Poonjar in Kerala to see ‘mother of all’ poll battles
Poonjar (Kerala), April 23 (IANS) The burly P.C. George – a delight for every cartoonist – is currently fighting for his pride as he has been dumped by both the political fronts in Kerala and…
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YSRCP loses another MLA to TDP, complains to governor
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) With yet another MLA of YSR Congress Party switching loyalties to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, leader of opposition Y.S. Jaganmohan complained to the governor that the…
Court to consider charge-sheet against Pachauri on May 14
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A court here on Saturday set May 14 for considering charge-sheet filed against environmentalist R.K. Pachauri accused of sexually harassing a colleague in The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Metropolitan…
Shimla won’t be renamed: Himachal chief minister
Shimla, April 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has no plan to change the names of Shimla city and colonial-era landmarks in the state, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Saturday. “The renaming of Shimla…
97-year-old man in Bihar appears for MA exam
Patna, April 23 (IANS) A 97-year-old man, who had graduated in 1938, has has appeared in an exam for a post-graduate degree of Nalanda Open University (NOU). Clad in a light coloured shirt and dark…
Shiv Sena rejects party activist’s ‘chappal’ threats
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Saturday distanced itself from its senior leader, Haji Arafat Shaikh, who threatened to “welcome with slippers” prominent woman activist Trupti Desai if she dared to enter the…
Tripura to supply additional 100 MW power to Bangladesh
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 23 (IANS) Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 100 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, over the 100 MW of power the northeastern state is supplying to the neighbouring country,…
Modi to address panchayati representatives in Jamshedpur amid shutdown call
Basirhat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a BJP rally in Basirhat of West Bengal on April 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ranchi, April 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a conference of panchayat representatives…
Minor fire in Delhi’s Khan Market
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A minor fire broke out on the terrace of a restaurant in Khan Market in south Delhi on Saturday and two fire tenders were rushed to douse the flames, fire…
Google doodle marks Shakespeare’s 400th death anniversary
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Search engine giant Google paid homage on Friday to William shakespeare with a doodle to mark his 400th death anniversary. The doodle features the Bard of Avon in the middle…
Spanish priest, 90, gets Indian citizenship after 38 years of struggle
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) After a long struggle of 38 years, a 90-year-old Spanish Jesuit priest — who has lived and worked in the country for 67 years — was finally granted Indian citizenship here…
Nitish Kumar formally takes over as JD-U president
Patna, April 23 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday was officially coronated as the national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) here. JD-U general secretary K.C. Tyagi told the media that Nitish Kumar…
Mamata government looted people through Saradha scam: Rahul
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, saying it has “snatched people’s money and savings through the Saradha chit…
As sun blazes down, April is the new May-June in Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) If forty degrees centigrade is the new thirty today, consider April to be the new May-June. Or so says the rising mercury, which indicates that the sweltering heat…
Two live hand grenades found in Varanasi court
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Two live hand grenades were found on Saturday in an unclaimed bag in the Varanasi district court premises, leading the police to cordon off the area and suspend the court’s work….
Ex-footballer eyes comeback, confident of entering Bengal assembly
By Debdoot Das Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) He was adept at scoring from half-chances – 245 goals at the national and international levels – but stumbled in his first bid to enter the West Bengal…
Three teams chosen winners of ‘Ericsson Innovation Awards India 2016’
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Three teams from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Bits) Pilani, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Bombay and IIT-Varanasi were on Friday chosen as winners of the second edition…
Cab aggregator overcharges customers on toll, state tax
By Anand Singh New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Even as the Delhi government has cracked down on app-based taxi aggregators for “surge pricing”, one such operator has been overcharging commuters — showing higher toll or…
Will Keshav Maurya end BJP’s 14-year political exile in Uttar Pradesh?
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Barely a fortnight since he was named the BJP chief in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Maurya seemingly is still trying to come to terms…
‘Captain’ Vijaykant may find the sailing in Ulundurpettai rough
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Villupuram (Tamil Nadu), April 23 (IANS) The non-descript small town Ulundurpettai in Villupuram district with agriculture and trading as its main economic activity has now turned into a star assembly constituency. The…