news-in-politicsLeopard strays into Kolhapur bungalow, dies after capture (Lead)
Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Jan 1 (IANS) Residents of the a colony in this Maharashtra town were greeted by an unusual New Year guest early Thursday - a leopard! The big cat was captured by wildlife
Congress releases first list of Delhi candidates
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Congress Thursday released its first list of candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections in Delhi.The list of 24 candidates includes nine incumbent legislators, the
New Year brings respite from cold in Delhi (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The first day of the new year brought respite from the intense cold, as the maximum temperature was recorded at 21.6 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a cloudy
HC raps CRPF, presses for gallantry award to official
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to consider the plea of a CRPF official, who fought bravely with a terror group in Punjab in 1992, seeking to be conferred with
First swine flu case of 2015 reported in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi reported the year's first case of swine flu, taking the figure to 39 since last year, health official said.According to the health department, a 40-year-old woman from
Ansari, Modi, Rajnath greet Mukherjee on New Year's Day
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday called on President Pranab Mukherjee and greeted him on New Year's Day.In
Research collaborations can boost India's rankings: Study
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Indian universities and research institutions failed to grab top slots in the 'Top 100 university rankings for BRICS Countries and Other Emerging Economies (2015)' report,
986 motorists booked in Delhi on New Year's Eve (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A staggering 986 motorists were issued tickets in Delhi for violating traffic norms during the New Year's Eve celebrations, police said Thursday.The traffic police
Modi to launch Delhi poll campaign Jan 10, BJP to counter AAP
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Jan 10 formally kick off the BJP's campaign for the Delhi assembly elections while the state unit plans an "aggressive" fight against the
India welcomes 2015 with parties, prayers, charity (Roundup)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India embraced the New Year with boisterous midnight revelry and religious devotion Thursday. The celebrations however left two people dead in Hyderabad.In virtually every
Tax-free 'PK' invites ire of Hindutva groups
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) Hindutva groups in Agra continued their protest against the Aamir Khan starrer movie "PK".Activists of the Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jagran Manch and Vishwa Hindu Parishad held
MCD official shot dead in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old assistant sanitation inspector of North Delhi Municipal Corporation was shot dead by some unidentified bike-borne assailants here Thursday morning, police
Nizam was great, secular ruler: Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Showering praise on the Nizam, the ruler of erstwhile Hyderabad State, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao described him as great and secular."He was glorious
Bihar launches operation against child trafficking
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Bihar Police Thursday launched a special drive named "Operation Mahavir" against trafficking of children, an official said."We have launched 'Operation Mahavir' to trace and free
Pilgrims make a huge rush to Mathura, Vrindavan
Mathura/Vrindavan Jan 1 (IANS) A huge rush of devotees and pilgrims to the twin pilgrim towns of Mathura and Vrindavan on the New Year day choked roads and jammed traffic in all directions."The
Parrikar flays Pakistan for ceasefire violations
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Thursday lashed out at Pakistan for unabatedly violating the bilateral ceasefire and regretted that Pakistani troops continued to fire
Ghaziabad prepared to tackle swine flu, say officials
Ghaziabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Ghaziabad administration is fully prepared to tackle swine flu, said the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Ajay Agrawal, adding that the isolation wards have been set up in MMG
NITI Aayog replaces Planning Commission; Modi assures more say for states (Roundup)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government began the New Year replacing the 65-year- old Planning Commission with a new institution named NITI (National Institution for Transforming
India's Mars mission hits a century
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) India's Mars Orbiter completed 100 days of its Martian orbit on the New Year's Day 2015 Thursday, space agency officials said.The Mars Orbiter was inserted in Martian orbit Sep
Rajnath felicitates retiring officers, successors
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday felicitated top officers of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) upon
