Aizawl, Feb 27 (IANS) A primary school was burnt down and a house was demolished at the Chakma tribe inhabited Tuichawng Chhuah village in Mizoram’s Lunglei district, an official statement said on Saturday. Mizoram Chakma…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Ashutosh Kumar, a student facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, joined the police investigation on Saturday. The police on Friday night…
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) Over 1,200 students in Bihar have been disqualified from class 12 examinations for cheating and dozens of other people have been arrested for helping them, an official said on Saturday. “The…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It’s not just her role as union Minister for Women and Child Development that keeps Maneka Gandhi busy. A lover of art and craft, she says she has a soft…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a youth from West Bengal’s Burdwan district suspected of having links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on Saturday. “The…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi saw a future in which India was not an armed nation, a Japanese author has said. Gandhi said that India should be non-armed and should be dependent on…
Kodungalloor (Kerala) Feb 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated here the Muziris Heritage Project which showcases the history and culture of an ancient seaport and urban centre on the Malabar coast. “This project…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed in a bombing in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Saturday, police said. The bombs were suspected to have been stored inside a house in Suri…
Toronto, Feb 27 (IANS) A Canadian court has stopped the deportation of a man and his sister to India to face trial for the honour killing of the man’s niece in Punjab on grounds that…
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Multinational computer technology company Dell on Saturday warned that cybercrime increased significantly around the world in 2015 despite organisations deploying end-to-end security solutions perfectly. Cybercriminals employed a number of new tactics…
By Prashant Kumar Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Feb 27 (IANS) These too are “kitty parties” but with a difference. In rural parts of water-starved Nashik district of Maharashatra, village women use them as a tool for their…
Mumbai: Actress Sonam Kapoor during the special screening of film Neerja in Mumbai on Feb 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Nearly three decades after a young woman with a…
Imphal, Feb 27 (IANS) A 48-hour shutdown called on Saturday by an organisation demanding that a new district be carved out of Imphal East affected normal life in the area. No vehicle has been plying…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The BJP youth wing on Saturday held a protest march here against “anti-national” views expressed by the Congress party. The protest march was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party member…
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A general shutdown on Saturday called by separatists protesting against crackdown on JNU students and the arrest of former DU professor S.A.R. Geelani affected normal life in the valley. Shops, public…
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) A general shutdown on Saturday called by separatists protesting against crackdown on JNU students and the arrest of former DU professor S.A.R. Geelani affected normal life in the valley. Shops, public…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) With the Middle East in turmoil and much of the blame being put on the post-World War I settlement imposed by western powers, the legacy of T.E….
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) It was a clear Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The day ahead is…
Pune, Feb 25 (IANS) Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt finally walked out a free man from the Yerwada Central Jail here on Thursday after serving a 42-month prison-term. Present to receive him outside the jail amidst…