Himachal slightly warmer, snowfall in store
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) Most of the hill stations of Himachal Pradesh Friday saw a further rise in temperature, but the Met Office here has forecast c
Rainy Friday morning in Delhi (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a rainy morning here Friday. The Met office has forecast a cloudy day with the possibility of more rainfall.Over 45 tr
Policeman shot dead on train in Bihar
Patna, Jan 2 (IANS) A policeman was shot dead by unidentified criminals over a minor dispute on a train in Bihar's Munger district early Friday, po
Leh coldest at minus 17, Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town recorded the coldest night of the season Friday as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 17
Rainy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a rainy morning here Friday. The Met office has forecast a cloudy day with the possibility of more rainfall.Over 45 tr
Rock music concert in Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) A rock music concert amidst the serene hills of north West Bengal will be organised Saturday. The proceeds will be used for t
President greets nation on eve of Milad-un-Nabi
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday greeted people on the eve of Prophet Mohammad's birthday Milad-un-Nabi, saying "let us
BJP chief calls for Congress-free Karnataka
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Describing the Congress government in Karnataka as non-performing, corrupt and defunct, BJP president Amit Shah Saturday ca
National Games: Controversy over event management company
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) With just 28 days left for the 35th National Games to be held in the state, a controversy has broken out with a se
Modi & Erdogan: Parallel lives? (Column: Political Circus)
The writer Amitav Ghosh has noted "striking" parallels between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "In b
Digital connectivity a basic right like school education: Modi
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday pitched for making digital connectivity a "basic right" for children just as their right
Tripura CM wants tight vigil along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to beef up its vigil along the India-Banglades
Bengal a failed state: Physicist Bikash Sinha
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) Eminent Indian physicist Bikash Sinha Saturday strongly criticised the culture of protests in West Bengal and said it is a "f
Bharatanatyam meets tango and classical ballet
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A dance performance will celebrate the universality of emotions where different dance forms such as Bharatanatyam, the tang
Minor fire in Delhi church
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A minor fire broke out in a Christmas tableau at a church Saturday, police said.The fire was noticed around 8 a.m. after the
Sri Lankan flying snake sighted in Andhra
Hyderabad, Jan 3 (IANS) A flying snake, known to be endemic to Sri Lanka, has been sighted in Andhra Pradesh's Seshachalam forests, forest official
Woman killed, eight injured in Pakistani shelling (Second Lead)
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) A woman was killed and eight other people were injured Saturday in Pakistani shelling along the international border in Jammu a
Woman's tongue cut off for defecating in field
Patna, Jan 3 (IANS) A woman's tongue was allegedly cut off by her neighbour in a Bihar village for defecating in the open in his field, police said
Science helped build modern India: Modi (Lead)
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said science has helped shape modern India and lauded scientists for their pioneering wo
We want good ties with Pakistan: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) India wanted good relations with Pakistan, which should not resort to ceasefire violations, Home Minister Rajnath Singh sai
