Collingwood credits India for turnaround, hails batsmen
Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) Ahead of Thursday's India vs Bangladesh quarterfinal, former England captain Paul Collingwood credited the players and t
Tax-free Haryana budget plans to channelise resources
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday prop
Weather to improve in Kashmir
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The weather is likely to improve in Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday.Sonam Lotus, director of the Met office here, told IANS
Umpire communication in World Cup knockouts to be aired
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday that TV umpire communications during decision-making will be availa
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014 notification by the UPA government extending OBC reservation to J
Run feast on cards in Lanka vs Proteas clash
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) It will be a highly-charged contest between two powerful batting line-ups as former champions Sri Lanka take on superbly ta
Haryana Roadways staff on strike, commuters suffer
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Thousands of commuters across Haryana faced harassment at the hands of private vehicle owners on Tuesday after the stat
Crimes against minorities issue raised in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Opposition parties, led by the Congress, on Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of crimes against minorities, espe
India's maritime awakening? Modi endorses a Blue Revolution (Comment)
The three island-nation trip that took Prime Minister Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka in mid-March may well mark the beginning of India'
Festival to mark 232nd anniversary of Khalsa rule
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) will host a two-day festival commemorating the 232nd anniversary o
Bengal rights panel seeks report on nun's gang rape
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Taking cognizance of the gang rape of a septuagenarian nun in Nadia district, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission has
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday over comments by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in Assam where he repor
Crime in Odisha on the rise: Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) Crime in Odisha is on the rise as 93,657 cases were registered in 2014 as compared to the 90,184 in 2013, according to
Srinagar-Jammu highway stays closed for third day
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday even though road c
No new taxes in Haryana budget
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday propo
Court summons Kejriwal in defamation case
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A court here asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and two others on Tuesday to explain why should they be exempted
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014, notification by the then UPA government extending OBC reservatio
Modi concerned over Nadia and Hisar incidents
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" over the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal'
Live, work for a purpose: Subhash Chandra
Noida, March 17 (IANS) Zee and Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra has asked students to live and work towards a purpose since that adds more real
24 institutes encroached on land in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar, March 16 (IANS) The Odisha government has issued notice to 24 engineering and management institutes for encroaching on government land