Mamata happy over Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed happiness over the conferring of the nation's highest civil
Need to cut oil imports, says Jaitley
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pointing out how decreasing oil prices helped control inflation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the govern
South Eastern Railway to run 65 pairs of summer specials
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer, the South Eastern Railway has decided to run 65 pairs of
Nun gang rape: Accused sent to 14 days police custody
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) A court in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday sent a Bangladeshi national, arrested in connection with the gang rape o
Scale of AAP victory too much for friend and foe
The stunning victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on February 10 in Delhi coincided with the global liberal order in disarray.Far left Syriza had com
India-Qatar cementing social security ties: Naresh Trehan
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India-Qatar relations have gone beyond trade and energy and the two countries are looking forward to strengthening ties
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics (Profile)
New Delhi, Mar 27 (IANS) In the six decades he was in electoral politics, the now ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee, presented the Bharat Ratna on Friday
President confers Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee at his home
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian
Vajpayee conferred Bharat Ratna
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was on Friday conferred the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian honou
Tamil Nadu urges Centre to advise Karnataka over dam
Chennai, March 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday passed a resolution urging the central government to constitute Cauvery Management Board and
Members of civil services Everest expedition call on Modi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) A five-member climbing team embarking on the first All-India Services expedition to Mount Everest called on Prime Minist
Protests continue in Odisha over power tariff hike
Bhubaneswar, March 27 (IANS) Intensifying their protest against the power tariff hike in the state, the Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party o
Ruckus in Kashmir assembly, NC legislator injured
Jammu, March 27 (IANS) Pandemonium marred the proceedings of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Friday as opposition National Conference (NC
Land ordinance unacceptable: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday accused the government of favouring industrialists in the land acquisition ord
Nitish lends support to Delhi's call for 'Full Statehood'
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Minutes after meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Friday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extended su
Four leopards die in Tripura zoo
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) Four common leopards have died in Tripura's Sepahijala wildlife zoo and sanctuary since Monday due to Felina babesiosis,
Beef essential food for Goa's minorities: CM
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) Asserting that beef is an essential part of the diet of the minority community, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Fr
President's handing over Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee good move
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee's gesture to personally visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee to hand over the Bharat Ratna, the countr
Goa governor greets people on Ram Navami
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) At a time when "virtues and values are at a discount", one should look up to Lord Ram, who is a true embodiment of righteou
A bank run by beggars, for beggars in Bihar town
Gaya (Bihar), March 27 (IANS) A group of beggars in this Bihar town has opened their own bank, which they run and manage to provide financial secur
