Compensation must reach disaster-hit farmers: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray Monday announced that his party would see to it that the recent compensation announced by
Arvind Panagariya appointed vice chairman of NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed vice chairman of the newly-constituted National Institution for Transforming
Law and order deteriorating in Himachal: BJP MP
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur has written to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh about the deteriorating law and order s
BJP MP sends notice to AAP's Ashutosh
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Ramesh Bidhuri Monday sent a legal notice to AAP leader Ashutosh for maligning his image and blaming hi
Nigerian held with cocaine valued at Rs.15 lakh
Panaji, Jan 5 (IANS) A Nigerian national, staying in Goa on forged documents, was arrested in Panaji for possessing cocaine valued at Rs.15 lakh, p
Two Madhya Pradesh policemen killed in shooting
Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Jan 5 (IANS) Two police officials were killed in a firing incident Monday in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district.Police
Men held for raping Japanese innocent, says family
Patna, Jan 5 (IANS) The family of two brothers arrested for the rape of a 22-year-old Japanese tourist in Bihar say they are innocent.A joint police
NCP leader's car stoned in Maharashtra
Beed (Maharashtra), Jan 5 (IANS) An angry mob Monday pelted stones at the vehicle of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Dhananjay Munde while
BSF trooper killed in Pakistani shelling
Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) A BSF trooper was Monday killed in mortar shelling by Pakistan on the international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashm
Girl found dead in septic tank in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) A six-year-old girl, presumed missing overnight, was found drowned in the septic tank of her house here Monday morning, pol
Amit Shah, Kashmir leaders discuss government formation
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah Monday met party leaders from Jammu and Kashmir and discussed the nitty gritty of government format
18 Telugu icons named ambassadors for Swachh Bharat
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Former cricketer V.V.S. Laxman, badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and popular actor Pawan Kalyan are among 18 Telugu person
S.P. Balasubramaniam sings for Swachh Bharat campaign
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) Noted singer S.P. Balasubramaniam Monday sang a song highlighting the importance of cleanliness as part of his efforts to p
Anti-Maoist operation launched on Odisha-Andhra border
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) After two tribal youths were killed by Maoists in Odisha's Malkangiri district, security forces have launched an anti-Mao
Insurance, houses for Jagannath servitors in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said that the government will provide insurance cover and houses to the servi
Drugs blame on Punjab a 'big conspiracy', says Badal
Attari (Punjab), Jan 5 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday said a "big conspiracy" was being hatched against the state a
Omar flays BJP, PDP amid hint of new government
Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday took potshots at the PDP and the BJP amid signs that they wer
Baseless allegations affect morale of officials: Chandy
Kozhikode/Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (IANS) Levelling baseless charges against officials will dent their morale, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said in
Centre asks urban bodies to mobilise own resources
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (IANS) The central government has asked municipal bodies to mobilise resources by levying taxes wherever necessary to improve basi
Jagmeet Brar leaves Congress
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Senior Congress leader from Punjab Jagmeet Singh Brar Monday resigned from the party.Brar, a former Congress MP from Punjab,
