Modi dedicates Salt Mountain memorial to Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday morning inaugurated the Salt Mountain, a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, buil
'Indians need to recover their rich heritage
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Yoga originated in India but this spiritual and mental discipline has failed to resonate with the country's masses, who mos
Shashi Tharoor to be questioned
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former Congress minister Shashi Tharoor will be questioned in connection with the murder case of his wife Sunanda Pushkar,
India reaches out to diaspora youth as three-day PBD takes off
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) India reached out to its global youth with the message of "come, connect, celebrate and contribute" to be part of the "mo
Bengal receives over Rs.93,000 crore commitment on day one of business summit (Roundup)
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Badly needing investment to usher in development and jobs in the debt-stressed state, the West Bengal government Wednesday ki
Global slow growth opportunity for India: Jaitley (Roundup)
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Observing that India needs to create an environment for cyclic investments and ease norms of doing business, union Finance Mi
NHRC issues notice to chemicals, fertilizers ministry
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The NHRC has issued notice to the union chemicals and fertilizers ministry as well as the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing
SC to hear DLF appeal over Rs.630 crore penalty in February
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said it will hear Feb 11 the appeal by real estate giant DLF, challenging the imposition of Rs.
Modi, Jaitley lend support to art auction
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have supported an art auction along with prominent celebriti
Videocon Telecom plans to invest Rs.340 crore
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Videocon Telecom plans to invest over Rs.340 crore in the next one year for rollout of internet service provider (ISP) serv
Bank unions have not scaled down demands drastically
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The unions in the banking sector have not actually scaled down their initial demands drastically though it may seem so in th
Transporters call off strike in Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) Wednesday called off a strike by truckers following a meeting with Haryana
Tata Steel to set up eye hospital
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (IANS) Tata Steel Wednesday signed an agreement with Sankara Eye Hospital of Tamil Nadu to set up a 100-bed super specialty eye
Ansari visits HAL, BEL
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari Wednesday visited state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) fa
Bengal got Rs.93,600-crore commitment at global summit: Mamata
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) West Bengal received commitment of Rs.93,600 crore on the first day of the Bengal Global Business Summit, Chief Minister Mama
Don't join IS, Heptullah urges India's youth
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday appealed to India's youth not to fall pray to the lures of militant gro
Odisha lacks in development: BJP president
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7 (IANS) Exuding confidence that the BJP would form the government in Odisha after the next assembly poll, BJP president Amit Shah
Sakshi Maharaj irks Bollywood celebs
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) The Hindi film fraternity expressed shock Wednesday over BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj's statement that all Hindu women must produce a
Sonia condemns Paris attack
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Wednesday condemned the terror attack on a French satirical magazine that left at least 12
Government will protect minorities: Najma Heptullah
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah Wednesday said the central government wants a "tranquil" atmosphere in the
