Mines bill passed by Rajya Sabha despite Left, Congress protests
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Despite strong opposition by the Congress and the Left parties, the Rajya Sabha passed a bill on Friday to amend the min
Jammu Police post attackers gunned down: Home Minister
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police and the CRPF gunned down the two terrorists who attacked a police station in Jammu, in which tw
Rains swell Chambal River
Agra, March 20 (IANS) The Chambal river has risen menacingly following heavy rains, officials and residents said on Friday.The water level in the ri
Mamata seeks Modi's intervention in Farakka repairs
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) In the wake of the collapse of a gate of the Farakka barrage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Pr
Goa's top election official bats for paper ballot
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) Electronic voting machines, or EVMs, may have made the conduct of elections easy and tamper-proof, but Goa's top polling of
Langurs take on Monkeys at Agra
Agra, March 20 (IANS) Railway authorities have hired langurs to shoo away monkeys at the four railway stations in the Taj Mahal city.Officials said t
Government should rethink land bill: Karunanidhi
Chennai, March 20 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi urged the central government on Friday not to go ahead with the land acquisition bill and rec
BJP, Shiv Sena boycott legislative council chairman poll
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) In an unexpected twist, the ruling allies Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena decided to boycott the election to the post
'India's well-timed diversification of Army helped Democracy'
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) India's well-timed decision post independence to control and diversify its army helped preserve its democracy, or it cou
Get adventurous with 'fast' food this Navratri (Foodie Trail-Delhi NCR)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Get set for gastronomical adventures galore with the onset of Navratri from Saturday. Various restaurants across Delhi-N
Bengal's gang-raped nun discharged from hospital
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The 71-year-old nun who was raped by a gang of bandits inside a convent in West Bengal's Nadia district was on Friday disc
Why arrest boy for Facebook comment, SC asks UP
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Uttar Pradesh government why was a schoolboy arrested for allegedly posting object
Rajnath Singh talks to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Police chief following a militant attack on a police st
Four killed in UP train accident
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Four people were killed and over 50 injured on Friday when two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janata Express derailed in
Two killed, 10 injured in Jammu terror attack
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh on Friday said two people were killed and 10 were injured so far in a t
Sunny Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) It was a sunny Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 14.5 degrees Celsius, slightly below the sea
Militants attack Jammu police station, kill policeman
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) Militants armed with automatic weapons and grenades attacked a police station in Kathua district of Jammu region on Friday,
Policeman killed in militant attack on police station in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 20 (IANS) A policeman was killed on Friday when a group of militants attacked a police station in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir
Appropriation Bill 2015-16 cleared by Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Appropriation Bill 2015-16 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote with Finance Minister Arun Jait
Shiv Sena smells scam in centre's LED project
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Thursday said it suspects major irregularities in a project involving installation of LED lights in 100 c
