Bengal's anti-establishment space going to BJP
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh Wednesday claimed that the anti-establishment space in West Be
Tripura announces five percent DA for its employees
Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) To pacify its aggrieved employees seeking central pay scales, the Tripura government Wednesday announced an additional five
Exhibition highlights Indian soldiers' contribution in WWI
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Through mundane objects like matchboxes and utensils, rare monochromatic photographs of Indian soldiers cooking and a few s
New cars to pass crash test norms from 2017 onwards
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Car makers in India can market new vehicles only after they pass the new crash tests norms that are expected to be notified i
Actress Roopa Ganguly joins BJP
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Roopa Ganguly Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Ganguly gained cult popularity for playing Draupadi in
Delhi Police ask religious places to step up security (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Delhi Police Wednesday asked the management of all religious places to step up security for fear of possible terror attacks.A
No structured dialogue over Kashmir government: BJP
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The BJP said Wednesday that "no formal and structured dialogue" had begun between any two political parties over government
Attempt to implicate me in Sunanda death: Tharoor (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said that a Delhi Police official had attempted to implicate him and a domestic help in the
Investment needs to lead to greater investment: Jaitley
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) India needs to create an environment for cyclic investments and ease norms of doing business, Union Minister For Finance and
Gold necklace to be auctioned at AMU
Aligarh, Jan 7 (IANS) A US-based alumna of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has gifted a 22-karat gold necklace studded with pearls for auction
Highways, ports to drive urbanisation in Bengal: Jaitley
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) With West Bengal featuring as the gateway to Southeast Asia, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said he wants to see "gl
Sushma Swaraj meets South Africa counterpart, Mauritius minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday met with her South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, who is a
Coal unions talk to government on strike
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Coal industry unions said Wednesday that they were in talks with the government over their opposition to privatization that
Tripura voters' gender ratio pips national average
Agartala, Jan 7 (IANS) With 964 females to 1,000 males in the voters list, Tripura's gender ratio is much higher than the national average of 640 p
Four more disqualified JD-U MLAs move court
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) Four more Janata Dal-United (JD-U) rebel legislators whose membership was terminated last month for their anti-party activities
Come, connect, contribute, Sushma tells Indian diaspora youth (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Wednesday called upon the diaspora youth gathered here to "come, conne
CPI-M hails 'successful' coal strike
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The CPI-M Wednesday hailed the "successful" start of a five-day strike in the coal industry that began Tuesday.The Communist
14 killed, 40 injured in Andhra bus accident (Second Lead)
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 14 passengers, half of them students, were killed and 40 were injured when a crowded bus slid down the road in And
Sunanda murder: Police team begins probe (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) A police team formed to investigate afresh Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar's murder has started work,
Youth PBD inaugurated as three-day diaspora conclave kicks off (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) The three-day 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) kicked off here Wednesday with the inauguration of the Youth PBD, being
