Burn Standard shuts Howrah plant after workers assaulted
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) State-owned wagon maker Burn Standard Company (BSC) has filed an FIR against five assailants and suspended work in its facto
Swine flu kills 90 in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Narottam Mishra Thursday said the deadly swine flu virus has killed 90 people in the state so
Swine flu toll rises in Agra
Agra, Feb 19 (IANS) Swine flu continued to affect people in Agra in Uttar Pradesh with the toll rising to eight here, an official said Thursday.One
Uttar Pradesh juvenile Reform Centres to have CCTVs
Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered installation of CCTV cameras in all juvenile shelter and reform homes across the st
PM satisfied with India-Israel ties
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday expressed satisfaction with the ongoing cooperation between India and Israel in vari
No official word on Pakistan visa denial: PDP leader
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) PDP spokesman Naeem Akhtar, who was to visit Pakistan Feb 25, Thursday clarified he did not know the status of his visa app
Nigerians held with Cocaine worth Rs.3.5 Crore
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Two Nigerians carrying cocaine worth Rs.3.5 crore have been arrested in the national capital, police said Thursday.Azubnozu
US, India discuss stable Afghanistan
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India and the US held discussions on regional cooperation in South Asia focussing on a stable and prosperous Afghanistan,
SC stays arrest of Setalvad, husband
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday restrained the Gujarat Police from arresting activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Ana
Adverse weather Conditions to continue in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) Adverse weather conditions will continue in Kashmir till Feb 25 with heavy snowfall in many areas of the valley, the Met Of
Media won't be allowed in Secretariat: Delhi Government
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday reiterated that no media would be allowed inside the Delhi Secretariat building and would on
Modi greets China, Korea on New Year
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday greeted the people of China, Korea, Vietnam and Mongolia on their New Year."Greetings
Delhiites need permission to put up political posters: court
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court said Thursday the city's residents can put up political posters at their homes but with prior permiss
Associating Buddhism with violence is fashionable: Expert
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Buddhism is increasingly being associated with violence and now emerging as a sensitive issue between India and China, a Bud
CBI files final report in coal block case
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday filed its final report with the statements of a witness recorded during
Over 100,000 invites for Mulayam kin's pre-wedding ceremony
Etawah, Feb 19 (IANS) A staggering 100,000 invites, including to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have been sent out for Samajwadi Party supremo's gra
India successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) India Thursday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile from a military base in
Modi pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji on his birth anniversary, saying the Maratha war
Sunny Thursday in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) It was a warm and sunny Thursday morning in the national capital as the minimum temperature settled six notches above the
BJP, PDP candidates elected unopposed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) Five candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) combine were elected unopposed in t
