news-in-politicsParrikar compares Porbandar boat incident with US warship attack
Panaji, Jan 19 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Monday compared the Indian Coast Guard's (ICG) New Year encounter with a suspected Pakistani terror boat off Porbandar coast to the 2000
Congress' Krishna Tirath joins BJP (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a jolt to the Congress ahead of Delhi assembly polls, Krishna Tirath, who was a minister in the previous UPA government, Monday joined the BJP.Tirath, who met Bharatiya
Over 250 Technicians Posts vacant in Delhi Government Hospitals
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Over 250 posts of labaratory technicians are lying vacant in various Delhi government hospitals for the past two years, a health official said.Filling these 257 vacancies
Railway Minister flags off two new Trains
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday flagged off two new trains of South Central Railway at Secunderabad Railway Station here.He showed a green flag to the
ID Proof Mandatory for Buying R-Day Tickets this Year
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Spectators coming from outside Delhi to watch the Republic Day parade this year are facing a tough time getting tickets as showing identity proof is a must
Sirisena will promote peace in Sri Lanka: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena "will advance peace, reconciliation and development" in the island nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said
Bedi is BJP's Trump Card but some Leaders are Sulking
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The BJP's projection of India's first woman police officer Kiran Bedi as its face in Delhi has divided the party, with one section overjoyed and the other left
Obama Visit: India-US ties set to move to Transformative level
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) India-US ties are set to move to the transformative level during President Barack Obama's India visit later this week, building also on the personal rapport developed
Over 80 lakh to take Holy dip at Sangam
Allahabad, Jan 19 (IANS) More than 80 lakh people are likely to take a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Uttar Pradesh - on the
SC to hear plea for Monitoring of Saradha Probe
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear petitions by the West Bengal government and the Trinamool Congress urging it to monitor the CBI probe into the multi-crore rupee
Railways to form SPVs with all States: Suresh Prabhu
Hyderabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The Indian Railways has decided to form Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) with all the states to undertake specific railway projects in the concerned states, said Railway
Tharoor to be Questioned in Pushkar Murder: Police
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi Monday said Congress leader Shashi Taroor will be questioned Tuesday or Wednesday in connection with the murder of his wife Sunanda
To Fight Monkey Menace, Himachal to try Ultrasonic Shots
Shimla, Jan 19 (IANS) Faced with troops of marauding monkeys that have been stealing food and menacing the streets of this popular resort and nearby areas, Himachal Pradesh's wildlife wing is
Kashmiri Pandits Commemorate 25 years of Exile
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state governments to issue a white
New FM Channels for Northeast Region
Agartala, Jan 19 (IANS) New FM radio channels will be set up in five towns of northeastern states along the Bangladesh border to reach out to the people of bordering areas.The FM channels will also
Intense cold in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Night temperatures in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region of the Jammu and Kashmir state continued to remain below the freezing point Monday, Leh town recording the minimum
Tension Grips Bihar Village after three Burnt to Death
Patna, Jan 19 (IANS) Tension gripped a Bihar village Monday, a day after three people were burnt to death and 10 were injured when a mob torched over three dozen houses in Muzaffarpur district
Amarinder for declassifying 1962 India-China War Report
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Notwithstanding the fact that it apparently indicts late prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for India's military defeat in the 1962 war with China, Congress MP and former army
Intense cold kills 15 in Bihar, Schools Closed
Pat Jan 19 (IANS) Intense cold in Bihar has claimed 15 more lives, pushing the total number of casualties due to inclement weather to 42, officials said Monday."The inclement weather claimed 15
BJP Parliamentary Board meeting to be held Monday
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The BJP parliamentary board meeting, which will take place Monday evening here, will decide on the 70 candidates for the Feb 7 assembly polls.Former Indian Police Service
