By Ankush Vats New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi’s grand daughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, who was recently conferred with a top French honour for her contribution in the field of environment, education and culture,…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appreciated the efforts of the Indian Railways as well as common people in battling the ongoing draught in the country. In the 19th edition…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The external affairs ministry on Sunday revoked the passport of liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes Rs. 9,000 crores to various banks in India and is currently residing in Britain….
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) One person was killed and over a dozen were injured on Sunday when student groups of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) clashed and set set varsity property, including vehciles and the…
By Vikas Datta Poets can be divided into two broad categories – those who are sometime, somewhere influenced by the world outside and ‘prosaic’ concerns like politics, or at least reference what is happening, while…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Chittagong Armoury Raid: A Memoir; Author: Subodh Roy; Publisher: LeftWord Books; Pages: 137; Price: Rs.175 It cost only Rs.18,000 to prepare for the 1930 Chittagong Armoury Raid. That – coupled…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) The Odisha government on Saturday said it would purchase 5,000 tonnes of pulses from the central government, which has decided to provide subsidy on ‘tur’ and ‘urad’ dals for distribution by…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Art Of Living Foundation, which was imposed an initial environment compensation of Rs.5 crore over use of the Yamuna flood plains for an event, on Saturday reiterated that it…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Ridiculing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s call for a “Sangh-mukt Bharat”, the BJP on Saturday said it was nothing but a “daydream”. “What right does he have to say such things?…
Toronto, April 23 (IANS) Zee TV and Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra on Saturday received the $50,000 Global Indian Award from the Canada-India Foundation. The award was presented by Canada’s Investment Minister Navdeep Bains at…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The timing of the next parliament session, commencing on Monday, has left many parliamentarians from poll-bound states anxious with some of them claiming it a deliberate attempt on the government’s…
Hyderabad, April 23 (IANS) Imams and mouzzins of mosques in Telangana will get monthly honorarium of Rs.1,000 each from the state government, it was announced on Saturday. Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali will launch the…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Taking cognizance of reports of heavy traffic during odd-even phase two, the Delhi government on Saturday formed a six-member panel to study the reason for more vehicles on the roads….
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Five crore Indians would be provided gas connections under the ‘Ujjwala’ scheme over the next three years, including 1.5 crore poor women who will get it free, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Both gaseous and particle pollutants violated the standards in Delhi on Saturday, while the condition was way too grim on Thursday which was International Mother Earth Day, experts say. According…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien on Saturday caused embarrassment to his party after it was revealed that he had showed a photoshopped picture in his bid to prove close…
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) India is set to flight test, in June, a home-grown reusable launch vehicle to demonstrate its capability to re-enter atmosphere and return to earth for more space missions, a top official…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) As many as 46 people have been arrested by police in post-poll violence following the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission said on Saturday. “Commission is following…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Renowned Urdu litterateur and author Joginder Paul passed away on Friday after a prolonged illness. He was 90. Paul had been suffering from age-related illness and was hospitalized for some…