Sharad Yadav regrets remarks on HRD minister
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) After much controversy, Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav on Wednesday expressed regret over his retort to Human Resource
President wishes Singapore ex-PM Lee speedy recovery
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his best wishes to former prime minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, for
Congress protests over Rajya Sabha select panel reports
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The report of the Select Committee on the coal and mines and mineral bills was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a
Jammu and Kashmir assembly condemns Swamy's remarks on mosques
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Wednesday unanimously condemned BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's remarks when he
Srinagar-Jammu highway remains closed for fourth day
Srinagar, March 18 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday as the authorit
Ban on BBC documentary to continue till April 15
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary "India's Daughter" on the December 16, 2012, gang rape will con
BJP legislator elected Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Kavinder Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator, was on Wednesday elected as the speaker of the state legislative assembly
Sunny Wednesday in Delhi
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a sunny Wednesday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 14.5 degrees Celsius, slightly b
Elevated walkway to come up at Dakshineswar temple: Mamata
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of a Rs.65 crore eleva
Mamata launches Digitised Ration Cards in Bengal
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched digitised ration cards in the state, estimated to benefit m
CBI gets custody of MPS Group chief in chit fund scam
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Probing the chit fund scam in West Bengal, the CBI on Tuesday secured the custody of MPS Group chairman Pramatha Nath Mann
BJP fields 58 women for Kolkata civic polls
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday announced its list of 142 candidates - including 58 women and 18 from religious minorities - for the Ko
AAP to expand nationally
Ghaziabad, March 17 (IANS) After taking power in Delhi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to go national, its leader Sanjay Singh announced on
Serviceability of Sukhoi jets improving: Parrikar
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The serviceability of the Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter jets have increased over the past eight-nine months, Defence Minister
77 former Maruti workers get bail
Gurgaon, March 17 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday granted bail to 77 then workers of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. who were jailed after they were involv
Odisha reschedules school hours as mercury set to rise
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government on Tuesday directed authorities of all schools in the state to hold classes only in the morning
Cabinet approves bill on black money stashed abroad
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Giving concrete shape to the announcement on recovering black money stashed away abroad by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Coal, mines bill report to be tabled Wednesday
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The report of select committees on the mines and minerals and coal bills will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday,
Pained at Indian bans on exhibitions, cultural troupes: Pakistani envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Asserting people of Pakistan want to have a "normal relationship" with India, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Ba
Delhi HC to hear plea Wednesday to take BBC documentary on record
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday posted a plea for March 18 that sought to place before it a copy of the controversial BBC
