Agartala, March 6 (IANS) Tripura’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist on Sunday renominated Jharna Das Baidya as its candidate for the March 21 Rajya Sabha polls. The election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat comes…
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…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Describing as “immoral” the proposed tie-up with the CPI-M-led Left Front for the West Bengal assembly polls, a Congress lawmaker on Sunday called for the central leadership’s intervention. Opposing any electoral…
Ahmedabad, March 6 (IANS) NSG teams were put on standby and Mahashivratri festivities at the historic Somnath temple were suspended in Gujarat after the Centre on Sunday sounded a high alert amid reports that 10…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Sunday that he was the real target of the “preposterous, malicious and totally false” allegations of undisclosed assets levelled against his son Karti….
Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) Seven people have been arrested in connection with the burning alive of a 27-year-old woman allegedly by her family members for marrying a man from another caste eight years ago in…
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh Social and Tribal Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore Babu, was extensively grilled by police on Sunday after he surrendered in a molestation case. A court later…
By Preetha Nair Khajuraho, March 6 (IANS) For Mohiniyattam exponent Methil Devika, performing at Khajuraho “which has so much divine energy” was like a dream come true and she was overwhelmed by the experience. Devika,…
Panaji, March 6 (IANS) Security forces were thrown into a tizzy on Sunday afternoon after a phone call – which later turned out to be a hoax – regarding the presence of a bomb on…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Following intelligence agencies’ inputs about infiltration of 10 suspected terrorists into Gujarat, Delhi was also put on high alert on Sunday as a precautionary measure, police officials said. “Delhi has…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The classic concept of ‘nukkad nataks’ (street threatre) in tandem with modern LED vans roving across 294 constituencies in West Bengal will be a key feature in the state BJP’s mass…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Expressing its dismay over the union budget 2016-17 proposal to tax withdrawals from the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, industry chamber FICCI on Sunday said it was, nevertheless, encouraged by…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said a nation is always empowered by its women. Nation is always empowered by its women. It is she who nurtures a citizen as…
New York, March 6 (IANS) Obesity and eating fatty food are significant risk factors for many types of cancer. A new study has revealed that a high-fat diet makes the cells of the intestinal lining…
London, March 6 (IANS) The level of oxytocin hormone is responsible for mother-pup bonding in seals, reveals a study that holds the key to understanding the differences in maternal behaviour in humans. Scientist Dr Kelly…
New York, March 6 (IANS) Exposure to third-hand smoking can cause insulin resistance, a precursor to Type-2 diabetes in non-smokers, especially kids and senior people, researchers have warned after conducting a study on mice. The…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Air India will celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday by flying 20 all women domestic flights. “Air India will be be flying 20 all women domestic flights on March 8…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) A man was detained after he was found moving suspiciously around the Panagarh air force station in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, an air force officer said. “According to locals, two people…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) Standing behind West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh who has threatened to “chop off” pro-Pakistan sloganeers, union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Sunday said the prevailing situation in the state has…
Patna, March 6 (IANS) Dozens of activists and experts gathered at Bodh Gaya in Bihar on Sunday, urging central and state governments to adopt ecologically sustainable and socio-economically equitable transitions for the electricity sector in…