Not overawed by pressure, says Sri Lanka's Malinga
Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka's premier pacer Lasith Malinga claimed Sunday he wasn't overawed by the task of leading his team's bowling uni
Congress accuses Parrikar of poll code violations in Goa
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) Ahead of the Panaji assembly bye-election, the Congress has complained that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has allegedly vi
Indian Catholic priests find growing role in the West
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The tide has turned so much so that today a growing number of Catholic priests from India travel to, stay on and settle in the
Sitharaman meets Bedi, Hopeful of winning Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) BJP leader Niramala Sitharaman Sunday visited the party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi at her residence and told
Connecting with Suriname, Guyana through diaspora
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Helping upgrade a much-needed mortuary, sending a Ramlila troupe to exchange ideas with the local troupes there or providin
Sahitya Akademi opens bookshop at Delhi Metro station
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Sahitya Akademi set up its first bookshop on the Delhi Metro rail circuit at the Kashmere Gate station, a statement sai
Taj Club House offers alfresco experience by the poolside (Foodie Trail-Chennai)
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Wish to hit the road home in a romantic mood, soothing the frazzled nerves at the end of a busy day's work? Munching good foo
Haryana to Launch IT Mass Literacy Scheme
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) To achieve the goal of 'Digital Haryana' and keep pace with rapidly evolving technologies, the Haryana government will lau
Haryana wants 30 Percent hike in Crop MSP
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) The Haryana government has recommended a 30 percent hike in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops to make the agricultu
'India can achieve Highest Emission Reduction in Asia'
Thimphu (Bhutan), Feb 8 (IANS) India can achieve the highest reduction in emission levels in Asia by 2050 by adopting agricultural practices that p
Agra on alert as suspected swine flu cases rise
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) With the number of suspected cases of swine flu in the city going up to 14, the health department in Agra has been put on high a
A city of poets: Lucknow and its 'shayars' (Column: Bookends)
Can a city develop a characteristic, exclusive literary style? A long-standing convention divides the Urdu ghazal tradition into "Dabistan-e-Dehli"
Centre should take responsibility for developing northeast: Mizoram CM
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The central government needs to take responsibility for developing northeast India as it involves huge investment which the s
Ukraine crisis: President wants defensive weapons from abroad
Munich, Feb 7 (IANS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday his government was ready for a ceasefire with the separatist rebels, but ne
Nitish Kumar to blame for Bihar political imbroglio: BJP
Shillong, Feb 7 (IANS) Blaming former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the current political imbroglio in the state, union Minister of State f
No communication yet about dissolving Bihar assembly: Tripathi
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who holds the additional responsibility of Bihar, Saturday said he was yet to rece
JD-U rift deepens: Manjhi defiant, Nitish to stake claim Sunday
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U seemed to be on the verge of a split Saturday, as Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi sought the assembly be di
Modi discusses Bihar, Delhi with BJP leaders
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met BJP leaders to review the Delhi assembly polls as well as the developing politica
Manjhi in Delhi to attend NITI Aayog meeting
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi reached Delhi Saturday to attend a meeting of the governing council of the NITI Aayog
55,000 policemen deployed for Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A total of 55,000 policemen, along with paramilitary forces, were deployed in the capital city Saturday to maintain law and
