IAS officer's death: Karnataka MPs urge Rajnath for CBI probe
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of BJP MPs from Karnataka met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday and requested him to ask Chief Minister S
HC seeks report on how dead bodies handled in hospitals
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed report from the Delhi government and civic bodies on facilities avai
EC notice to six parties on poll expenditure
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Election Commission on Wednesday issued notice to six political parties, including the AAP and the JMM, for their fa
Rekha attends Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Actor-turned MP Rekha was seen in Rajya Sabha for brief period on Wednesday, attending the house for the first time in t
Pranab condoles deaths, destruction in Vanuatu
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday condoled the deaths and large scale destruction caused by a cyclone in the south
HC reserves order on plea for more swine flu test labs
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a plea seeking directions for the government to provide more lab
Envoy invites Mamata to Pakistan
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Describing his meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a "dream come true", Pakistan's High Commissione
Will continue fight over land bill, Sonia tells Hazare
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to social activist Anna Hazare saying that she agrees with him that the land
Let NJAC work before questioning its efficacy, says government
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday strongly opposed the plea seeking to restrain it from setting up a panel to make app
Army show depicts hardships faced in Kashmir
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday organised a light and sound show depicting the trials and tribulations of the soldiers and the
Kashmir government to work for better days ahead: Vohra
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Wednesday said the PDP-BJP alliance government in the state would pursue policies b
Ashwin is like Kumble: Javagal Srinath
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) Former India pace spearhead Javagal Srinath on Wednesday compared off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to Anil Kumble, conside
Web-based tool to monitor atrocities against Dalits, tribals
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Claiming that the government has failed to safeguard the interests of the marginalised, National Commission for Schedule
Lightning kills six in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Six people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after being struck by lightning in Odisha, said an official sa
India-Pakistan state of affairs a 'historic opportunity': Envoy
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Terming Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, prime misters of Pakistan and India, as leaders oriented towards "development and
Coal block case: Arguments on framing of charges against RSPL on March 27
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A special court on Wednesday said arguments on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case against Delhi-based Ra
Bengal approves transgender welfare board
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The West Bengal cabinet on Wednesday approved the formation of a Transgender Development Board, a minister announced."The s
Chariot fest of Jagannath to begin July 18
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Odisha's pilgrim town Puri on Wednesday approved an annual budget
No illegality in National Herald case: Sonia to HC
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) There was no "illegality" in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd. by Young Indian Ltd. as per the Companies Act,
Maharashtra to scrap Local Body Tax
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday announced the scrapping of the contentious Local Body Tax (LBT
