news-in-politicsModi, Jaitley lend support to art auction
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have supported an art auction along with prominent celebrities like M.C. Mary Kom, Shah Rukh Khan and Pandit
Don't join IS, Heptullah urges India's youth
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday appealed to India's youth not to fall pray to the lures of militant groups like the Islamic State.Asked about recent
Odisha lacks in development: BJP president
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (IANS) Exuding confidence that the BJP would form the government in Odisha after the next assembly poll, BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday said there was no considerable
Sakshi Maharaj irks Bollywood celebs
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Hindi film fraternity expressed shock Wednesday over BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's statement that all Hindu women must produce at least four children to protect Hinduism.Sakshi
Sonia condemns Paris attack
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday condemned the terror attack on a French satirical magazine that left at least 12 people dead."Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi
Government will protect minorities: Najma Heptullah
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday said the central government wants a "tranquil" atmosphere in the country and will protect the minorities.During an
Consider Jain Mahasabha's representation, SC tells government
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to consider the Akhil Bhartiya Jain Mahasabha's representation seeking nomination of a member of the Jain community in the
CBSE announces 2015 exam schedule
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education examinations would begin March 2, an official statement said Wednesday.The statement issued by the CBSE further said that the class
President, PM condemn Paris attack (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday condemned the terror attack on a French satirical magazine that left at least 11 people dead.Expressing
PBD: Diaspora youth glimpse Indian culture, scientific advancement
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) At the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here, a glimpse of India's advancement in science and technology was given by union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth
Mahatma Gandhi an integral part of South Africa: Minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi was an integral part of South Africa and the country shares an inseparable bond with India, South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Wednesday
'Trinamool, Left converging in Bengal' (Lead)
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Siddharth Nath Singh Wednesday claimed that the Trinamool Congress and the Left Front were coming together in West Bengal despite
CBI files case against Dera chief over forced castration
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The CBI Wednesday registered a case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the alleged forced castration of 400 devotees inside his
Pakistani boat carried suspected terrorists: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Wednesday that a Pakistani boat which exploded and sank off Gujarat carried "suspected terrorists".The "terror boat" had Pakistanis on
President promulgates Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, which seeks to integrate the benefits given to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) has been
Satyarthi's Nobel prize to be displayed in Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi Wednesday presented his Nobel Peace Prize to President Pranab Mukherjee, an official statement said, adding that the medal would be
Visit night shelter sites: Delhi HC to government
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the city government and an NGO to visit the places where night shelters are proposed to be set up and submit a report.A division
Nadda reviews encephalitis situation
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Wednesday asked all stakeholders to come together and try and prevent deaths due to encephalitis, a disease rampant in many parts of the
Cold wave continues in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) A severe cold wave continued to grip the high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh Wednesday despite dry weather. Keylong was the coldest in the state with a minimum temperature
Gurgaon sees first swine flu case of 2015
Gurgaon, Jan 7 (IANS) In the first case of swine flu this year in the Millennium City, a 32-year-old woman has been found positive for the disease here, a doctor said Wednesday.Kavita, a housewife
