news-in-politicsRelief work begins in snow storm-hit Uttarakhand towns
Dehradun, Jan 9 (IANS) Relief work began Friday in Pithoragarh and Chamoli towns of Uttarakhand which were hit by a snow storm Thursday, officials said Friday.State government officials told IANS
Protect all Sri Lankans, Sirisena urged
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) A US-based rights group expressed the hope Friday that Sri Lanka's president-elect Maithripala Sirisena will protect the rights of all citizens whatever their ethnicity or
Unabated cold wave in Kashmir, Kargil freezes
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) An unrelenting cold wave swept the Kashmir Valley Friday as Kargil town in Ladakh region recorded the season's coldest night at minus 17.2 degrees, an official said.Leh town
Girl born with parasitic twin struggling for survival
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) Nine-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, who was born with a parasitic twin that was removed after a highly-publicised operation in Bengaluru in 2007, is again facing health problems that
SC quashes summoning of Mittal and Ruia in 2G court charges
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) In a relief to Sunil Bharti Mittal of the Airtel and Ravikant Ruia of the Essar Group, the Supreme Court Friday quashed the order by the 2G special court summoning them to
Sri Lanka polls: Modi congratulates Sirisena
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena on his victory in the Sri Lankan polls and reaffirmed India's continued support
Army deployed in Sikkim's Changu to rescue stranded tourists
Gangtok/Siliguri, Jan 8 (IANS) The army was deployed Thursday to rescue at least 2,700 tourists stranded at Changu in Sikkim following heavy snowfall, officials said.While most of the stranded
Vice president urges NCC cadets to protect India's pluralism
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari Thursday urged NCC cadets to protect and promote pluralism in Indian society which has given a unique, composite national identity that is a
Congress will again back AAP if needed: Dikshit (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Congress was ready to support an AAP government again in the event of a hung assembly in the capital, former chief minister Sheila Dikshit said Thursday."It is logical
NRI doctors from US to support healthy India vision
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In a bid to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a healthy India, a NRI doctors association Thursday launched an initiative to improve the health infrastructure
SC pulls up UGC for slow inspection of deemed varsities under cloud
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the the University Grant Commission for the tardy pace which it was carrying out the inspection of eight institutions faced with the
Rahul should get full responsibility of Congress: Digvijaya
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi should be given "poori javabdari" (full responsibility) of the party, its general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Thursday."He (Gandhi)
Diaspora's strength can be driving force for India: Modi (Intro Roundup)
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said every NRI is like a "shakti" and if the strength of the entire diaspora can be consolidated, it could become a driving force for
Janata Parivar to take on government: Sharad Yadav
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Janata Parivar parties Thursday met here and discussed their strategy to take on the government on various issues including it taking the ordinance route on important
I am a novice in politics: Manjhi
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday expressed his helplessness for repeatedly committing faux pas, saying he was a "novice" in politics."I have learnt everything
CBI raids in Kolkata, Odisha in chit fund scam
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The CBI Thursday conducted several places in Kolkata and Odisha in connection with the Odisha chit fund scam, an agency official said.The search was conducted in 11 places in
PM holds meetings with Guyanese president, Mauritius minister (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday met Guyana President Donald Ramotar and said India would set up its first IT Centre of Excellence on the South American continent in
Ramlila Maidan gets ready for Modi rally
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Municipal workers and BJP members were Thursday busy erecting a huge tent, placing metal detectors and barricades at the gates and setting up CCTV cameras and LED screens
I-T cases against Jayalalithaa, Sasikala withdrawn
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) The 18-year-old income tax (I-T) department proceedings against AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa and her close aide Sasikala were
Mamata asked to clarify Trinamool leaders' role in terror group funding
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh Thursday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the role of a Trinamool Congress MP and other state politicians in alleged
