Will continue fight over land bill, Sonia tells Hazare
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has written to social activist Anna Hazare saying that she agrees with him that the land
Let NJAC work before questioning its efficacy, says government
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday strongly opposed the plea seeking to restrain it from setting up a panel to make app
Army show depicts hardships faced in Kashmir
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) The Indian Army on Wednesday organised a light and sound show depicting the trials and tribulations of the soldiers and the
Kashmir government to work for better days ahead: Vohra
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra on Wednesday said the PDP-BJP alliance government in the state would pursue policies b
Ashwin is like Kumble: Javagal Srinath
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) Former India pace spearhead Javagal Srinath on Wednesday compared off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin to Anil Kumble, conside
Web-based tool to monitor atrocities against Dalits, tribals
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Claiming that the government has failed to safeguard the interests of the marginalised, National Commission for Schedule
Lightning kills six in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Six people were killed and 12 others injured on Wednesday after being struck by lightning in Odisha, said an official sa
India-Pakistan state of affairs a 'historic opportunity': Envoy
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Terming Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi, prime misters of Pakistan and India, as leaders oriented towards "development and
Coal block case: Arguments on framing of charges against RSPL on March 27
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A special court on Wednesday said arguments on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case against Delhi-based Ra
Bengal approves transgender welfare board
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The West Bengal cabinet on Wednesday approved the formation of a Transgender Development Board, a minister announced."The s
Chariot fest of Jagannath to begin July 18
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in Odisha's pilgrim town Puri on Wednesday approved an annual budget
No illegality in National Herald case: Sonia to HC
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) There was no "illegality" in the acquisition of Associated Journals Ltd. by Young Indian Ltd. as per the Companies Act,
Maharashtra to scrap Local Body Tax
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday announced the scrapping of the contentious Local Body Tax (LBT
Five held for land fraud in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, March 18 (IANS) Five people, including a woman, have been arrested here for posing as land owners and fraudulently selling a plot, police
HC seeks Delhi government response on play schools
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the city government on a plea filed against unauthorised and un
School asking students, staff to join BJP gets notice
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday issued a show cause notice and also ordered a probe into the management of private Ryan
India-Pakistan relations like 'saas-bahu', says envoy
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Likening the "conflict-riddled" relationship between India and Pakistan with that of "saas-bahu" relations, Pakistan's Hig
Sonia Gandhi to visit Rajasthan on Friday
Jaipur, March 18 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to visit Rajasthan on March 20 and meet farmers affected by rain and hailstorm, s
Need 'conducive' political ties for trade: Pakistan envoy
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Political relations between India and Pakistan need to be conducive to promote bilateral trade, Pakistan's High Commission
For the love of art and passion to innovate
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Irked by the overflowing municipality dustbins in front of her home in Anna Nagar, at Chennai, 15-year-old Priyanka Math
