Sri Lanka polls: Modi congratulates Sirisena
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena on his victory in the Sri Lanka
Army deployed in Sikkim's Changu to rescue stranded tourists
Gangtok/Siliguri, Jan 8 (IANS) The army was deployed Thursday to rescue at least 2,700 tourists stranded at Changu in Sikkim following heavy snowfa
Vice president urges NCC cadets to protect India's pluralism
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Vice President M. Hamid Ansari Thursday urged NCC cadets to protect and promote pluralism in Indian society which has given
Congress will again back AAP if needed: Dikshit (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Congress was ready to support an AAP government again in the event of a hung assembly in the capital, former chief mini
NRI doctors from US to support healthy India vision
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) In a bid to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a healthy India, a NRI doctors association Thursday launched a
SC pulls up UGC for slow inspection of deemed varsities under cloud
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the the University Grant Commission for the tardy pace which it was carrying out the i
Rahul should get full responsibility of Congress: Digvijaya
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi should be given "poori javabdari" (full responsibility) of the party, its general secr
Diaspora's strength can be driving force for India: Modi (Intro Roundup)
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said every NRI is like a "shakti" and if the strength of the entire diaspora can be
Janata Parivar to take on government: Sharad Yadav
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Janata Parivar parties Thursday met here and discussed their strategy to take on the government on various issues inclu
I am a novice in politics: Manjhi
Patna, Jan 8 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday expressed his helplessness for repeatedly committing faux pas, saying he was a "
CBI raids in Kolkata, Odisha in chit fund scam
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The CBI Thursday conducted several places in Kolkata and Odisha in connection with the Odisha chit fund scam, an agency offic
PM holds meetings with Guyanese president, Mauritius minister (Lead)
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday met Guyana President Donald Ramotar and said India would set up its first IT Centre
Ramlila Maidan gets ready for Modi rally
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Municipal workers and BJP members were Thursday busy erecting a huge tent, placing metal detectors and barricades at the ga
I-T cases against Jayalalithaa, Sasikala withdrawn
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) The 18-year-old income tax (I-T) department proceedings against AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu former chief minister
Mamata asked to clarify Trinamool leaders' role in terror group funding
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh Thursday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the role of a Trinamool
IMA to develop model health village
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Thursday said it will develop a model health village with all parameters defined in th
DUJ condemns Paris massacre
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) Thursday expressed "profound shock" over the massacre of 12 people at the office of a
PM meets Guyanese president, Mauritius minister
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday held bilateral meetings with Guyanese President Donald Ramotar, Mauritius Vice Prem
Eastern Railway to run additional trains for Gangasagar Mela
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) The Eastern Railway (ER) will run additional trains, provide special sanitary arrangements and security for the convenience o
Haryana BJP retracting on poll promises: AAP (Lead)
Gurgaon, Jan 8 (IANS) Senior AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Thursday said here that the state BJP government was retracting on the promises it made to p
