news-in-politicsPilgrims 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
Dismiss Punjab government for sedition: Congress
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Punjab unit of the Congress Thursday sought the dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government, saying the Shiromani Akali Dal was inciting people against the
Opposition questions Planning Commission's renaming
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Opposition Thursday questioned the government's rechristening of the Planning Commission as "NITI Aayog".The Congress sought to know whether the reform introduced by the
KCR to make 'numaish' better than Delhi exhibitions
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday promised to develop Hyderabad's famous 'numaish' better than Delhi's Pragati Maidan.Inaugurating 75th All India
Charred bodies of four Delhi youths found in Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The charred bodies of four youths from Delhi were Thursday found inside a badly burnt car in Haryana's Jhajjar district, police said.The four - identified as Manish,
Trinamool cautions 'Bengal will burn' MP
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Drawing flak over party MP Idris Ali's comments that West Bengal would burn if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was arrested by the CBI in connection with the Saradha scam, the
Climate talks: Optimism over-supply, action short-supply (Comment: Special to IANS)
I sent New Year greetings to all my friends who are prominent members of the climate negotiating teams of their governments. It ran thus: "CO2operation and Not CO2nflicts! Let 2015 be year of Paris
Rock music concert in Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A rock music concert amidst the serene hills of north West Bengal will be organised Saturday. The proceeds will be used for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, organisers
Himachal slightly warmer, snowfall in store
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Most of the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh Friday saw a further rise in temperature, but the Met Office here has forecast chances of rain and snowfall in the next two
Odisha jaundice toll jumps to 19
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Two more deaths due to jaundice were confirmed in Odisha's Sambalpur town Friday, taking the toll from the water-borne disease to 19.Two hundred and ninety-three new
Get a taste of India under one roof (Foodie Trail-Delhi)
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Coastal fare has been its forte for over a decade. And now, with the launch here of the semi-formal diner called Indian Grill Company, the Swagath Group hopes to entice all
Trains disrupted in Thane, agitating commuters cane-charged
Thane (Maharashtra), Jan 2 (IANS) Train services were disrupted here Friday during the the morning peak hour prompting the commuters to agitate and forcing the police to resort to a cane
Pune hospital to treat acid, burn victims for free
Pune, Jan 2 (IANS) A hospital here founded by the doctor-son of a daily labourer and which celebrates the birth of every girl child will now set up a one-of-a-kind burns centre that will treat all
Kerala to seek centre's help to resolve diaspora woes: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2 (IANS) Kerala will present its progress card on what it has done for the diaspora and then ask for the centre's help for its plans, Diaspora Minister K.C.Joseph said
Fair to highlight projects from northeast, east India
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Hundreds of students from east and northeast India will showcase over 200 innovative projects and models at the 40th Eastern India Science Fair to begin Jan 6 in Kolkata.Birla
