Prabhu opens Lumding-Silchar rail line in Assam
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday inaugurated the landmark Lumding-Silchar broad gauge rail line by flagging off
India should be energy independent to serve people's needs: Modi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Stressing upon energy security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India will have to be independent in this ar
Court appoints Coal India as custodian of two mines
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday made Coal India Ltd (CIL) custodian of Gare Palma IV/2 and IV/3 coal mines in Chhattisgar
Mamata happy over Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed happiness over the conferring of the nation's highest civil
Need to cut oil imports, says Jaitley
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pointing out how decreasing oil prices helped control inflation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the govern
South Eastern Railway to run 65 pairs of summer specials
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer, the South Eastern Railway has decided to run 65 pairs of
Nun gang rape: Accused sent to 14 days police custody
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) A court in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday sent a Bangladeshi national, arrested in connection with the gang rape o
Scale of AAP victory too much for friend and foe
The stunning victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on February 10 in Delhi coincided with the global liberal order in disarray.Far left Syriza had com
India-Qatar cementing social security ties: Naresh Trehan
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India-Qatar relations have gone beyond trade and energy and the two countries are looking forward to strengthening ties
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics (Profile)
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IANS) In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented the Bharat Ratna on Friday
President confers Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee at his home
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian
Vajpayee conferred Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honou
Tamil Nadu urges Centre to advise Karnataka over dam
Chennai, March 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging the central government to constitute Cauvery Management Board and
Members of civil services Everest expedition call on Modi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A five-member climbing team embarking on the first All-India Services expedition to Mount Everest called on Prime Minist
Protests continue in Odisha over power tariff hike
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) Intensifying their protest against the power tariff hike in the state, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party o
Ruckus in Kashmir assembly, NC legislator injured
Jammu, March 27 (IANS) Pandemonium marred the proceedings of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Friday as opposition National Conference (NC
Land ordinance unacceptable: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the government of favouring industrialists in the land acquisition ord
Nitish lends support to Delhi's call for 'Full Statehood'
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Minutes after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Friday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extended su
Four leopards die in Tripura zoo
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) Four common leopards have died in Tripura's Sepahijala wildlife zoo and sanctuary since Monday due to Felina babesiosis,
Boult, Starc in battle to become World Cup's best bowler
Melbourne, March 27 (IANS) As two teams fight it out for the coveted cricket World Cup trophy here on Sunday, New Zealand pacer Trent Boult and Aus
