Gadkari appears in court, quizzed by Kejriwal lawyer
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Union minister Nitin Gadkari appeared in a court here on Saturday in connection with a defamation case he had filed agai
Nationalised banks need to increase credit-deposit rate in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati, March 21 (IANS) Nationalised banks operating in Assam needs to play a pro-active role for the development of the state and increase the c
Goa mining: Ministry lifts stay on green clearances
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) The union ministry for environment and forests (MoEF) has formally lifted its 2012 order holding all environment clearances
Burdwan blast: NIA arrests absconding accused
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The NIA on Saturday arrested Abdul Wahab Momin, one of the absconding accused in the Burdwan blast, here in the West Benga
Sayeed eyes new tourist destination
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Saturday called for making new destinations accessible to tourists
Penalty imposed for offence should be proportionate: SC
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that it was incumbent upon courts to bear in mind the impact of the offence on the society in
Officials summoned for violations on Shimla's restricted roads
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday directed the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police to appear bef
Parties not fighting polls may lose registration: CEC
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The Election Commission is seriously mulling revoking registration of political parties that fail to contest elections wit
Gaiety marks 'Ugadi' celebrations in Telangana, Andhra
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) 'Ugadi', the Telugu New Year, was Saturday celebrated in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with traditional fanfare and
Government should help rain hit Haryana farmers: Sonia Gandhi
Bhiwani, March 21 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday appealed to the Haryana government to help farmers affected by the unseasonal
Ayurveda a big hit among Moscow women
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Ayurveda has been a big hit in Russian capital Moscow, with many women who were looking at alternate health car
India to focus on Coastal Tourism
Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) The central government would focus more closely on promote the coastal tourism circuit, a minister said here on Saturday
Saradha scam: ED summons painter Shuvaprasanna, industrialist Neotia
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Painter Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya and city industrialist Harshavardhan Neotia have been summoned for questioning by the E
Potato farmer kills self in Bengal, toll four this month
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) A potato cultivator in West Bengal's Burdwan district died on Saturday after consuming pesticide. His family said he took
President presents Gallantry awards
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented gallantry awards and distinguished service decorations to 55 servicemen
Why no arrest over nun's gang rape, NCW asks Bengal
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) slammed the West Bengal administration on Saturday over its failure to arrest any
Bihar exam mess continues, Police fire in air
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Incidents of cheating in the Class 10 exam continued in Bihar on Saturday with police even having to fire in the air and car
Modi's modernity vs saffron orthodoxy (Comment)
Historian Ayesha Jalal has writen in her latest book, "The Struggle for Pakistan", that "at the root of Pakistan's national identity crisis has been
Two terrorists 'Neutralised' in Jammu: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said two terrorists who attacked an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba
Centre insensitive towards people: Congress on terror attacks
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday condemned terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, saying such attacks reflect the central governme
