Father Alexis Prem Kumar's family elated at news of release
Chennai, Feb 22 (IANS) It was a happy Sunday for the family of Father Alexis Prem Kumar when they got news of his release from captivity in Afghani
Petroleum ministry leak: Seniors of arrested executives to join probe
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi Police is likely to summon the seniors of the five corporate officials arrested in the petroleum ministry docume
Nitish returns as Bihar CM
Patna, Feb 22 (IANS) Nitish Kumar Sunday returned as the chief minister of Bihar, nine months after he resigned following his party's massive defea
Government reaches out to opposition ahead of budget session
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The NDA government Sunday reached out to the opposition ahead of the budget session with Parliamentary Affairs Minister M.
Modi delighted at release of Father Alexis in Afghanistan
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he was delighted at the release of Indian Jesuit priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar
Two suspected cases of polio in Bihar
Patna, Feb 22 (IANS) Two suspected cases of polio have been reported in Bihar's Darbhanga district and the samples taken from two children were sen
Mamata refuses responsibility over Shibaji Panja's arrest
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday shirked off any responsibility over the arrest of entrepreneur Shibaji Pan
Opposition raises concern over Land Acquisition Ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The opposition parties raised concern over the Land Acquisition Ordinance at an all-party meet here Sunday ahead of the bu
Congress assures smooth running of budget session: Naidu
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured the government of cooperation in ensuring smooth functioning of the budget ses
Himachal CM launches pulse polio drive
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday launched the second phase of pulse polio immunisation drive in the sta
Collective responsibility of all parties to run the house: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said it was the collective responsibility of all parties to run the house.At an all par
Over 1.4 lakh visit Mughal Gardens in first week
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Over 1,40,000 people visited the Mughal Gardens of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the first week of being thrown open for publi
Recovery of IEDs averts major tragedy in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) A timely detection of three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other arms and ammunition by the army late Saturday ave
Punjab's forts need awareness, restoration plan
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Punjab's magnificent forts and other heritage structures need a public awareness and official restoration plan so that th
Businessman who accompanied Mamata to Dhaka arrested
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Businessman Shibaji Panja, who accompanied West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her Bangladesh visit, was Sunday ar
In Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, women live a life of misery (Health Feature)
Rajsamand (Rajasthan) Feb 22 (IANS) It's a bright sunny day but a listless Dali is lying in a checkered blanket in the courtyard of her hut. A fly
Rajnath meets farmer representatives on land ordinance
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday met some representatives of farmers over the land ordinance, in an indication that th
Mobike ambulance service launched in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) Chris Hospital Saturday launched a two-wheeler mobile ambulance service here to reach accident victims by navigating throu
No proof kidnapped Indians dead or alive, Sushma tells relatives
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday told relatives of 39 Indian nationals, who were taken held hostage by Isl
AAP protests at Gurgaon BJP MP's house over farmers' issues
Gurgaon, Feb 21 (IANS) A large number of farmers and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters marched to BJP leader and Gurgaon parliamentarian Rao Inderji