President greets nation on spring festivals
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday greeted people on the eve of spring festivals."On the joyous occasion of Chaitra Suk
Bengaluru court orders police probe into 'fake art' case
Bengaluru March 20 (IANS) The chief metropolitan magistrate here has ordered a police inquiry into the alleged “fake art” case after it
Bihar minister's remark over cheating shameful: Court
Patna, March 20 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Friday slammed as "very shameful" Bihar Education Minister P.K. Shahi's statement that cheating-free
Kolkata restaurants rustle up French delicacies for global fest
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Nine restaurants in Kolkata rustled up an array of exquisite French gourmet items in sync with a global gastronomic event
Mines bill passed by Rajya Sabha despite Left, Congress protests
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Despite strong opposition by the Congress and the Left parties, the Rajya Sabha passed a bill on Friday to amend the min
Jammu Police post attackers gunned down: Home Minister
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF gunned down the two terrorists who attacked a police station in Jammu, in which tw
MPs sing for India's victory in World Cup
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari and Anurag Thakur on Friday sang a song to convey their wishes to the Indian Cricket team, who ente
Rains swell Chambal River
Agra, March 20 (IANS) The Chambal river has risen menacingly following heavy rains, officials and residents said on Friday.The water level in the ri
Mamata seeks Modi's intervention in Farakka repairs
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) In the wake of the collapse of a gate of the Farakka barrage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Pr
Himachal CM blames SFI for violence
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday blamed the Students Federation of India (SFI) for inciting violen
Goa's top election official bats for paper ballot
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) Electronic voting machines, or EVMs, may have made the conduct of elections easy and tamper-proof, but Goa's top polling of
Holder has skills to lead Windies: Richard Hadlee
Wellington, March 20 (IANS) Fast bowling great Richard Hadlee has given Jason Holder a ringing endorsement, saying he is impressed with the cricket
Ambrose confident Gayle will play against New Zealand
Wellington, March 20 (IANS) West Indies bowling coach Curtly Ambrose says he is confident that flamboyant opener Chris Gayle will turn out for the
Langurs take on Monkeys at Agra
Agra, March 20 (IANS) Railway authorities have hired langurs to shoo away monkeys at the four railway stations in the Taj Mahal city.Officials said t
Confidence booming in WI camp: Opener Charles
Wellington, March 20 (IANS) Opening batsman Johnson Charles says there is a growing sense of self-belief in the West Indies dressing room as the re
It's Kiwis bowling vs Windies batting in quarters (Preview)
Wellington, March 20 (IANS) A much-anticipated pulsating battle between New Zealand's bowlers and two-time champions West Indies' big hitters may w
Government should rethink land bill: Karunanidhi
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi urged the central government on Friday not to go ahead with the land acquisition bill and rec
BJP, Shiv Sena boycott legislative council chairman poll
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) In an unexpected twist, the ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena decided to boycott the election to the post
Hyderabad varsity to offer course in Islamic finance
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) The Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) here plans to offer a diploma course in Islamic finance from the next
'India's well-timed diversification of Army helped Democracy'
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India's well-timed decision post independence to control and diversify its army helped preserve its democracy, or it cou
