Punjab's Urban areas to have Underground Cables
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) All the urban areas in Punjab will have underground cables for power supply to ensure wire-free roads and cut down on tran
Little Hearts Marathon in Mumbai Feb 8
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Mumbai will once again be playing host to the annual ‘Little Hearts Marathon’ this Feb 8 to raise awareness about
MGNREGA has cut down Rural Migration: Birender Singh
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The rural employment guarantee act has lessened people's migration from villages to cities for work and the government would
People-friendly but tough police needed: Rajnath
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said "people-friendly but tough" police were needed to tackle criminals and terrorists.Spe
Arsenic-hit Bengal village adopts French model for safe water
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Thanks to an innovative French technology that purifies contaminated water from lakes and ponds, residents of an arsenic-cont
Bengal SSC candidates continue hunger strike
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) The 32 candidates who were empanelled after clearing the WBSSC examination but are yet to be appointed in state-run schools,
Three acquitted, two convicted in Jammu murders case
Jammu, Fe Feb 2 (IANS) A court Monday acquitted three main accused and convicted two others in the infamous Chopra family murders case.Principal Dis
Youth Assaulted for Protesting Women Harassment dies in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) A 20-year-old college student, who slipped into coma after being assaulted for protesting the harassment of women during an i
Complaint Registered against Gurgaon Realtor for Land Grabbing
Gurgaon, Feb 2 (IANS) The economic offences wing (EOW) of Gurgaon Police has registered a complaint against a realtor for illegally taking over far
Modi condemns killings of Japanese citizens by IS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday condemned the killings of Japanese citizens Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa by the Islamic
No caste reference, just political metaphor: BJP
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday denied having made any caste reference in an election advertisement that mocked Aam
Journalist, unionist Vasant Pradhan dies
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Vasant Pradhan, a veteran Marathi journalist, trade unionist and Gandhian, passed away Sunday following old age related proble
Future belongs to Digital India, says Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said the future belongs to digital media due to its reach.He asked
Army Helicopter Crashes in Nagaland, None Hurt
Dimapur (Nagaland), Feb 2 (IANS) A Cheetah helicopter of the army crashed Monday in western Nagaland. Two pilots and an army official on board esca
Garo militant killed, camp busted in Meghalaya
Shillong, Feb 2 (IANS) A Garo militant was Monday killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Meghalaya as security forces busted a militan
Court to hear criminal case against Kejriwal Tuesday
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A court here Monday deferred the hearing on a plea for action against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for exhorting voters in hi
AAP to approach EC against BJP Advertisement
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday said it will approach the Election Commission (EC) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ov
Hyderabad's Muslim Groups launch 'Eradication of Evils' Drive
Hyderabad, Feb 2 (IANS) Muslim leaders and organisations from various schools of thought came together on a common platform to launch a campaign h
Kiran Bedi's Election aide quits BJP
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Days before Delhi goes to polls, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi's election aide quit
President Greets Nation on eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday greeted citizens on the eve of Guru Ravidas Jayanti, saying his "noble teachings propagat
