MEA reaches out on Facebook Q & A
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) As part of its public outreach, India's external affairs ministry Tuesday held its first question and answer session on Fa
Expert urges India to sequence swine flu virus
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) With swine flu (H1N1) claiming over 800 lives in India this year, a world-renowned scientist in viral pathogenesis has cal
Tourism minister pays surprise visit to Taj Mahal
Agra, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma paid a surprise visit to the Taj Mahal Tuesday evening, to look into the issues ailing the
Swine flu: Bengal to open more testing centres
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday decided to open more swine flu testing centres at the city's School of Tropical Medicine
Ghaziabad students call strike over swine flu mismanagement
Ghaziabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Students of three engineering colleges here went on a strike and forced their respective managements to shut the instituti
Extradited gangster Abu Salem to be sentenced Wednesday
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Ten years after gangster Abu Salem was extradited by Portugal, a Mumbai court is likely to pronounce its sentence Wednesday a
Convert Jinnah House into Maulana Azad memorial: Congress
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Mumbai unit of the Congress Tuesday demanded setting up of a research centre and library dedicated to freedom fighter Mau
Farmer leaders meet Rajnath over land acquisition ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Farmer leaders from various parts of India Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and apprised him of their concerns rega
Sweeper stitches woman after delivery in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) A sweeper in a government-run hospital in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district carried out stitching on a woman, following he
Delhi Metro, CISF launch new safety initiative
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Delhi Metro and the CISF Tuesday launched a new safety programme under which the regular commuters of the service will
Himachal to have malaria research station
Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) The union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to open a malaria research station in Himachal Pradesh's remote L
RSS chief insulted all who work for poor: Christian group
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Indian Christian Voice (ICV) Tuesday reacted sharply to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remark on Mother Teresa, terming it an
Time PM walked the talk on religious freedom: Christian community
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Delhi Catholic Archdiocese Tuesday said the Christian community was in a state of shock over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's
Himachal hopes to get funds in rail budget
Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday hoped that the hill state would get budget allocation in the union ra
Costs holding purchase of artillery guns from US
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Procurement of artillery guns through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route from the US government has not progressed due to
Parliament passes bill to amend public premise eviction acts
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Parliament Tuesday passed a bill amending the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 in a move tow
Parrikar meets French Defence Minister
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday met his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian, as a major defence deal involving
559 ceasefire violations on IB since June 2014
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) There have been 559 ceasefire violations along the international border (IB) between India and Pakistan between June 2014
CBI files case against MCI officials, others
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday said it has registered a corruption case against six people including two
Nothing new in President's Speech: Opposition
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Opposition parties Tuesday said there was nothing new in President Pranab Mukherjee's address to a joint session of both ho
