Intense cold kills 15 in Bihar, Schools Closed
Pat Jan 19 (IANS) Intense cold in Bihar has claimed 15 more lives, pushing the total number of casualties due to inclement weather to 42, officials
BJP Parliamentary Board meeting to be held Monday
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The BJP parliamentary board meeting, which will take place Monday evening here, will decide on the 70 candidates for the F
Fog delays 60 trains in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) It was a foggy Monday morning in Delhi with the visibility dropping to less than 50 metres, delaying nearly 60 trains.The Me
India's can make Distinctive Contribution to Paris Climate Conference (Comment: Special to IANS)
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) meeting to be held in Paris (COP-21) in December 2015
Indian Oil Bihar Refinery to Raise Capacity to 9 MTPA
Barauni (Bihar), Jan 19 (IANS) The capacity of the 50-year old Barauni refinery will be raised to 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), Petroleum Mini
Cartoonist R.K. Laxman critical
Pune, Jan 18 (IANS) Eminent cartoonist R.K. Laxman, who created "The Common Man", has suffered multiple organ failure and his condition was "critic
Will do everything to make Obama cherish visit: Government
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With less than a week left for US President Barack Obama's visit to India to attend the Republic Day parade, the governmen
Meet reviews how to Improve Dermatology Laser Treatments
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) A leading medical institution held a discussion here Sunday on how to improve laser procedures performed by dermatologists.D
Sudipta Sen's advisor sent to four day CBI custody
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) A local court Sunday sent Shivnarayan Das, said to be an advisor of Saradha scam purported kingpin Sudipta Sen, to four days
Jaitley meets Jayalalithaa
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday called on AIADMK general secretary J.Jayalalithaa at her residence.In a statement
Harvard Students visit Odisha Steel Plant
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) A team of students from Harvard University Sunday visited the coal gasification steel plant of Jindal Steel and Power Lt
Five Maoists arrested in Bihar
Patna, Jan 18 (IANS) Five wanted Maoists were arrested in Bihar's Jehanabad district Sunday, police said.Jehanabad Superintendent of Police Ansuiya R
Fake PMO Website Busted, Mastermind Arrested
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi Police has busted a fake website of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) under the name "Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Yojna" a
Process underway on PIA officials' visa: India
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) India Sunday said that the process relating to visas of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) staff was underway.External a
Bank lockers of family checked by CBI: Odisha MP
Bhubaneswar, Jan 18 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra Sunday said bank lockers of his wife and daughter were examined by the CBI as pa
Congress' Lovely not to contest Delhi poll
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Congress' Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely will not contest Feb 7 assembly poll, the party said Sunday."The party has
Rhino Census in North Bengal to begin Monday
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) A four-day-long census to ascertain rhino population in Jaldapara National Park and Gorumara National Park in north West Ben
Delhi Police arrest Three, Seize Ammunition
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Delhi Police Sunday arrested three people and seized a huge cache of live cartridges near a metro station in east Delhi. H
Indian Diplomats in Sri Lanka had completed term, says Government
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The government Sunday trashed reports that an Indian diplomat posted in Colombo, reported to be an Indian intelligence off
Bangaon by-poll a challenge: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress bigwig Mukul Roy Sunday termed the upcoming Bangaon Lok Sabha by-polls in West Bengal a challenge.The for
