President pays tributes to Zakir Hussain
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday paid floral tributes at Rashtrapati Bhavan to former president Zakir Hussain on the occas
Swine flu claims six lives in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) The dreaded swine flu has claimed six lives in Karnataka, including four in Bengaluru and one each in Bidar and Raichur dis
Swine flu claims six lives in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) The dreaded swine flu has claimed six lives in Karnataka, including four in Bengaluru and one each in Bidar and Raichur dis
Modi asks states to work in tandem with Centre
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday asked chief ministers of all states to forge a model of "cooperative federalism" so that
Elderly Woman Raped by Youth in Bihar
Patna, Feb 8 (IANS) A 75-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man at a village in Bihar, police Sunday said.The incident took place Sa
Congress accuses Parrikar of poll code violations in Goa
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) Ahead of the Panaji assembly bye-election, the Congress has complained that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has allegedly vi
Indian Catholic priests find growing role in the West
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) The tide has turned so much so that today a growing number of Catholic priests from India travel to, stay on and settle in the
Sitharaman meets Bedi, Hopeful of winning Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) BJP leader Niramala Sitharaman Sunday visited the party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi at her residence and told
Connecting with Suriname, Guyana through diaspora
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Helping upgrade a much-needed mortuary, sending a Ramlila troupe to exchange ideas with the local troupes there or providin
Agra on alert as suspected swine flu cases rise
Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) With the number of suspected cases of swine flu in the city going up to 14, the health department in Agra has been put on high a
A city of poets: Lucknow and its 'shayars' (Column: Bookends)
Can a city develop a characteristic, exclusive literary style? A long-standing convention divides the Urdu ghazal tradition into "Dabistan-e-Dehli"
Centre should take responsibility for developing northeast: Mizoram CM
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) The central government needs to take responsibility for developing northeast India as it involves huge investment which the s
Ukraine crisis: President wants defensive weapons from abroad
Munich, Feb 7 (IANS) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Saturday his government was ready for a ceasefire with the separatist rebels, but ne
Nitish Kumar to blame for Bihar political imbroglio: BJP
Shillong, Feb 7 (IANS) Blaming former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for the current political imbroglio in the state, union Minister of State f
No communication yet about dissolving Bihar assembly: Tripathi
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who holds the additional responsibility of Bihar, Saturday said he was yet to rece
JD-U rift deepens: Manjhi defiant, Nitish to stake claim Sunday
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar's ruling JD-U seemed to be on the verge of a split Saturday, as Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi sought the assembly be di
Modi discusses Bihar, Delhi with BJP leaders
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday met BJP leaders to review the Delhi assembly polls as well as the developing politica
Manjhi in Delhi to attend NITI Aayog meeting
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi reached Delhi Saturday to attend a meeting of the governing council of the NITI Aayog
55,000 policemen deployed for Delhi polls
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A total of 55,000 policemen, along with paramilitary forces, were deployed in the capital city Saturday to maintain law and
Exit polls predict AAP win after record voting (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A year after its 49-day stint in power ended abruptly, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP was set to return to power in Delhi, exit poll
