Telangana Chief Minister turns 61
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday turned 61.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Kejriwal wants Sanjeev Chaturvedi as his OSD
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here Tuesday sought the services of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi a
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing
No plans to join Modi Government, says TRS leader
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is not planning to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) central government, a s
Agra gears up for Taj Mahotsav
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) Undeterred by the swine flue scare, people in Agra are in full celebratory mood ahead of the 10-day annual cultural extravaganz
Odisha seeks more allocation of fertilisers
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday urged the Centre to increase allocation of fertilisers to the state to safe
Kochi Biennale accords Indian artists global context: Experts
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) The ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale '14 (KMB) has succeeded in according Indian artists a much more international context, lead
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Drawing on ancient Indian tradition of mutual respect for all faiths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the govern
Sri Lankan president prays at Bodh Gaya
Pat Feb 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Tuesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple amid tight securit
Work on two power projects has started: K. Rosaiah
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Tuesday said work on two power projects in the state having a capacity of 1,980MW has commenc
Pregnant mother, baby survive swine flu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A 28-year old woman, suffering from swine flu, successfully gave birth in a Delhi hospital. The woman also overcame the li
Six die in Odisha accident
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Six people, including two children, died Tuesday when the autorickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a speeding tru
Sea of Humanity bids Tearful adieu to R.R. Patil
Sangli (Maharashtra), Feb 17 (IANS) Lakhs of people bade a tearful farewell to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Raosaheb Ramrao Patil in hi
Modi congratulates Yoga teacher for setting world record
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated Hong Kong-based Indian Yoga instructor Yogaraj C.P. for creating a Guin
Maha Shivratri celebrated with religious fervour
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of devotees across the country celebrated Maha Shivratri Tuesday with zeal and religious fervour by
President receives first copy of book on Vedic Astrology
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday received the first copy of a book on Vedic astrology, authored by G. Srinivasan, at Ras
Tearful farewell to R.R. Patil
Sangli (Maharashtra), Feb 17 (IANS) A sea of humanity descended upon the village of Anjani in Maharashtra Tuesday and bid a tearful adieu to former
Victim offered Rs.31,000 to forget rape
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has ordered one of its members accused of raping a woman to pay her Rs.31,000 and asked the victim to for
Media again denied entry in Delhi Secretariat
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal led-government did not allow the media to enter the Delhi Secretariat for the second consecutive day T
Government will Ensure Complete Freedom of Faith: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The government would ensure "complete" freedom of faith for all to have an "undeniable" right to practice any religion wit