India committed to Peace and Stability: President
Jodhpur, March 4 (IANS) India is firmly committed to peace and stability for which an effective deterrence and strong defence force is essential, P
Variety of Thandai flavours add 'colour' to Holi celebrations (Holi is on March 6)
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) In this part of the country, like in most of northern India, Holi comes as a big ticket festival for the lovers of bacchus.
England not Playing with fear: Stuart Broad
Sydney, March 4 (IANS) Hitting out at former captain Michael Vaughan, who had said England are “playing with fear”, fast bowler Stuart
HC rejects Ashok Chavan's plea in Adarsh scam
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by former chief minister Ashok Chavan challenging its ruling refusing per
SBI will cut interest rate based on evolving circumstances
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) India's largest mortgage lender State Bank of India (SBI) would decide on reducing its interest rates on the basis of emergi
Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP convenor
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a party source s
Banned in Maharashtra, beef dries up in Goa too
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) Banned in neighbouring Maharashtra, beef is in short supply in Goa too with shops selling it closed for the third day on Wed
Uber rape case: HC allows accused to recall some witnesses
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday "partly allowed" the plea of Uber cab rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav to recall some of t
Metro services on Holi from 2.30 p.m.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on Holi will begin at 2.30 p.m., a statement said Wednesday."On the day of Holi festival, which falls
Dec 16 rapist interview telecast stopped: Home minister
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government has taken necessary action to stop the telecast of a documen
Windies not daunted by unbeaten India: Sammy
Perth, March 4 (IANS) All-rounder Darren Sammy has said the West Indies are not daunted by the prospect of facing an unbeaten India when the two te
Miffed Sajad Lone refuses to join Mufti's cabinet
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) Upset over the portfolio allocated to him, Sajad Gani Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) on Wednesday refused to join the co
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura's vision plan
Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future dev
It's India first for Renault's Global Small Car Launch
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) India will be the first market for French automobile maker Renault to launch its global small car (price below Rs.4 lakh) t
Swine flu toll in Uttar Pradesh touches 14
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) With the death of a contract worker at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), the toll due t
Foreign affairs expert Ninan Koshy dead
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Ninan Koshy, an expert on foreign affairs and law who lost the 1999 Lok Sabha election to state Home Minister Ra
Nippy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a nippy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below th
BJP demands action against Azam's bus ride
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday demanded legal action against Uttar Pradesh Urban Development Minister Mohd Azam Khan for driving a bus w
Andhra forms Women's Empowerment Corporation
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday constituted a women's empowerment corporation as part of its efforts to eliminat
Telangana constitutes panel for Muslim reservation
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday constituted a commission to study the socio-economic and educational status of Muslim
