New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The central government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Campaign) in the country. “The concept of Swachh Bharat was very close to…
By Priyanka Title: Walking the Himalayas; Author: Levinson Wood; Publisher: Hodder&Stoughton, An Hachette UK company; Pages: 291; Price: Rs.699 Levinson Wood clambers up steep mountains and treks through narrow passes, taking us on a journey…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain cloudy in the day ahead with…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Who was Shivaji? Author: Govind Pansare; Publisher: LeftWord Books; Pages: 110; Price: Rs.150 Who was Shivaji? A medieval ruler (1627-80) who embraced what is known today as Hindutva politics and…
Jammu, Feb 29 (IANS) Registration for the 48-day long Amarnath Yatra to the Himalayan Cave Shrine, to be held from July 2 to August 18, will begin on Monday. P.K. Tripathi, CEO of the Yatra…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Giving a formal call for a purported poll alliance with the CPI-M and other Left Front partners, the Congress’ West Bengal unit on Sunday invited all democratic and secular forces to…
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Police in Telangana on Sunday held three accused including two juveniles for gangrape of a tribal girl, who was preparing for an exam to join the police force. The shocking incident…
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) A FIR charging vice president Raul Gandhi, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechuri, Delhi Chief Minister Aravind Kejriwal and others with sedition was registered at a police station here on Sunday. On the…
Mumbai: Congress leader Kapil Sibal addresses a press conference in Mumbai on May 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Bhopal, Feb 28 (IANS) Parliament has been reduced to a theatre since what was shown in theatres earlier…
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) Two youth who allegedly shot dead a school teacher who resisted their lewd remarks and attempt to molest her at a wedding function in Punjab’s Batala town were arrested on Sunday,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation visit on March 30 during which he will hold a bilateral summit with the…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Ridiculing the proposed CPI-M-Congress alliance for the West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Sunday claimed that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has no inkling about any such arrangement….
Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata felicitates retired police officer Suryakant Jog during a programme in Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Mathura, Feb 28 (IANS) Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata here…
New Delhi: People participate in Statesman Vintage Car Rally 2016 in New Delhi, on Feb 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Sleek vintage beauties, including a 1919 Citroen, a 1920 Willy Overland…
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) The Haryana Police on Sunday registered a case of gang rape after a woman from Delhi’s Narela area filed a complaint, even as a senior police officer said she could not…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Reliance Industries’ retail arm on Sunday rolled out two smartphones, which are 4G enabled for high-speed data and voice service. “The entry level handsets LYF Wind 6 and LYF Flame…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said legal assistance cells would be set up at gram panchayat level to improve access to the justice delivery system to the poor and…
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Five people were killed when a speeding truck ploughed into several shops in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday. Three others were critically injured in the accident…
Title: Standing Guard – A Year in Opposition; Author: P. Chidambaram; Publisher: Rupa Publications; Pages: 206; Price: Rs.500 P. Chidambaram is perhaps unique in Indian politics in having held both the home and finance portfolios…
Kulgam: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed during a meeting with party workers in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 20, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presiden, Mehbooba…