Attari/Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A security team from Pakistan arrived at the Attari border post of India on Monday and headed for Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh to review security arrangements for a Pakistan-India cricket match…
Patna, March 7 (IANS) Millions of schoolchildren in Bihar schools will soon be served ‘pulao’ once a week as part of their mid-day meals, officials said on Monday. “Pulao will be served once in a…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Starting from Monday, Chinese smartphone maker LeEco began the sale of its “superphones” — Le 1s and Le Max — during e-tail major Flipkart’s Big Shopping Days festival. The “superphones”…
Mandi, March 7 (IANS) Deities from hundreds of village temples started assembling in this historical town of Himachal for the week-long Mahashivratri festival that began on Monday, organisers said. “A total of 216 deities have…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended his greetings to the people on Maha Shivratri. Maha Shivratri greetings to everyone, Modi tweeted. Maha Shivratri, celebrated annually in reverence of Lord…
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Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Thousands of people offered prayers at various temples across Punjab and Haryana on Monday to mark Maha Shivratri amid tight security arrangements. In view of intelligence reports of the possibility of…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather office said. “The day ahead will be…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, weather office said. “The day ahead will be…
Lucknow, March 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh was put on high alert on the occasion of Shivratri, following inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on the possibility of terror attacks at temples and religious places, an…
Bengaluru, March 7 (IANS) In a damage control exercise, beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya on Sunday blamed media for spoiling his reputation and sought to clarify why his dream airline Kingfisher failed. “The past few days…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Laying stress on moving towards women-led development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged elected representatives to use technology to be more effective in their role and suggested creating a…
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A guerrilla of the separatist Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was killed in an ongoing gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Kulgam’s district on Sunday , police said. “A Hizbul…
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) received a shot in its arm on Sunday as it won 23 out of 28 local bodies seats in the legislative council. The Bahujan Samaj…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The National Conference of Women Legislators on Sunday adopted a resolution to work for transparent, accountable and inclusive governance and to contribute the task of building a ‘Resurgent India’. The…
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 6 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that he wants the party to emerge as a key force in the electoral battle in south India. Addressing a public meeting…
Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh), March 6 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday said that he wants the party to emerge as a key force in the electoral battle in south India. Addressing a public meeting…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Freedom fighter and West Bengal’s senior most Left leader Ashok Ghosh was laid to rest on Sunday with full state honours at the Netaji Subhas Ashram in Purulia district, as per…
Gurgaon, March 6 (IANS) The first “Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016” will kick off here on Monday, less than a fortnight after the state was rocked by a series of violent protests by the Jat…
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) A gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas broke out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday evening, police said. “Following specific information about the presence of militants in Buchroo…