Deworming drives started in 11 states: Government
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Health Minister J.P. Nadda Friday said the government has started deworming drives in 11 states and union territories to p
New AUM Pension System at Rs.72,000 Crore: Economic Survey
Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) The assets under management (AUM) of the new pension system (NPS) grew 49.6 percent between Apr 1-Dec 31, 2014, the Economic
India has turned carbon subsidy regime into carbon taxation
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) India has managed to turn a carbon subsidy regime into a carbon taxation one by cutting subsidies and increasing taxes on
14 swine flu cases detected in Bihar
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 14 cases of swine flu have been detected in Bihar till now, an official said Friday."With six more cases testing posit
Unclaimed bag in Varanasi village triggers panic
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) A large unclaimed bag containing items resembling army shells was recovered from a village field in Varanasi district in Utt
India, Pakistan to celebrate richness of Urdu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Indian and Pakistani writers Intizar Hussain, Javed Akhtar, Ashok Vajpayee, and Nida Fazli, among others will participate
India look to extend winning run in World Cup (Preview)
Perth, Feb 27 (IANS) The below-par performance in the tri-series involving Australia and England had snatched the favourites tag away from India go
De Villiers powers Proteas to 408/5 against Windies
Sydney, Feb 27 (IANS) An unbelievable, unbeaten 162 from just 66 deliveries by captain AB de Villiers powered South Africa to 408/5 against the Wes
Essar was wooing Gadkari, says Congress; BJP dismissive
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Congress said Friday that corporate house Essar was wooing BJP leader and now cabinet minister Nitin Gadkari when it o
Subsidies aren't best weapon to tackle poverty: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Price subsidies did not have a transformative effect on the living standards of the poor, though they helped poor househol
Resident doctors protest over security issues
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Resident doctors working in government hospitals Friday staged a protest following the delay in improving security conditi
EC to connect voter identity cards with Aadhar
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) will connect voter identity cards with Aadhar, Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda said Friday.Re
BJP refuses to comment on Gadkari's French cruise
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The BJP Friday refused to react to a media report about Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari taking a French cruise along
Mufti meets Modi, finalises cabinet
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here Friday to finalise the
Sikkimese woman raped in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A 25-year old woman from Sikkim has allegedly been raped in the national capital, police said Friday.The victim in her compl
VHP calls Kandhamal shutdown over ban on Togadia
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown in Odisha's Kandhamal district Saturday to protest the
Justice Roy sworn in as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Justice Amitava Roy was Friday sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court.He was the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. With
On the how's, why's and what's of alcoholism in Goan society (Book Review)
Book: One For The Road; Author: Biula V Cruz e Pereira Publisher: Goa 1556; Pages: 320; Price: Rs.350Goa and alcohol have a complex equation, but the
Defence Allocation: Need for Structural Review (comment)
Traditionally the defence allocation in the finance minister's budget speech on February 28 receives predictable and perfunctory mention. The minist
Kerala speaker unwell
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (IANS) The health of Kerala Speaker G. Karthikeyan, who is undergoing treatment of the liver at a hospital in Bengaluru,
