Focus on multiplying efforts for reducing disaster risk: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India is focusing on multiplying its efforts towards reducing the risk of disasters, Home minister Rajnath Singh said on
Rajya Sabha to work overtime to finish pending business
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha will sit beyond its scheduled time next week to complete pending business, including passing the general
India-US relationship remade and reinvigorated: Ambassador
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India and the US are witnessing a relationship that is being "remade" and "reinvigorated", US Ambassador Richard R. Verm
Nitish Kumar begins 24-hour fast against land acquisition bill
Patna, March 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar began a 24-hour fast here on Saturday morning in protest against the land acquisition amen
Civil servants must have right values: President
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said the country's civil servants must have the right values, including a spirit of publi
MGNREGA employees' stir in Tripura hits job scheme
Agartala, March 14 (IANS) Over 2,700 employees engaged in MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme continued their s
Congress miffed over cops seeking Rahul's description
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The Congress was on Saturday miffed over the visit of Delhi police officials to the party office here seeking details of
Lucknow railway junction made wi-fi enabled
Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) The Lucknow junction in Uttar Pradesh would be wi-fi enabled from Saturday, railway officials said.Passengers on the railwa
Looking forward to a wonderful day: Modi
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on two-day visit to Sri Lanka, said on Saturday that he was looking forward to a wo
Cool Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) It was a nippy morning here on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling a notch below the season's average at 14.2
Machil encounter: Life sentence executable after confirmation
Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Army said on Saturday the life sentence awarded to another soldier who had been exonerated in the Machil fake
Over 5 mn to undergo dialysis, kidney transplant by 2030: Study
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The number of people receiving treatment for advanced kidney failure - such as dialysis or kidney transplant - will double
Aamir Khan salutes Park Street rape victim's courage
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) Condoling the passing away of the Park Street rape survivor, who died here of encephalitis, a "shocked" and "deeply distra
Corporate espionage case: Finance ministry official held
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The CBI on Friday arrested a finance ministry official and another prison while it conducted raids at two places in Mumb
Rajasthan CM promises one lakh Government jobs
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that her government would provide jobs to one lakh youths in the go
SC pulls up home ministry for not acting promptly on rape videos
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday took to task the union home ministry for doing just nothing for 20 days on a complaint about
Suggest agency for regular water release, HC asks Haryana, Delhi
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Delhi and Haryana governments to suggest on an "independent agency" which will ensu
Mahila Congress workers meet Manmohan Singh, express solidarity
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) A delegation of Mahila Congress workers on Friday met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to convey their solidarity wi
Tendulkar speaks out against toll tax in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 13 (IANS) Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, drawing his attention to the "
Tibetan PM seeks global support for non-violent struggle
Dharamsala, March 13 (IANS) The international community should support Tibet because of the non-violent struggle of its people, Tibetan prime minis
