Agartala, Sep 14 (IANS) Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy escaped unhurt after the car in which he and his wife were travelling met with an accident in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, an official release…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday assured the armed forces that he will try to resolve the issues around the 7th Pay Commission, especially the “anomalies” the service chiefs had…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the conflict in north-western parts of Pakistan and Balochistan is equivalent to a “war” and unlike the violence in his country,…
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) Around 60,000 people would get jobs as the West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Wednesday published results of Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) for recruitment of primary teachers and that of…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The death toll due to chikungunya-triggered complications stood at 12 on Wednesday, with two new cases reported from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), prompting Union Health Minister…
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government transferred 23 IAS and 13 PCS officials late on Wednesday, an official spokesman said. District magistrates of all the districts considered to be strongholds of the ruling…
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) The Pakistan Marine Security Agency (PMSA) seized six Indian fishing trawlers with 36 fishermen aboard on Wednesday, a fishermen’s association said. Sources said that the six Indian fishing trawlers were near…
Bengaluru, Sep 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday underwent a five-hour throat surgery at a private hospital here for a persistent cough, which troubled him for about 40 years. “The surgery corrected…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the central government’s response on a PIL seeking setting-up of special courts to hold the trial of elected representative in legislatures, public servants and…
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Shankersinh Vaghela on Wednesday flayed party leaders who aired their discontent in public and called for a united fight…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday confirmed the death of two men suffering from chikungunya, taking the toll by the vector- borne disease to 12, said…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Euphoria swept this rural hamlet of Hooghly district as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee handed over land records to peasants on Wednesday, but they still remain uncertain about…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday took a dig at the BJP’s poll promise of ‘achche din’ during the 2014 general election, saying it made lots of promises that it will never…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no “logjam” or “blame game” in the transfer and appointment of judges to the high courts and it…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Redeeming a pledge she made years back in this rural pocket which she called a “landmark in world history”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned 9,117…
New Delhi/Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had to step in on Wednesday to check the growing rift within the “family” and state government over a “power tussle” between Uttar Pradesh…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Indians are naturally innovative, civilised and inclined towards sustainability, Union Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave said here on Wednesday. Speaking at the 11th ‘Sustainability Summit’ organised by…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to persuade the states to halt the holding of sterilisation camps with well-equipped primary health care centres taking over the role….
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday as some members of the Muslim community were beaten up by unidentified assailants for slaughtering a camel on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) A group of academics and civil servants on Wednesday presented a report on the worsening situation of the banking industry and irregularities owing to non-collection of debts worth billions of…