Tax-free 'PK' invites ire of Hindutva groups
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) Hindutva groups in Agra continued their protest against the Aamir Khan starrer movie "PK".Activists of the Bajrang Dal, Hindu Jag
MCD official shot dead in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) A 45-year-old assistant sanitation inspector of North Delhi Municipal Corporation was shot dead by some unidentified bike-b
Nizam was great, secular ruler: Telangana CM
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Showering praise on the Nizam, the ruler of erstwhile Hyderabad State, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao descri
Bihar launches operation against child trafficking
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Bihar Police Thursday launched a special drive named "Operation Mahavir" against trafficking of children, an official said."We h
Pilgrims make a huge rush to Mathura, Vrindavan
Mathura/Vrindavan Jan 1 (IANS) A huge rush of devotees and pilgrims to the twin pilgrim towns of Mathura and Vrindavan on the New Year day choked r
Parrikar flays Pakistan for ceasefire violations
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Thursday lashed out at Pakistan for unabatedly violating the bilateral ceasefire and regr
Ghaziabad prepared to tackle swine flu, say officials
Ghaziabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Ghaziabad administration is fully prepared to tackle swine flu, said the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Ajay Agrawal, adding t
NITI Aayog replaces Planning Commission; Modi assures more say for states (Roundup)
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government began the New Year replacing the 65-year- old Planning Commission with a new institution named
India's Mars mission hits a century
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) India's Mars Orbiter completed 100 days of its Martian orbit on the New Year's Day 2015 Thursday, space agency officials said.T
Rajnath felicitates retiring officers, successors
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Thursday felicitated top officers of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Intelligence Bureau
Dismiss Punjab government for sedition: Congress
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The Punjab unit of the Congress Thursday sought the dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government, saying the Shiromani
Opposition questions Planning Commission's renaming
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Opposition Thursday questioned the government's rechristening of the Planning Commission as "NITI Aayog".The Congress so
KCR to make 'numaish' better than Delhi exhibitions
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Thursday promised to develop Hyderabad's famous 'numaish' better than Delhi's
Charred bodies of four Delhi youths found in Haryana
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The charred bodies of four youths from Delhi were Thursday found inside a badly burnt car in Haryana's Jhajjar district, p
Trinamool cautions 'Bengal will burn' MP
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Drawing flak over party MP Idris Ali's comments that West Bengal would burn if Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was arrested by
Climate talks: Optimism over-supply, action short-supply (Comment: Special to IANS)
I sent New Year greetings to all my friends who are prominent members of the climate negotiating teams of their governments. It ran thus: "CO2operat
Rock music concert in Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A rock music concert amidst the serene hills of north West Bengal will be organised Saturday. The proceeds will be used for t
Himachal slightly warmer, snowfall in store
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Most of the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh Friday saw a further rise in temperature, but the Met Office here has forecast c
Odisha jaundice toll jumps to 19
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Two more deaths due to jaundice were confirmed in Odisha's Sambalpur town Friday, taking the toll from the water-borne di
Get a taste of India under one roof (Foodie Trail-Delhi)
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Coastal fare has been its forte for over a decade. And now, with the launch here of the semi-formal diner called Indian Gri
