India should be voice of developing nations, says Guyanese president
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, the chief guest at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Thursday urged India to play a mo
Press Council condemns Paris terror attack
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Press Council of India (PCI) Thursday condemned as "barbaric" and "brutal" the attack on a French satirical magazine in
Odisha varsity teacher held for molesting colleague's daughter
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8 (IANS) A reader at a state-run university in Odisha was arrested for allegedly molesting minor daughter of a colleague, police s
Modi government determined to work with diaspora: Sushma Swaraj
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government is determined to work closely with India's huge diaspora, Minister for Overseas Indian Affai
BJP's expansion in states not to impact alliances: Amit Shah
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will expand in every state but this will have no impact on its alliance with its partners
No dearth of land for industries: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Countering allegations that her government's hands-off policy in land acquisition was hindering West Bengal's industrial deve
Indian, Bangladeshi Bengali Wiki community to meet in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Contributors to the Bengali Wikipedia from India and Bangladesh will gather at a two-day conference here beginning Friday to
AAP protests land acquisition ordinance
Gurgaon, Jan 8 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Thursday protested here the central government ordinance amending the Land Acquisition Act of 2013.Th
Jadavpur students should end hunger strike: Bengal governor
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi Thursday said a section of Jadavpur University students who began an indefinite fast three
Mamata apologises to industry for the past
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday apologised to industrialists for the "financial mismanagement" witnessed
Bengal gets financial commitment of over Rs 2.4 lakh crore (Lead)
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal has attracted a financial commitment exceeding Rs.2.4 lakh crore which will generate more than a crore job opport
Palm oil case can go ahead, rules Kerala HC
Kochi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Kerala government's request to withdraw the palm oil import case that happened in 1992 was turned down by a bench of the hi
World looking at India with hope: Modi tells diaspora (Roundup)
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the world was looking at India with "immense hope and optimism", and he firmly
Police call Tharoor's domestic help for questioning
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's domestic help, Narayan Singh, interrogated by Delhi Police twice earlier, was Thursday called
HC questions Centre, Delhi Police over fake arms, licences
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Centre and Delhi Police to file their responses on a PIL that alleged the governmen
Birmingham City University to develop e-F1 car with Indian varsities
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Birmingham City University is all set to ink tieups with three universities in India this week for developing an electronic
Dialogue with Dalai Lama will benefit China: US
Dharamsala, Jan 8 (IANS) The US feels that China will benefit from a dialogue with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the Central Tibetan Adm
Goa's all-women tourist cab service hits roadblock
Panaji, Jan 8 (IANS) India's first all-women tourism taxi service, flagged off three months ago in Goa, has hit a roadblock.A Church-operated NGO Ce
Free Khalistani prisoners, Badal tells Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Thursday urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to release some Khalistani prisoners w
Diaspora can contribute to motherland in smallest of ways: Modi
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday recounted the example of an NRI from Surat who would diligently sweep and clean the
