Union HRD Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani. (File Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Targetting central minister Smriti Irani over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the SC/ST Teachers Forum and Concerned Faculty…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed after crude bombs stored in a house exploded in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The explosion took place in a house at…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The BSF has seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) with face value exceeding Rs. six lakh and held a man for allegedly trying to smuggle foreign currency in two different operations…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly on Saturday passed two bills to take over management control of ailing industrial units Dunlop and Jessop, both run by the Pawan Ruia Group. State Industries and…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a warm day here on Saturday with the maximum temperature recorded at 30.1 degree Celsius, five notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Attacking the Narendra Modi government on the JNU imbroglio, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that the BJP was “staring at defeat” in the upcoming elections in five…
Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 900 defence-related companies are expected to participate in the DefExpo 2016, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday, adding that a final decision on shifting the international B2B event permanently…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) UAE-based Aries group of companies is keen to set up a mobiles, tablets and television manufacturing unit in Telangana with an initial investment of $125 million, an official statement said on…
Panaji, Feb 27 (IANS) The AAP in Goa on Saturday accused BJP workers of manhandling them and raising ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ slogans during a face-off at the DefExpo site at Betul village, 45 km from here…
Jaipur, Feb 27 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Saturday signed 51 MOUs with the private sector for projects worth over Rs.11,500 crore, an official statement said. These MoUs, which were signed in the presence of…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a youth, suspected of having links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, from West Bengal’s Burdwan district, an official said on Saturday. “The…
By Kishori Sud Jodhpur, Feb 27 (IANS) With his roots in Afghanistan, robab exponent Daud Khan Sadozai says that the art of Sufi devotional music with such musical instruments is diminishing in the world as…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Odisha government will spend Rs.869 crore for socio-economic development of the people in eight mineral bearing districts of the state, an official said on Saturday. The meeting of the Odisha…
Union HRD Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) With the Congress deciding to serve a breach of privilege notice against the union minister Smriti Irani for allegedly…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 100 student activists led by Students’ Federation of India (SFI) were here on Saturday prevented by police from submitting a deputation to West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi urging him…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Expressing alarm over prevalent malnutrition in the country, noted rights activist and public health expert Binayak Sen on Saturday called for a law for “Lokdroha” or those working against the interest…
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) A 25-year-old man murdered his 22-year-old wife as he suspected she was having extramarital affairs and dumped the body in an industrial waste drain, police said here on Saturday. The incident…
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) A 40-year-old man was arrested here for raping his 14-year-old daughter multiple times over a period of five years, the police said on Saturday. The accused Anil Singh, who hails from…
Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) A four-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by a 15-year-old boy living in his neighbourhood here, the police said on Saturday. The victim was lured by the teenager, who lives with his…
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the BJP-led opposition has been trying to create a perception of “return of jungle raj” in the state, which is contrary to…