Religion should be personal choice: Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Clearing the government's position on the controversial 'ghar wapsi' events organised by various Hindu groups, Urban Devel
Eggs thrown at Naveen Patnaik's carcade
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Eggs were hurled and black flags waved by a group of protestors at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's cavalcade here
Mamata Assures Action over Varsity Officials Assault
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday assured strong action over the assault of two university officials in Na
Kolkata Safe City for Women: Bengal Governor
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation in the state and called
Burn Standard Withdraws work Suspension Notice
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Officials of state-owned railway wagon manufacturer Burn Standard Co. Thursday night decided to withdraw the suspension of w
Burn Standard shuts Howrah plant after assault on officials (Roundup)
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) State-owned iconic wagon-maker Burn Standard Thursday suspended work at its factory in West Bengal's Howrah town and lodged
Strict action against those stealing documents: Pradhan
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday said that strict action will be taken against those involved in stealing se
Government not serious enough on black money: Jethmalani
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Former law minister and veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani Thursday said the central government was not "serious enough" on the
President condoles film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu's death
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday condoled the death of film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu, saying the film industry has
Government taking steps to prevent swine flu spread: Mamata
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday assured her government was taking necessary steps in containing swine fl
England coach Moores may lose job: Collingwood
London, Feb 19 (IANS) Former England captain Paul Collingwood has said Peter Moores may lose his job as national coach if he is unable to produce t
Ajit Kumar is India's permanent representative to UN in Geneva
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The government Thursday appointed Ajit Kumar, India's consul general at Atlanta, in the US, as ambassador and permanent re
111 Bangladeshi fishermen repatriated
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) A total of 111 Bangladeshi fishermen were repatriated Thursday, on a day when West Bengal Chief Minister begins her three-da
Jharkhand CM expands cabinet
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Thursday expanded his cabinet by inducting six ministers.Governor Syed Ahmed administere
Swine flu claims 47 lives in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, Feb 19 (IANS) At least 47 people have died due to swine flu in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh this year, health officials said here Thurs
Mamata confident of breakthrough in LBA during Bangladesh visit
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Hours before her maiden visit to Bangladesh as the West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee Thursday remained mum on the
Swine flu claims 703 lives; PM directs proper treatment for patients
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday has asked health officials to ensure necessary treatment and adequate medicines for s
JD-U recognised as opposition party, BJP to support Manjhi
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) A day ahead of Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's floor test in the assembly Friday, Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary Thursd
Chemists Selling Masks at High Prices over Swine Flu Scare
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) With Delhi witnessing the worst outbreak of swine flu and doctors stressing people should wear masks to avoid the dreaded
Adopt New Methods to Boost Agri-Production: Modi
Suratgarh (Rajasthan), Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said there is a need to adopt new scientific methods to boost agricultur
