Rosaiah draws fire for praising Jayalalithaa in assembly
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K.Rosaiah Tuesday faced fire from various opposition parties for praising former chief minister J.Jayala
No plans to censor theatre in Goa: BJP
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) Goa's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday denied that it had any plans to set up a censor board for tiatrs (local theatre),
Modi assures full freedom of faith; meets Christian leaders
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing
Ferry runs aground off Elephanta Isle, passengers rescued
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) At least 78 passengers, mostly tourists, were rescued from a ferry which ran aground in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast Tues
Attack on Hindu temple slur on US name: Congress
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said the attack on a Hindu temple in Washington state was a "slur" on the name of US and expressed s
Denied entry again in Delhi Secretariat, media fumes
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Arvind Kejriwal led-government did not allow the media to enter the Delhi Secretariat for the second consecutive day T
PM meets head of Syrian Orthodox church
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday met the supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, an official release sai
Guidelines soon on Skilling up Disabled Youth: Birender Singh
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) The central government was planning to provide specialized skills to rural job guarantee workers and would soon notify guidel
Save Braj Bhasha from extinction, demand scholars, artistes
Mathura, Feb 17 (IANS) Under a combined onslaught of Hindi and English, the popular local dialect Braj Bhasha, identified with Lord Krishna and his
CPI-M shouldn't use Kerala saints' photos to get votes: Church
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 17 (IANS) The CPI-M should not use the pictures of Saint Alphonsa and Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara to get votes in Kerala,
Himachal to take up Pong Dam oustees' issue with Rajasthan
Nagrota Surian (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday said the state was always considerate towards the demand of
Britain, KMC launch climate change toolkit for civic councillors
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) In a tie up with the British government, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind sensitisatio
Telangana Chief Minister turns 61
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday turned 61.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Kejriwal wants Sanjeev Chaturvedi as his OSD
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here Tuesday sought the services of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi a
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing
No plans to join Modi Government, says TRS leader
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is not planning to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) central government, a s
Agra gears up for Taj Mahotsav
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) Undeterred by the swine flue scare, people in Agra are in full celebratory mood ahead of the 10-day annual cultural extravaganz
Odisha seeks more allocation of fertilisers
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday urged the Centre to increase allocation of fertilisers to the state to safe
Kochi Biennale accords Indian artists global context: Experts
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) The ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale '14 (KMB) has succeeded in according Indian artists a much more international context, lead
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Drawing on ancient Indian tradition of mutual respect for all faiths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the govern
