news-in-politicsFake PMO Website Busted, Mastermind Arrested
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi Police has busted a fake website of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the name "Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Yojna" and arrested the mastermind for cheating several
Process underway on PIA officials' visa: India
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India Sunday said that the process relating to visas of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) staff was underway.External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said
Bank lockers of family checked by CBI: Odisha MP
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra Sunday said bank lockers of his wife and daughter were examined by the CBI as part of its investigation in the Odisha chit fund
Congress' Lovely not to contest Delhi poll
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Congress' Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely will not contest Feb 7 assembly poll, the party said Sunday."The party has requested Lovely, candidate from the Gandhi Nagar
Rhino Census in North Bengal to begin Monday
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) A four-day-long census to ascertain rhino population in Jaldapara National Park and Gorumara National Park in north West Bengal will begin Monday, a forest official
Delhi Police arrest Three, Seize Ammunition
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday arrested three people and seized a huge cache of live cartridges near a metro station in east Delhi. However, they have ruled out the possibility of
Indian Diplomats in Sri Lanka had completed term, says Government
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The government Sunday trashed reports that an Indian diplomat posted in Colombo, reported to be an Indian intelligence official, had been recalled before completion of
Bangaon by-poll a challenge: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress bigwig Mukul Roy Sunday termed the upcoming Bangaon Lok Sabha by-polls in West Bengal a challenge.The former union minister, who has been summoned by the
India, Sri Lanka Pledge to Build Better Ties
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Nine days after President Maithripala Sirisena took office, Sri Lanka and India Sunday pledged to deepen their relations, with New Delhi agreeing to work "closely and
Students to Perform Dance on 'Swachh Bharat' Theme
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The student contingent taking part in the Republic Day parade here will showcase a special dance programme on "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan", an official said Sunday.The dance
Expelled AAP leader Binny joins BJP (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Expelled AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny Sunday joined the BJP ahead of the Feb 7 Delhi assembly elections.Welcoming him to the Bharatiya Janata Party, its Delhi unit president
Road linking Tripura with Bangladesh to be Developed
Agartala, Jan 18 (IANS) A 51-km four-lane road will be developed to enable carriage of people and material for northeast India via Bangladesh, a visiting Bangladeshi minister said here
Himachal to get more snow, Rain
Shimla, Jan 18 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh might experience more rains and snowfall this week, a weather official said here Sunday."There are chances of rainfall and snowfall at most places
Avoid Parallel trial on Subjudice Matters: Jaitley to Media
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday asked the media to avoid conducting parallel trials while reporting subjudice matters.Delivering the first
Are Malia and Sasha coming, would Michelle Obama be wearing a sari?
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) As US President Barack Obama prepares to land in India, mum's the word with official lips tightly sealed. Very little or no information is being breathed out about the
Take Money from BJP, Congress, vote for AAP: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday appealed to the people to accept money doled out by both the Congress and the BJP but cast their votes in favour of the
No polio case in Himachal since 2009
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 18 (IANS) No new case of polio has been reported in Himachal Pradesh since 2009, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Sunday.The last polio case was detected in
Sangram's last amble down Rajpath this R-Day
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Sangram will majestically amble down Rajpath this Republic Day Jan 26. The 16-year-old camel of the Border Security Force (BSF) is set to be retired by the end of the
Mother and Child care just an SMS away
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A beep on your mobile phone tells you that your two-year-old is due for a flu shot, or even reminds you that you have completed six months of your pregnancy and need to go
Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants were killed Sunday in a gunfight between them and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said."Following an
