Assam polls before May 2016: CEC Brahma
Guwahati, March 24 (IANS) Elections to the Assam legislative assembly will be held before May 2016, Chief Election Commissioner H.S. Brahma said he
Army commander visits Samba, meets field commanders
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) Army's western command chief, Lt. Gen. K.J.Singh, Tuesday visited Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district where guerrillas attack
Communal harmony being disturbed: BJP lawmaker
Panaji, March 24 (IANS) Attempts are being made to disturb religious harmony in India and the supply of beef has been stopped in Goa in the name of
Haryana's botched-up eye camp held without permit
Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) A recent eye camp in Haryana's Panipat district, where 19 elderly patients got severe eye infection and could be facing
India signs framework agreement with Canada's FoF
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Inter State Council Secretariat (ISCS) under the ministry of home affairs on Tuesday signed an agreement with Canada
Telangana government to give wings to Muslim woman's dream
Hyderabad, March 24 (IANS) The Telangana government has come forward to extend financial assistance to Syeda Salva Fatima, one of the few Muslim wo
Need progressive replacement for section 66A: Chandrashekhar
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) There is need for a new, "modern" and "progressive" replacement in place of Information Technology (IT) Act's Section 66
Kejriwal hails 66A scrapping
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi's activist-turned-Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the scrapping of section 66A by the Supreme
Panvel church attack act of vengeance, says CM; four held
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) Four people have been apprehended in connection with the March 21 attack on a church in New Panvel, Maharashtra Chief Minis
Delhi to host northeast festival of song, dance
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The national capital will host a day-long festival on April 11 to promote the culture and cuisine of the northeast, orga
Pranab writes to Singapore's president
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee wrote to the Singapore president on Tuesday to extend his condolences on the passing away of
Rs.37,750 crore Delhi budget for 2015-16
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday proposed an estimated Rs.37,750 crore budget for the 2015-16 financial year.The budget pro
Forest fires scorch over 11,000 hectares in Himachal
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) Forest fires raging across the hills of Himachal Pradesh scorched over 11,000 hectares of wooded areas and grasslands in th
India should prepare to face extreme weather, warn Scientists
Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Around the same time as Cyclone Pam flattened the tiny Pacific island nation of Vanuatu early this month, untimely rains
Modi to attend Lee's funeral
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the funeral of former Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew on March 29, it was
BJP, Congress hail quashing of Section 66A
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday said scrapping Section 66A of the IT Act was a "welcome decision", while the ruling BJP maintaine
Government welcomes SC judgment on Section 66A: Prasad
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Welcoming the Supreme Court's decision to quash Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, on Tuesday, Co
OERC hikes power tariff in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) While people are reeling under the scorching summer sun with the mercury already reaching 39 degrees Celsius in most p
SC reserves verdict on challenge to NJAC Act
New Delhi March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional amendment and enabli
AAP leader held under 66A hails court ruling
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) "Technically I am a free man now. I am very happy," said AAP leader R. Ravi Srinivasan of Puducherry after the Supreme Cou
