SC clears decks for dance bars in Mumbai
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the issuance of dance bar licences to hotels and restaurants in Mumbai as it modified the conditions for the…
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Lok Sabha briefly adjourned over Katheria’s remark
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned briefly following uproar by the opposition over an alleged inflammatory statement by Union Minister Ram Shankar Katheria in Agra. The Lok Sabha was…
Woman techie dies under mysterious circumstances in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) A woman techie died under suspicious circumstances in information technology hub Gachibowli here on Wednesday, police said. The body of Rani Manisha (29), a software engineer working in a leading IT…
Sushma Swaraj meets former Afghan president Karzai
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai here on Wednesday. An old friend pays a call. Former President of Afghanistan @KarzaiH meets EAM…
Sushma Swaraj meets Bangladesh foreign minister
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali here on Wednesday. A valued neighbour, an important friend. EAM meets with Bangladeshi FM…
Sushma Swaraj meets ex-Sri Lankan president Kumaratunga
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga here on Wednesday. Another old friend, from Sri Lanka. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets former President Chandrika…
Are Indian ads coming of age with social messages?
By Azera Parveen Rahman New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Why should laundry be a woman’s job? asks a new TV commercial for a detergent. Featuring the father of a young, working woman who gives voice…
Irom Sharmila rearrested within days of release
Imphal, March 2 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who has been on hunger strike to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, was rearrested on Wednesday, two days after a court found her…
Jewellers fear excise inspector raj, down shutters
Chennai, March 2 (IANS) Fearing excise duty inspector raj, around 35,000 jewellery shops in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have decided to down shutters for three days starting Wednesday, said a senior official of the All…
Porter falls in crevasse in Siachen, body found
Jammu/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The army on Wednesday recovered the body of a porter who died after slipping into a 200-feet-deep crevasse in Jammu and Kashmir’s Siachen Glacier. Colonel S.D. Goswami, spokesman of the…
Shutdown begins in Imphal
Imphal, March 2 (IANS) An indefinite shutdown in Manipur’s capital city began on Wednesday with all shops, commercial establishments pulling down the shutters to protest against a government order banning parking of vehicles within city…
Actors Jagdish, Siddiq in Congress candidates draft list
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Popular film stars Jagdish and Siddiq have found place in the draft list of the Congress candidates which is being finalised for the upcoming assembly elections, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)…
Rajya Sabha disrupted again
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was disrupted once again on Wednesday as opposition members raised various issues. AIADMK members raised the issue of investments made by former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son…
UP to establish state university in Allahabad
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government will be setting up a state university and modern library in Allahabad, an official said on Wednesday. Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan has asked the Uttar Pradesh State…
Fiscal discipline is of prime importance: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) In a post-Budget 2016-17 meeting with India Inc on Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reiterated the need for fiscal discipline…
CISF trooper kills two colleagues in Maharashtra
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), March 2 (IANS) A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper deployed at the Ratnagiri power plant gunned down two of his colleagues and injured himself and his pregnant wife, officials said here on…
Give back to society and save on taxes
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Worried about tax cuts in your hard-earned income? You don’t have to. Now there is a way out in which one can invest smartly, avail tax benefits…
Warm Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) It was a warm Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.2 degrees Celsius, the Met Office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in…
Lucknow airport to have third terminal
Lucknow, March 2 (IANS) Work on the third terminal (T3) at the Chaudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow will begin soon, an official said on Wednesday. The procedure of tendering has been set for the…
Do genes control intolerance and anti-social behaviour?
Anti-social Behaviour By Nishant Arora New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) As Indian society grapples with the issue of intolerance and violence, genetic experts are opening up the hoary discussion on whether genetic makeup can predispose…