Warm Sunday in Delhi
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) It was a sunny Sunday morning in the national capital and the minimum temperature was recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, s
Sonia has always been active leader: Jairam
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has always been an active and vocal leader and her recent work of going out, meeting peo
REC to provide Rs.24,000 crore for Telangana power projects
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The Rural Electrical Corporation (REC) Limited, a central government enterprise, has come forward to fund power projects
UP rail accident toll rises to 38, Sonia meets victims
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The toll in the train derailment in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district rose to 38 on Saturday. Congress president Sonia Ga
Bangladesh 'made to lose' in World Cup: Hasina
Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her country was "made to lose" the cricket World Cup quarterfinal against I
Hurdles in Roopa Ganguly contesting Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Projected as the BJP's face in the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) election, actor-turned-politician Roopa Ga
Mamata government can't deny ads to CPI-M mouthpiece: Calcutta HC
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Observing that "political affiliation is not an impediment", the Calcutta High Court has rejected the contentions of the T
Colombian jazz makes for ethereal evening
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Delhi-ites grooved to the beats of a Colombian band on Saturday evening at the fifth edition of the Delhi International
Corporate espionage: Two men sent to judicial custody
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) A court here on Saturday sent two men accused in the leakage and sale of confidential government documents to judicial c
Gurgaon villagers allege toll operator used police to collect fee
Gurgaon, March 21 (IANS) People from 31 villages near the Kherki Daula toll plaza on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway on Saturday alleged that the toll
Trinamool lacks capacity to conspire: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Denying charges of subverting loyalty of party legislators, sidelined Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy Saturday also moc
Gadkari appears in court, quizzed by Kejriwal lawyer
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Union minister Nitin Gadkari appeared in a court here on Saturday in connection with a defamation case he had filed agai
Nationalised banks need to increase credit-deposit rate in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati, March 21 (IANS) Nationalised banks operating in Assam needs to play a pro-active role for the development of the state and increase the c
Goa mining: Ministry lifts stay on green clearances
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) The union ministry for environment and forests (MoEF) has formally lifted its 2012 order holding all environment clearances
Not retiring from any format: Gayle
Wellington, March 21 (IANS) West Indies batsman Chris Gayle on Saturday made it clear that he is not retiring from any form of the game, but a recur
Australia will aim to continue dominating India: Maxwell
Sydney, March 21 (IANS) Australia’s power-hitting batsman Glenn Maxwell on Saturday said they have to be at their best and will look to domin
Burdwan blast: NIA arrests absconding accused
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The NIA on Saturday arrested Abdul Wahab Momin, one of the absconding accused in the Burdwan blast, here in the West Benga
Sayeed eyes new tourist destination
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Saturday called for making new destinations accessible to tourists
Penalty imposed for offence should be proportionate: SC
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that it was incumbent upon courts to bear in mind the impact of the offence on the society in
India have to still beat two big favourites (Column: Just Sport)
Almost a month before the World Cup got under way, when most people were writing off India’s chances of defending their title, two grey-haired
