Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded that the government stop “jumlas” (false promises) and start “working” as public patience…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The emerging strategic and security scenario and the operational preparedness of the Indian army will be among the key issues to be discussed by top officers in six-day long Army…
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the ‘best Indian destination for culture’ by prestigious international travel magazine Lonely Planet, an official said on Saturday. A state government spokesman said Uttar Pradesh…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Amid reports of poll-related violence from various parts of West Bengal, the Election Commission on Saturday warned that the officials concerned in the violence-torn areas would be held accountable and face…
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Dec 22, 2015. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien on Saturday caused embarrassment…
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, convicted in the 1993 Delhi bomb blast, was on Saturday ordered to be released on a 21-day parole by the Punjab government. Bhullar, who is suffering from acute…
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena leader Durga Prasad Gupta was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Khanna town of Punjab’s Ludhiana district on Saturday, police said. Gupta, who was provided security by the Punjab…
Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) Targeting Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said it invoked the “fear of BJP” in the minorities to rule the state. Reiterating his party’s stand to uproot the…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission has initiated night as well as riverine patrolling in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts where polling will take place on April 25 in the fourth…
Itanagar, April 23 (IANS) Two people died in a fresh landslide on Saturday in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, taking the death toll in two days to 19, officials said. Union Minister of State for…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Ruckus Wireless president and CEO Selina Lo called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, an official statement said. During the interaction, Lo appreciated the Digital India and Smart Cities…
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) Almost a month after a young Dalit woman was dragged out of her office and later allegedly raped in Punjab’s Muktsar district, the main accused, Jagdeep Singh, has surrendered, police said…
New Delhi: A view of traffic at ITO on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23…
Gurgaon, April 23 (IANS) The body of a 15-year-old girl was on Saturday dug out of her grave in Haryana’s Mewat district for an autopsy after her family alleged that she was murdered after being…
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) There was no respite from the blistering sun on Saturday as 18 places in Odisha recorded temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius, officials said. The government received reports of 37 deaths…
Indian Parliament. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Important legislation, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, Enemy Property Bill, Railways Appropriation Bill and Afforestation Fund Bill, besides the ratification of President’s…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Brick-and-mortar stores in India are likely to phase out by the year 2023, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said here on Saturday. “India is the only country with a billion…
Itanagar, April 23 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Saturday visited the landslide-hit area near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh which claimed at least 16 lives. “Minister of State for Home…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Nahan District hospital in Himachal Pradesh is to be upgraded into a medical college, Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced on Saturday. Nahan District hospital will be upgraded into a medical…
Mumbai: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses a students rally in Tilak Nagar in Mumbai on April 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, JNUSU president…