Goa revokes ban on iron ore transportation
Panaji, March 13 (IANS) Two days after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar gave an assurance on commencement of iron ore mining, which has been banne
Engine separates from train
Agra, March 13 (IANS) An engine got separated from its coaches here, disrupting railway traffic in the Agra division. This is the third such incide
Maharashtra to waive off private farm loans
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Friday announced plans to write off private loans availed from money-lenders by the state's f
Chhattisgarh focus on youth, infrastructure in Rs 65,013 crore budget
Raipur, March 13 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented a Rs. 65,013 crore budget for the fiscal 2015-16 on Friday, focussing on
New Bengal CPI-M chief terms case against wife minor thing
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Newly elected CPI-Ms' West Bengal secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra on Friday dismissed as a "minor thing" the slapping of a c
SC gives Subrata Roy final chance to raise money for release
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday gave Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy a "final chance" to raise Rs.10,000 crore -- Rs.5,000 cr
After successful recovery, Mulayam reaches Lucknow home
Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav reached his Vikramaditya Marg residence in the state capital on Friday aft
Abu Dhabi looking for increase in Indian arrivals
Panaji, March 13 (IANS) Abu Dhabi has clocked a 32 percent growth rate of Indian travellers in 2014 and tourism officials there are looking for a s
Central institution in Bengal out of funds for swine flu tests
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) The National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases here which is handling around 50 to 60 suspect samples of swine flu
WHO links Food Safety and Nutrition
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Linking food safety and nutrition, the World Health Organisation on Friday said food and water borne diseases kill an es
National network for tele-medicine soon: Health ministry
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The ministry of health and family welfare on Friday said that it would soon utilise the services of the National Medical
Calcutta HC seeks report on state's potato farmers
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) In the wake of the suicide of two potato growers in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court, hearing a PIL on the subject on
FIR filed over screening of 'India's Daughter'
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case over the screening of banned BBC documentary 'India's Daughter', based on t
Brinda Karat condoles Park Street rape survivor's death
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Condoling the death of the Park Street rape survivor, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Friday said the woman's decision to rev
After ex-parent, Cairn India handed $3.2 bn withholding tax demand
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) A day after mining group Vedanta Resources-controlled Cairn India said it has not received any notice about the retrospecti
We can exploit New Zealand's weakness: Brad Haddin
Hobart, March 13 (IANS) Notwithstanding their loss to New Zealand in their last encounter, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin exuded confid
England finish campaign with win over Afghanistan
Sydney, March 13 (IANS) England defeated debutants Afghanistan by nine wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method in an inconsequential and rain-
Endangered vultures survive poisoning, released in forest
Guwahati, March 13 (IANS) The Assam forest department and the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) on Friday re
Kerala artist Madhusudhanan to feature in Venice Biennale
Kochi, March 13 (IANS) Kerala artist Madhusudhanan, who is featuring in the ongoing second edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB), has been se
A month after smashing win, AAP locked in crisis
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A month after it vanquished the BJP and the Congress to take power in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is battling its wo
