India to host 22nd World Congress on fertility
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India will host the 22nd world congress on fertility which aims to promote education and research in the field of reprodu
Kerala HC rejects plea of ISRO spy case victim
Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a single-bench order that directed the state government to ta
Tihar DG meets Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Tihar jail director general Alok Verma on Wednesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in connection with the BBC interview
Uproar in Rajya Sabha over BBC interview of rapist
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed uproar on Wednesday on the interview of a December 16 gang-rape convict to BBC, as members soug
Canada-based NRI threatens to kill Hazare
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Veteran social crusader Anna Hazare has received a death threat from a Canada-based Indian resident, an aide said here on We
CBI raids Rose Valley addresses across India in chit fund scam
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The CBI on Wednesday conducted raids at 43 locations of the Rose Valley Group across the country, including 27 in West Beng
Glaciers in Brahmaputra basin may reduce alarmingly: Study
Dharamsala, March 4 (IANS) Glaciers in the upstream basin of the Brahmaputra, a 2,900-km-long river that originates from Tibet and flows into the B
India committed to Peace and Stability: President
Jodhpur, March 4 (IANS) India is firmly committed to peace and stability for which an effective deterrence and strong defence force is essential, P
Variety of Thandai flavours add 'colour' to Holi celebrations (Holi is on March 6)
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) In this part of the country, like in most of northern India, Holi comes as a big ticket festival for the lovers of bacchus.
HC rejects Ashok Chavan's plea in Adarsh scam
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea by former chief minister Ashok Chavan challenging its ruling refusing per
Kejriwal offers to quit as AAP convenor
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has offered to resign as the convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), a party source s
Banned in Maharashtra, beef dries up in Goa too
Panaji, March 4 (IANS) Banned in neighbouring Maharashtra, beef is in short supply in Goa too with shops selling it closed for the third day on Wed
Uber rape case: HC allows accused to recall some witnesses
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday "partly allowed" the plea of Uber cab rape accused Shiv Kumar Yadav to recall some of t
Metro services on Holi from 2.30 p.m.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Delhi Metro services on Holi will begin at 2.30 p.m., a statement said Wednesday."On the day of Holi festival, which falls
Dec 16 rapist interview telecast stopped: Home minister
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the government has taken necessary action to stop the telecast of a documen
Miffed Sajad Lone refuses to join Mufti's cabinet
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) Upset over the portfolio allocated to him, Sajad Gani Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) on Wednesday refused to join the co
Amartya Sen group to prepare Tripura's vision plan
Agartala, March 4 (IANS) Pratichi Trust, founded and headed by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen, will prepare a roadmap of Tripura's future dev
Swine flu toll in Uttar Pradesh touches 14
Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) With the death of a contract worker at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), the toll due t
Foreign affairs expert Ninan Koshy dead
Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 (IANS) Ninan Koshy, an expert on foreign affairs and law who lost the 1999 Lok Sabha election to state Home Minister Ra
Nippy morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a nippy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below th
