Gaiety marks 'Ugadi' celebrations in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) 'Ugadi', the Telugu New Year, was Saturday celebrated in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with traditional fanfare and
Government should help rain hit Haryana farmers: Sonia Gandhi
Bhiwani, March 21 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appealed to the Haryana government to help farmers affected by the unseasonal
Ayurveda a big hit among Moscow women
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Ayurveda has been a big hit in Russian capital Moscow, with many women who were looking at alternate health car
India to focus on Coastal Tourism
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) The central government would focus more closely on promote the coastal tourism circuit, a minister said here on Saturday
Saradha scam: ED summons painter Shuvaprasanna, industrialist Neotia
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Painter Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya and city industrialist Harshavardhan Neotia have been summoned for questioning by the E
Potato farmer kills self in Bengal, toll four this month
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) A potato cultivator in West Bengal's Burdwan district died on Saturday after consuming pesticide. His family said he took
President presents Gallantry awards
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented gallantry awards and distinguished service decorations to 55 servicemen
Why no arrest over nun's gang rape, NCW asks Bengal
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) slammed the West Bengal administration on Saturday over its failure to arrest any
Bihar exam mess continues, Police fire in air
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Incidents of cheating in the Class 10 exam continued in Bihar on Saturday with police even having to fire in the air and car
Modi's modernity vs saffron orthodoxy (Comment)
Historian Ayesha Jalal has writen in her latest book, "The Struggle for Pakistan", that "at the root of Pakistan's national identity crisis has been
Two terrorists 'Neutralised' in Jammu: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said two terrorists who attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba
Centre insensitive towards people: Congress on terror attacks
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday condemned terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such attacks reflect the central governme
Owaisi denied permission to hold meeting in Agra
Agra, March 21 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been denied permission to hold a meeting here on Ma
Ask CBI to probe Karnataka IAS officer's death
Agartala, March 21 (IANS) The IAS association's Tripura branch on Saturday demanded a CBI probe into the death of Karnataka's young IAS officer D.K
Modi wishes people on various Festivals
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the people as various festivals were celebrated across India.Modi took t
Swine flu virus to die as temperatures rise: Goa minister
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Francis D'Souza said the swine flu virus will die automatically when the mercury will rise in the state
Clear day ahead in Delhi
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in Delhi with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this
Devotees throng Himachal temples
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Tens of thousands of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with the onset of the nine-day-long Chaitra
Pilgrim critically injured in militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) A pilgrim bound for the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir was critically injured when militants on Saturday morn
Militants attack armoured regiment camp in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Militants on Saturday launched an attack on an army camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said."Militants early
