Sri Lankan president prays at Bodh Gaya
Pat Feb 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Tuesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple amid tight securit
Work on two power projects has started: K. Rosaiah
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Tuesday said work on two power projects in the state having a capacity of 1,980MW has commenc
Pregnant mother, baby survive swine flu in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A 28-year old woman, suffering from swine flu, successfully gave birth in a Delhi hospital. The woman also overcame the li
Six die in Odisha accident
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Six people, including two children, died Tuesday when the autorickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a speeding tru
Sea of Humanity bids Tearful adieu to R.R. Patil
Sangli (Maharashtra), Feb 17 (IANS) Lakhs of people bade a tearful farewell to former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Raosaheb Ramrao Patil in hi
Modi congratulates Yoga teacher for setting world record
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday congratulated Hong Kong-based Indian Yoga instructor Yogaraj C.P. for creating a Guin
Maha Shivratri celebrated with religious fervour
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Hundreds of thousands of devotees across the country celebrated Maha Shivratri Tuesday with zeal and religious fervour by
President receives first copy of book on Vedic Astrology
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday received the first copy of a book on Vedic astrology, authored by G. Srinivasan, at Ras
Tearful farewell to R.R. Patil
Sangli (Maharashtra), Feb 17 (IANS) A sea of humanity descended upon the village of Anjani in Maharashtra Tuesday and bid a tearful adieu to former
Victim offered Rs.31,000 to forget rape
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) A panchayat in Bihar has ordered one of its members accused of raping a woman to pay her Rs.31,000 and asked the victim to for
Media again denied entry in Delhi Secretariat
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
Government will Ensure Complete Freedom of Faith: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The government would ensure "complete" freedom of faith for all to have an "undeniable" right to practice any religion wit
Teacher suicide case: CPI-M leader's co-accused surrenders
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 17 (IANS) One of the accused in the suicide of a teacher, E.P. Sasidharan, surrendered here Tuesday while the other accused in
Swine flu cases on the rise in Agra
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) Eleven more swine flu cases have been reported here, taking the total number of cases to 37 this season, an official said Tuesd
Trooper killed in shootout at BSF camp in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A trooper was killed and three were grievously injured Tuesday following an altercation between the paramilitary personnel t
First swine flu death in Himachal
Shimla, Feb 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has recorded its first swine flu death and six more cases have been detected so far, an official said Tuesday.
Kejriwal Wishes People on Maha Shivratri
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday wished people on the occasion of Maha Shivratri."Good wishes to all of you on M
31 Swine Flu Cases in Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) As many as four fresh cases of swine flu were detected here in the last two days, a West Bengal health department official s
Scot Visits Indian Railways to Trace Roots
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) A resident of Scotland visited the South Central Railway (SCR) headquarters here in search of his ancestral roots.Nicholas
UP Policeman Shoots at Youth for not Stopping Car
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) A policeman in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district shot at a youth as he promptly did not stop his car when he was flagged
