Cook says England were wrong dropping him from World Cup side
Abu Dhabi, March 18 (IANS) Discharged England captain Alastair Cook on Wednesday said his country's early exit from the World Cup was proof that th
Modi, Rajnath, Hazare to visit Punjab
Chandigarh, March 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes on March 23 to freedom struggle martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhd
Impartial probe needed into Udangudi power project: Karunanidhi
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) DMK president M.Karunanidhi on Wednesday wondered whether the AIADMK government would examine the reasons for cancellation
IAS officer's death: Karnataka MPs urge Rajnath for CBI probe
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of BJP MPs from Karnataka met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday and requested him to ask Chief Minister S
HC seeks report on how dead bodies handled in hospitals
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the Delhi government and civic bodies on facilities avai
EC notice to six parties on poll expenditure
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notice to six political parties, including the AAP and the JMM, for their fa
Rekha attends Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Actor-turned MP Rekha was seen in Rajya Sabha for brief period on Wednesday, attending the house for the first time in t
Pranab condoles deaths, destruction in Vanuatu
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the deaths and large scale destruction caused by a cyclone in the south
HC reserves order on plea for more swine flu test labs
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking directions for the government to provide more lab
Envoy invites Mamata to Pakistan
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Describing his meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "dream come true", Pakistan's High Commissione
Kerala government agencies to hire nurses for overseas jobs
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (IANS) Two Kerala government agencies will have full rights to take up the recruitment of nurses to overseas countries
Will continue fight over land bill, Sonia tells Hazare
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to social activist Anna Hazare saying that she agrees with him that the land
Let NJAC work before questioning its efficacy, says government
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday strongly opposed the plea seeking to restrain it from setting up a panel to make app
Army show depicts hardships faced in Kashmir
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday organised a light and sound show depicting the trials and tribulations of the soldiers and the
Kashmir government to work for better days ahead: Vohra
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Wednesday said the PDP-BJP alliance government in the state would pursue policies b
Ashwin is like Kumble: Javagal Srinath
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) Former India pace spearhead Javagal Srinath on Wednesday compared off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to Anil Kumble, conside
Web-based tool to monitor atrocities against Dalits, tribals
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Claiming that the government has failed to safeguard the interests of the marginalised, National Commission for Schedule
Lightning kills six in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Six people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after being struck by lightning in Odisha, said an official sa
Cricketing world congratulates Sangakkara, Jayawardene
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) As Sri Lanka’s two batting icons Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene retired from limited overs cricket after the
India-Pakistan state of affairs a 'historic opportunity': Envoy
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Terming Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, prime misters of Pakistan and India, as leaders oriented towards "development and
