Challenges to a Clean India by 2019: Panchayat leaders
New Delhi, 19 March (IANS) The target to make India a clean and hygienic country by 2019 is not unrealistic but the campaign suffers from vague gui
Arrest over FB comment: SC to hear plea on Friday
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Friday hear an application seeking explanation from Uttar Pradesh government for arresting a s
Sarkar's catch was a fluke but important: Dhoni
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) An ecstatic Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday said his diving catch to remove Bangladesh batsman Soumya Sa
Labourers in Gurgaon demand compensation for deceased colleague
Gurgaon, March 19 (IANS) For the second successive day, a large group of labourers protested outside the office of a subcontractor of realty giant
51,552 people attend India-Bangladesh match
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) As many as 51,552 people thronged the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here to watch India beat Bangladesh in the cricket
Mamata congratulates Indian cricket team
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday congratulated the Indian cricket team for its 109-run victory over B
NJAC Act is still-born: Nariman tells SC
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told on Thursday that the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014 was a still-born law.Po
ISRO plans to launch navigation satellite on March 28
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) India is likely to put into orbit its fourth regional navigation satellite on March 28, with the country's space agency no
Tripura government asked to form SIT to probe chit fund firms
Agartala, March 19 (IANS) The Tripura High Court on Thursday asked the state government to set up a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to probe the a
Corporate espionage: Police custody extended for two men
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) A court here on Thursday extended till March 21 the police custody of two people allegedly involved in the leakage and s
B-Town rejoices at India's entry into World Cup semis
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) As the Indian cricket team secured its place in the World Cup semi-finals, members of the film fraternity like Rishi Kapoor
Swine flu-hit CPI-M leader stable
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The condition of CPI-M leader Gautam Deb, who is down with swine flu, was stable, his doctor said on Thursday.Deb, a former
Dhoni first Indian skipper to register 100 ODI wins
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday entered his name in the record books as he became the first Indian cricket captain and
Derek O'Brien now Trinamool's chief national spokesperson
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has appointed Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien as its chief national spokesperson, the party announ
India's air-to-air missile Astra test-fired
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) India's Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test fired on Thursday in Odisha, the defe
Stop diversionary tactics on land bill: Congress to Government
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress asked the government on Thursday to stop "diversionary tactics" on the land bill, calling it a "sinister at
Himachal to light up villages with solar energy
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will try to light up three non-electrified villages located in the deep forests of the Great Himalayan Nat
HC allows arrested BJD MP to attend parliament
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Odisha High Court on Thursday allowed suspended Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Ramchandra Hansdah, who is currently in j
Unfazed Rohit delivers again in India's time of need
Melbourne, March 19 (IANS) With his well-paced hundred against Bangladesh in the cricket World Cup on Thursday, opener Rohit Sharma not only pilote
Uma Nath Singh sworn in as Meghalaya HC chief justice
Shillong, March 19 (IANS) Justice Uma Nath Singh was on Thursday sworn in as chief justice of the Meghalaya High Court.Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi
