Tonnes of garbage pile up in Ghaziabad as workers strike
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) Over 1,700 tonnes of garbage piled up across Ghaziabad on Tuesday as sanitation workers continued their strike for the s
Hazare cancels Wardha-Delhi 'padyatra'
Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), March 17 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare has cancelled his proposed 'padyatra' from Wardha to Delhi to oppose the
Corporate espionage: Five men sent to police custody
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent three government officials and two others to two days police custody for their alleged role
Corporate espionage: Five men sent to police custody
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday sent three government officials and two others to two days police custody for their alleged role
Won't visit India, Japanese say after robbery
Agra, March 17 (IANS) Two Japanese students who were victims of a robbery here have vowed never again to visit India after the police declined to g
Press Council must get more teeth, says Prasar Bharati Chief
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Expressing concern at the “inadequate’ self-regulatory mechanism within media, Prasar Bharati chairman A. Su
Centre, states will now spend more on social sector: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Denying that in the union budget 2015-16 he cut funding for social schemes like rural employment or women and child deve
With auctions, corruption is disappearing from India: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Corruption is disappering owing to the way the government is managing the allocation of the country's natural resources,
Bihar assembly sees protest over remarks on Smriti Irani
Patna, March 17 (IANS) Legislators of the opposition BJP on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Bihar assembly after an RJD lawmaker said union Human R
Sonal Mansingh to spread 'Swachh Bharat' message through dance
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh Tuesday announced the theme of this year's bi-annual festival is dedicated to Swachh Bha
Need to get rid of de Villiers early: Mathews
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) Wary of the threat his counterpart AB de Villiers is to his side, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says getting rid of the
Modi's religious beliefs helped shape his political views
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's religious beliefs helped shape his political views and he has no desire to jettison Hindu
Opposition leaders march against land bill
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Leaders and MPs of 10 political parties, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday marched from parliament to
No promoter yet for Himachal mega hydro project
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is virtually feeling powerless in re-allotting a multi-million dollar hydropower project that is under lit
Goa mines green clearance to be restored: Javadekar
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In a major development which could bring cheer to Goa's multi-crore-rupee mining sector, Environment and Forests Ministe
Kejriwal camp meets Yadav to bring peace in AAP
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In a bid to overcome the differences within the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's loyalists have reached out t
Lives of pioneer 'invisible' women related through an exhibition
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) India has many women whose contributions have made the country proud. But most of them remain “invisible” to
South Africa will not choke: De Villiers
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) South Africa skipper AB De Villiers on Tuesday said they are not going to choke under pressure in the World Cup quarterfina
No restrictions on march against land bill: Government
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government on Tuesday clarified that there were no restrictions on the march against the land acquisition bill that
AIR's FM channel launched in Mumbai
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The All India Radio's (AIR) FM service is expected to cover the entire country within the next two-and-half years, union mi
