New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said party president Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi never intervened in any administrative matter including the ‘Ishrat Jahan case’ during the United Progressive Alliance…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved transfer of 58.81 acres of surplus land of Farakka Barrage Project at Farakka to the BSF for the establishment of its 4-Battalion headquarters. “The…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of the Global Climate Agreement adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP-21) held in Paris in 2015. Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar,…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to move official amendments in the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA) Bill, 2015….
By Sirshendu Panth Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) All is not well in West Bengal Left Front, that has stuck together for 39 long years, including 34 years as a ruling coalition. Upset with LF spearhead…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved transfer of land from the Central Tobacco Research Institute in Rajahmundry of Andhra Pradesh to set up…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Twenty-five lakh foreign tourists arrived in India between January and March, pushing up by 10 percent the total number of foreign tourists, the government said on Wednesday. The figure for…
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 20 (IANS) At a time when the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh is battling anti-incumbency and has been cornered by the opposition on failing law and…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The body of an 11-year-old boy who went missing a day earlier was recovered from a canal in east Delhi on Wednesday morning, police said. Danish, a Class 7 student,…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Security scenario in the Indian Ocean Region, infrastructure upgrades with special focus on aviation, and inductions on the lines of Make in India will be in the focus as top…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The country’s first “Karigar University” to impart professional skills’ training to artisans like potters, carpenters and ironsmiths may soon come up in Wardha in Maharashtra, the erstwhile…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Wednesday announced that women completing seven years in the service will get permanent commission. Navy is the last of the three armed forces in the country…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Authorities in Delhi have impounded 50 more taxis for over-charging customers as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hinted on Wednesday that “surge pricing” by cabs may face the axe forever. “We…
Baitul, April 20 (IANS) Four guests at a wedding were killed when their car rammed into a tree in Madhya Pradesh’s Baitul district, police said. The accident occurred late Tuesday night when four of the…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) How have Deccans Kalamkari textile-paintings gained an Indian appeal today? Which are the famed Uttarakhand tribal foods? Where exactly is Yamuna Biodiversity Park? Reliable answers to these and many more…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The government has merged Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), launched by the previous UPA government, with the Khelo India programme for development of sports, thereby dropping former prime minister Rajiv…
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 20 (IANS) The mortal remains of Kirpal Singh, who died in a Lahore jail in suspicious circumstances last week, were consigned to flames at his village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Wednesday…
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), April 20 (IANS) Security forces gunned down a dreaded woman Maoist leader, carrying a cash reward of Rs.6 lakh on her head, in a gun-battle in the thick forests of Bhamragad, an official…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The poll season is a busy time for politicians and certainly not for vacationing. But for Punjab’s political leaders, it is also the time for foreign trips. The…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Fifty more app based cabs have been seized in Delhi for over-charging commuters, an official said on Wednesday. “We have impounded 50 more taxis following complaints from customers. All the…