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
Weather to improve in Kashmir
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) The weather is likely to improve in Jammu and Kashmir from Tuesday.Sonam Lotus, director of the Met office here, told IANS
SC quashes extension of OBC reservation to Jats
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the March 4, 2014 notification by the UPA government extending OBC reservation to J
Haryana Roadways staff on strike, commuters suffer
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Thousands of commuters across Haryana faced harassment at the hands of private vehicle owners on Tuesday after the stat
Crimes against minorities issue raised in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Opposition parties, led by the Congress, on Tuesday raised in the Lok Sabha the issue of crimes against minorities, espe
India's maritime awakening? Modi endorses a Blue Revolution (Comment)
The three island-nation trip that took Prime Minister Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka in mid-March may well mark the beginning of India'
