House and areas near India Gate in the national
Vote enthusiastically in Delhi polls: Najeeb Jung
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Hoisting the Tricolour on the eve of the 66th Republic Day, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung Sunday appealed to the people of Delhi to participate enthusiastically in the
Telangana CM Drops Deputy, Inducts Srihari
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) In swift political developments, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday dropped his deputy T. Rajaiah from cabinet and inducted MP Kadiam Srihari in his
Don't make Religion a Cause for Conflict: President
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said political discourse that "cuts and wounds" people’s hearts was “abhorrent" to India’s traditional ethos.In his
Five Bodo Militants Nabbed in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 25 (IANS) A joint team of Assam Police and the army Sunday arrested five Bodo militants from a forest area in Kokrajhar district, officials said.The cadres of the anti-talk faction
Present Odisha sarees to Michelle Obama, Modi urged
Bhubaneswar, Jan 25 (IANS) Senior Congress leader from Odisha, Niranjan Patnaik Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to present Sambalpuri and silk sarees of the state to US First Lady
Barack and I: Modi stresses Personal Chemistry
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Talking glowingly about his "good friendship" with US President Barack Obama and how it had brought the people of India and US closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
India-US Arrive at Modus vivendi on Nuclear Deal (Comment:Special to IANS)
The much awaited and long-delayed modus-vivendi between India and the US over the finalization of the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that began in July 2005 has finally been achieved Sunday
India, US achieve breakthrough in civil n-deal (Third Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) In a "breakthrough", India and the US Sunday agreed to move towards "commercial cooperation" as well as "full implementation" of their landmark civil nuclear deal.The
There should be no Distinction Between terror Groups: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Describing terrorism as a "principal global threat", Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said there should be no distinction between terrorist groups and each country must
Himachal Progressed Tremendously in 44 years: CM
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 25 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh gave credit to the people for the achievements of the northern Indian hill state that Sunday celebrated
Moving towards commercial Nuclear Cooperation: Modi (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said India and the US are moving towards commercial cooperation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal."Civil nuclear deal was the
Thank you for the 'Chai pe Charcha': Obama to Modi (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama had a private tete-e-tete over tea at Hyderabad House, the state guest house, that led the latter to invoke the
