Meeting of parties called ahead of parliament's budget session
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has called a meeting of various political parties Sunday to ensure smooth functioning of
UP Assembly's Budget Session rocked by disruptions on first day
Lucknow, Feb 18 (IANS) The first day of the month-long budget session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly got off to a stormy start Wednesday, with the o
Congress to oppose changes in Land Acquisition Bill
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Congress will oppose in the budget session of parliament the bill meant to replace an ordinance brought by the Narendr
NHRC notice to Maharashtra over attack on social activist
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The NHRC has issued notice to the Maharashtra government after a social activist and his wife were shot at by some unident
Himachal Pradesh becomes Manual Scavenging-free
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has become free of manual scavenging, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dhani Ram Shandil said Wedn
Modi's suit auction shameful, damage-control exercise: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit auction as a "shameful exercise", the Congress Wednesday said it was actually
Mental Patients should be treated with Empathy: Modi
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Exhorting graduating students of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences here to treat patients with emp
Authorised labs asked to halve swine flu test rates (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday asked the 10 laboratories authorised to carry out swine flu tests to halve their prices fro
Three Maharashtra corporations to be made minority empowerment models
Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) In a significant step towards minorities' welfare, the Centre has plans to develop three city municipal corporations from Mah
National Herald case: Delhi HC declines Swamy's early hearing plea
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea for an early hearing in a case against Congres
Vanzara released from Gujarat jail
Ahmedabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Controversial Gujarat police officer D.G. Vanzara was Wednesday released from an Ahmedabad jail.As Vanzara, 61, a former de
Minister awaits panel report to seal Rafale deal
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) The defence ministry has cleared the air on buying the Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) from French aerosp
Kashmir on alert after two swine flu deaths
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir health department Wednesday sounded an alert in the state after two people died of swine flu.Showkat Z
HC refuses to entertain PIL on live-in relationship
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the government to keep cases of live-in re
Court lifts ban on Manjhi regime taking policy decisions
Pat Feb 18 (IANS) In a relief to Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, the Patna High Court Wednesday lifted the restraint on taking any policy de
Authorised labs asked to halve swine flu test rates
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday asked the 10 laboratories authorised to carry out swine flu tests to halve their prices fro
BJP names Vijender Gupta as leader of opposition in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) BJP's Rohini legislator Vijender Gupta was Wednesday appointed the leader of opposition in the Delhi assembly even as the
Mamata to meet Hasina during three-day Bangladesh trip
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to call on Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sh
Six PDP Nominees File Papers for Kashmir Council Polls
Jammu, Feb 18 (IANS) Six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates Wednesday filed papers for the legislative council elections in Jammu and Kashmi
Nothing to be worried about H1N1 in Kerala: Chandy
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 18 (IANS) Even as many states in the country are facing the deadly H1N1 virus that has affected numerous people, Kerala Chi
