Tamil Nadu leaders condole death of Lee Kuan Yew
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Monday mourned the death of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, saying it was b
Indians in Good Spirits at Sydney Practice Session
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Ahead of their high-voltage World Cup semi-final against Australia here on Thursday, the Indian cricket team looked in good
Nadda launches media campaign for 'Mission Indradhanush'
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Monday launched the multi-media campaign for 'Mission Indradhanush' - the project wh
MRF to invest Rs.4,500 crore in capacity expansion
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) Tyre major MRF Ltd plans to expand production capacity at its two plants in Tamil Nadu by investing Rs.4,500 crore over a
Himachal CM advocates preservation of customs
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said he has always advocated preservation of customs and culture
President urges Indians to unite to end tuberculosis
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday urged all Indians to "work unitedly" to end the "scourge of tuberculosis" in the coun
Railway platform tickets to cost Rs.10 from April 1
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Come April 1, platform tickets in railway stations will cost twice as much -- Rs.10 from Rs.5 now, an official statemen
Chandigarh MC in poster goof-up on Martyrs Day
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Displaying American soldiers with the Indian tricolour in the background on its posters to mark Martyrs' Day on Monday
President honours Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian scholars
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday awarded certificates of honour to scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Pe
SC gives Sahara 'final' chance to raise money
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday gave Sahara a "final and last opportunity" to raise Rs.10,000 crore to make a part payment t
New Zealand, South Africa eye first Cup final berth (Preview)
Auckland, March 23 (IANS) New Zealand and South Africa will look to entering their maiden final of the cricket World Cup when they meet each other
Australia vs India contest will be intense: Faulkner
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Australia all-rounder James Faulkner on Monday said he expects the intensity of Thursday's India vs Australia cricket World
Health problems force Goa governor to stop assembly speech
Panaji, March 23 (IANS) Health problems forced Goa governor Mridula Sinha to stop her speech midway during her address to the Goa assembly on the f
Minorities' patriotism beyond suspicion: Rajnath
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The patriotism of religious minorities in India can't be questioned, Home Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Monday, add
Parliament productivity highest in decade: Venkaiah Naidu
Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday claimed that the productivity of Parliament during the first
Heroes forever: B-Town on Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Hindi film celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Madhur Bhandarkar, Lata Mangeshkar and Riteish Deshmukh on Monday paid tributes t
Traitors have forgotten Bhagat Singh: Hazare
Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare said on Monday that some traitors in the country have forgotten the sacrifices made by mart
ISRO gearing up for Navigation Satellite's launch
Chennai, March 23 (IANS) The Indian rocket that would put into orbit the country's fourth navigation satellite on March 28 was moved to the launch
Katheria calls for better management at Taj Mahal
Agra, March 23 (IANS) Minister of State for Human Resource Development (HRD) Ram Shankar Katheria on Monday urged Minister of State for Tourism Mah
Saradha scam: ED grills painter Shuvaprasanna
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The ED, probing the money trail in the multi-crore-rupee Saradha scam, grilled painter Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya on Monda
