news-in-politicsBangladeshi Man Arrested in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Jan 10 (IANS) Police have arrested a Bangladeshi man who had obtained a voter identity card and a driving license in India, and was travelling frequently between the two
India Positive for Paris 2015: Javadekar
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) India was positive of a good outcome at the Paris 2015 climate change negotiations which must yield an agreement to keep the global temperatures from rising over two
Bengal Governor asks Jadavpur VC to act in Molestation Case
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi, who is also the Jadavpur University chancellor, Saturday cautioned Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti for delaying action in the alleged
Uma Bharti urges PSUs to join clean Ganga mission
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti Saturday urged public sector undertakings to join the clean Ganga mission of the
Free Tags for Local Vehicles at Gurgaon Toll Plaza
Gurgaon, Jan 10 (IANS) All vehicles - private and commercial - belonging to the residents of 31 villages near Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway will get toll-free tags from
Modi all the way at Ramlila Maidan (Sidelights)
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) From poets who sang his praises to the thousands of people who chanted his name, the BJP rally at the Ramlila Maidan to felicitate the three new chief ministers of
Environment Ministry no more a "Roadblock": Javadekar
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar said Saturday that the government is committed to turn around the ministry's image as a "roadblock" ministry and ensure
Indian Navy Fully Prepared to Protect Coastal Region
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS) India is fully prepared to protect its long coastal region and secure its maritime interests with round-the-clock surveillance, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan
Prices down in Modi rule, AAP setting lying record: Amit Shah (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Prices of essential commodities have come down ever since Narendra Modi became prime minister, and households are saving from Rs.1,500 to Rs.4,500 monthly, BJP president
BJP scared of AAP's popularity: Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the "anarchist" jibe, signalling towards former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Saturday said Modi is
Time for Mamata to go: Subramanian Swamy
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) Describing the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal as a failure, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy Saturday said it was time for Chief Minister
Prices have fallen during Modi rule, AAP set record in lying: Amit Shah (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Ever since Narendra Modi became prime minister, prices of essential commodities have come down, and Rs.1,500-4,500 per month was being saved in household expenditure, BJP
Officials asking for tea, lunch also corruption: Goa CM
Panaji, Jan 10 (IANS) Seeking money as bribes is not the only form of corruption. Asking applicants or petitioners in government offices for tea and lunch is also such an act, Goa Chief Minister
UN chief arrives Saturday to attend Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who arrives here later Saturday on a four-day official visit, will first head to Gandhinagar to attend the Vibrant Gujarat Summit as the
Kerala to be first state with green ABS policy
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) Kerala is all set to become the first state in the country to have a policy document on biodiversity conservation related "access and benefit sharing (ABS)", a UN
Sustainable practices are the need today: Environment Minister
Gurgaon, Jan 9 (IANS) Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said sustainable practices were the need of 21st century, as he inaugurated the Prakrit school that
UN Secretary General arrives Saturday, to attend Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is paying an official visit to India from Jan 10-13 during which he will visit Gandhinagar to participate in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit
Mumbai celebrates centenary of Gandhiji's 'ghar wapasi'
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Mumbai Friday celebrated the centenary of the homecoming of young barrister-at-law Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from South Africa to the then Bombay port and upcoming commercial
13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ends, 15 diaspora members honoured
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, attended by around 4,000 diaspora members, came to an end with the conferment of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards by Vice
All PIOs are now overseas citizens of India: Government
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The government Friday announced that all Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders will be deemed to be Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders.With the government
