Won't visit India, Japanese say after robbery
Agra, March 17 (IANS) Two Japanese students who were victims of a robbery here have vowed never again to visit India after the police declined to g
Press Council must get more teeth, says Prasar Bharati Chief
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Expressing concern at the “inadequate’ self-regulatory mechanism within media, Prasar Bharati chairman A. Su
Centre, states will now spend more on social sector: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Denying that in the union budget 2015-16 he cut funding for social schemes like rural employment or women and child deve
With auctions, corruption is disappearing from India: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Corruption is disappering owing to the way the government is managing the allocation of the country's natural resources,
Bihar assembly sees protest over remarks on Smriti Irani
Patna, March 17 (IANS) Legislators of the opposition BJP on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Bihar assembly after an RJD lawmaker said union Human R
Sonal Mansingh to spread 'Swachh Bharat' message through dance
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Classical dancer Sonal Mansingh Tuesday announced the theme of this year's bi-annual festival is dedicated to Swachh Bha
Modi's religious beliefs helped shape his political views
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's religious beliefs helped shape his political views and he has no desire to jettison Hindu
Opposition leaders march against land bill
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Leaders and MPs of 10 political parties, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday marched from parliament to
No promoter yet for Himachal mega hydro project
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is virtually feeling powerless in re-allotting a multi-million dollar hydropower project that is under lit
Goa mines green clearance to be restored: Javadekar
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In a major development which could bring cheer to Goa's multi-crore-rupee mining sector, Environment and Forests Ministe
Kejriwal camp meets Yadav to bring peace in AAP
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) In a bid to overcome the differences within the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's loyalists have reached out t
No restrictions on march against land bill: Government
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The government on Tuesday clarified that there were no restrictions on the march against the land acquisition bill that
AIR's FM channel launched in Mumbai
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The All India Radio's (AIR) FM service is expected to cover the entire country within the next two-and-half years, union mi
Climate change, migration burdening urban areas in Bay of Bengal
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Rising urban population following forced migration from rural areas is a result of climate change and poses a burden upon
Himachal targets 6.5 percent growth
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh economy's growth is expected to remain at 6.5 percent this fiscal and the per capita income is estimat
PM's Public chat on Viber biggest in India
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Viber, a global mobile messaging and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Na
Bengal consumer cell to move Supreme Court
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The West Bengal government's consumer protection cell is approaching the Supreme Court over two Calcutta High Court (CHC)
Jats in Rajasthan shocked by SC judgement
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) Jat leaders in Rajasthan expressed shock on Tuesday after the Supreme Court quashed the extension of OBC reservation to the
Haryana leaders stumped by SC ruling on Jat quota
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Leaders in Haryana treaded cautiously after the Supreme Court quashed the reservation for Jats on Tuesday.Leaders of vari
Tax-free Haryana budget plans to channelise resources
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) In the first budget by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Tuesday prop
