Odisha reschedules school hours as mercury set to rise
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday directed authorities of all schools in the state to hold classes only in the morning
Cabinet approves bill on black money stashed abroad
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Giving concrete shape to the announcement on recovering black money stashed away abroad by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Coal, mines bill report to be tabled Wednesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The report of select committees on the mines and minerals and coal bills will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday,
Pained at Indian bans on exhibitions, cultural troupes: Pakistani envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Asserting people of Pakistan want to have a "normal relationship" with India, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Ba
Delhi HC to hear plea Wednesday to take BBC documentary on record
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted a plea for March 18 that sought to place before it a copy of the controversial BBC
Odisha Congress backs Manmohan Singh, seeks CBI probe into CM's role
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha unit of the Congress on Tuesday expressed solidarity with former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was sum
Tourist visas not possible in near future: Pakistan envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Tuesday ruled out possibilities of initiating tourist visas between Ind
After treatment, Kejriwal resumes work Tuesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) After undergoing naturopathy treatment in Bengaluru for 10 long days, a "fit and fresh" Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejr
Uphill task for Kashmir's first professionally-qualified finance minister
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) The PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir faces its first major financial challenge as it braces up to present t
Woman donates body to AIIMS for research
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A 67-year-old woman has become one of the oldest cadaver donors at the AIIMS, authorities said on Tuesday.Darshana Arora,
India-Pakistan cricket matches from December: Pakistan envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December this year, Pakistan High Commissioner to India
FIR against DLF, top officials for fraud
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) An FIR has been filed here against realty major DLF and its top officials for fraud, police said on Tuesday.The case has be
Minister Katheria surrenders in Agra court, gets bail
Agra, March 17 (IANS) Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria on Tuesday surrendered before a court here in connection with seven cases registered agai
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
