Experts discuss how to control money power in polls
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Controlling money in elections, bringing buying of votes within the ambit of law and doing away with corporate donations
HC asks Delhi Police to curb illegal sale of acids
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Taking strong note of acid attacks on women, the Delhi High Court has termed it a "dastardly and cowardly act" and direc
Rahul to return to action on April 19: Digvijaya
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to attend a farmers' rally here on April 19, senior party leader Digvijay
Coal block case: CBI waiting for sanction to try public servants
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The CBI told a court here on Monday that it was waiting for sanction from the competent authority to try two public serv
SC upholds Goa minister's conviction for assault
New Delhi/Panaji, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Bombay High Court judgment sentencing Goa's Archives and Archaeology Ministe
Activist sceptical of Gadkari's 'no barrage on Ganga' decision
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Environmentalists on Monday welcomed the news of Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari's volte face on the proposal to build ba
Fresh allegations levelled against Chandy government, ministers
Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (IANS) Two whistleblowers appeared to create fresh trouble for the Oommen Chandy government on Monday by levelling fre
Attempts to bring back Indians from Yemen on
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian government is making its best efforts to bring back the 4,000 Indians stranded in Yemen, the external affairs
Hema Malini launches UP's first water ATM
Mathura, March 30 (IANS) Film actress and local Member of Parliament Hema Malini on Monday launched Uttar Pradesh's first water dispensing ATM at So
Slums biggest hindrance to Swachch Bharat: Goa CM
Panaji, March 30 (IANS) Slums are the biggest challenge vis-a-vis the implementation of the Swachch Bharat campaign, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant P
Ghaziabad authority launches self-updating web site
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Monday launched its self-updating web site so that people can access the bo
Army prepared for rescue operations in flood-hit Kashmir
Srinagar, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Army has kept 20 columns, equipped with boats and water pumps, ready for rescue operations in the flood-hit Ka
AAP protests 'VIP culture' with 100-km cycle rally
Chandigarh, March 30 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday ended a 100-km cycle rally to denounce the 'VIP culture' of the Punjab government.The
Apex court asks Reliance Industries to respond to audit report
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) to respond within three weeks to the official auditor's
Bharat Ratna, Padma awards conferred on prominent people
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India's high civilian honours - the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards - were on Monday conferred by President Pranab Mukherje
Day before lapse of Rs.170 crore project, Himachal CM still hopeful
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) Just a day before the lapse of a centrally-funded Rs.170 crore project, which would have enabled 1,500 schools in Himachal
Rs.2,163 crore budget passed by Ghaziabad Development Authority
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) has approved a Rs.2,163 crore budget for the 2015-15 financial year, said Sant
Himachal to restore hot water springs
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) Hot springs in Himachal Pradesh's Tattapani which got submerged this year after the construction of a dam will be restored
Checks to ensure tobacco ban in capital
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Health teams would fan out in the national capital to conduct surprise checks for ensuring strict implementation of the
Back land bill in national interest: Gadkari tells Sonia
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to consider the land acquisiti
