How many cups of tea have you drunk? Queries that Delhi Police receive
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) How many bullock cart tracks are in Delhi? How many trees in the capital are green and how many are dead? How many cups of
Planning Commission renamed NITI Aayog
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government began the New Year with a change in the name of the Planning Commission, which will now be the
Lakhs throng temples in Andhra, Telangana
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees Thursday thronged Tirupati and other Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Vaikuntha Ekadasi,
India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations, prisoners
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday exchanged the list of their nuclear installations and facilities under an agreement that bars t
Deo new Eastern Air Command chief
Shillong, Jan 1 (IANS) Air Marshal S.B. Deo Thursday took over as the chief of the Indian Air Force's Eastern Air Command, which is responsible for
Kolkata celebrates New Year with picnics, prayers
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) People in the eastern metropolis - including backpackers and travellers from across the world - ushered in 2015 with family e
IB officer to be special secretary for internal security
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The central government Thursday approved the appointment of Ashok Prasad, presently the special director of the Intelligenc
NITI Aayog to be headed by PM, will have 13 objectives
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The NITI Aayog, the new name of the Planning Commission, will have the prime minister as chairperson while the governing cou
CBI's Saradha scam probe not to affect us electorally: Trinamool
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Seemingly cornered over the Saradha scam, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress Thursday asserted the CBI probe into the mu
Six governors in six months: Now Qureshi goes to Mizoram
Aizawl, Jan 1 (IANS) Mizoram's Governor-designate Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred from Uttarakhand, will be the sixth head of the state in less t
Snow, rain in store in Himachal (Lead)
Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) It was a sunny yet nippy morning in Himachal Pradesh on the first day of 2015.The Met Office said there are chances of snow and
Despite gloom, homeless take a crack at New Year's eve
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) It was the firecrackers in the sky followed by some loud noise and cheering from children that reminded Kalyani, a beggar,
Odisha gets first women's university
Bhubaneswar, Jan 1 (IANS) The Rama Devi Autonomous Women's College here is set to be the first women's university in Odisha.The central government ha
Lalu gifts red rose to Rabri on New Year's Day
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad celebrated New Year's Day in his inimitable style when he gifted a red rose to his wife and former Bihar
Previous government in Himachal blamed for financial mess
Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) Facing criticism from the main opposition BJP, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Thursday said it was ensuring equa
A | A- | A+ NITI Aayog farewell to one size fits all approach: Modi
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that through the new NITI Aayog, the renamed Planning Commission, the governmen
Andhra, Telangana governor suggests way to resolve EAMCET row
Hyderabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan has made certain suggestions to resolve the row between the two sta
New Year celebrations low key in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) The New Year celebrations in Assam were a low key affair following the recent violence in three districts that left 79 people
Left asks Modi to declassify Netaji files
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Asserting that people of India had the right to know about mystery behind the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, th
DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs
Shillong, Jan 1 (IANS) DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here t
