UN chief arrives Saturday to attend Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who arrives here later Saturday on a four-day official visit, will first head to Gandhin
Kerala to be first state with green ABS policy
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) Kerala is all set to become the first state in the country to have a policy document on biodiversity conservation
Sustainable practices are the need today: Environment Minister
Gurgaon, Jan 9 (IANS) Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said sustainable practices were the need of 21st ce
UN Secretary General arrives Saturday, to attend Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is paying an official visit to India from Jan 10-13 during which he will visit Gandhinagar
Mumbai celebrates centenary of Gandhiji's 'ghar wapasi'
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) Mumbai Friday celebrated the centenary of the homecoming of young barrister-at-law Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from South Afric
13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas ends, 15 diaspora members honoured
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The three-day Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, attended by around 4,000 diaspora members, came to an end with the conferment of t
All PIOs are now overseas citizens of India: Government
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The government Friday announced that all Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders will be deemed to be Overseas Citizens
Closer to solution in Jadavpur impasse: Bengal minister
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, who Friday met a section of protesting students of Jadavpur University and
President, PM congratulate Sirisena (Lead)
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Siri
BJP attacks Akhilesh on Saifai Mahotsav
Lucknow, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday attacked the Akhilesh Yadav government in the state and asked it to furnish details o
Modi seeking educational institutions in Muslim areas: Naqv
Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed officials to plan educational institutions in minorities, especially Muslim, popu
Gulf returnees voice concerns at PBD
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) The issue of higher education for children of expat Indians, skill development of Gulf returnees, the plight of overseas
US Senator Tulsi visits Iskcon temple
Vrindavan, Jan 9 (IANS) US Senator Tulsi Gabbard, a devotee of Lord Krishna who used the Bhagavad Gita while taking oath of office, visited the Isk
Minister Babul Supriyo heckled in his constituency
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo Friday was heckled allegedly by activists of West Bengal's ruling
States woo diaspora for investment at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Gandhinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) Several chief ministers Friday wooed the Indian diaspora at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here to come and invest in t
Sunanda murder: Delhi police to quiz ten more
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Delhi Police will question ten more people, including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's personal assistant (PA) and a family fri
Jammu and Kashmir readies for Governor's rule
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) Governor's rule is likely to be imposed Friday in Jammu and Kashmir where political parties have failed to form a government fo
Modi for more accountability for doctors
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday instructed the health ministry to set up mechanisms for ensuring more accountability fo
Stop illegal buffalo fights, Gogoi urged
Guwahati, Jan 9 (IANS) A rights group Friday urged Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to stop illegal buffalo and bulbul (songbirds) fights ahead of
Bangladesh wants river waters treaties with India
Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) Bangladesh wants to sign treaties with India to share the waters of all rivers flowing between the two neighbours, Banglades
