Lucknow, March 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday mourned the demise of former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma. In a condolence message, Yadav recalled Sangma’s contribution in strengthening democratic values…
Patna, March 4 (IANS) JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is more of a ‘deshbhakt’ (patriot) than BJP leaders who have dubbed him anti-national, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Friday. Nitish Kumar made…
Jamnagar (Gujarat), March 4 (IANS) India is committed to peace for which it needs an “effective deterrence” and a “strong defence force,” President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday. “India is firmly committed to peace…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 25.58 points, or 0.10 percent, higher during the afternoon session on Friday. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was to the sagacity of his stint as a member of parliament for many years from Tura constituency in northeastern Meghalaya that the 68- year-old veteran…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Thane, Raigad, Mumbai and others parts of Maharashtra experienced unseasonal rain that brought the temperatures down on Friday. Several areas in the eastern and western suburbs of Mumbai experienced a drizzle…
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) The BSF’s new Director General K.K. Sharma on Friday arrived here to inspect a 50-metre long tunnel unearthed on Thursday that facilitated infiltration from the Pakistani side of the international border,…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) A novel championship has been instituted to promote stock market investments through individuals or entities, registered as research analysts with stock exchanges’ regulator SEBI, its organiser said on Friday. Participants…
Jammu, March 4 (IANS) BSF Director General D.K. Pathak will be here on Friday to take stock of security on the international border following the discovery of a 50-metre long tunnel in R.S. Pura sector…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the CBI on a plea by the Delhi government seeking the return of documents that the investigating agency had taken from the…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker P. A. Sangma died of a heart attack on Friday morning. He was 68 years old. Sangma served the sixteenth Lok Sabha as its speaker from…
Jamnagar (Gujarat), March 4 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday presented President’s Standard to 119 Helicopter Unit and President’s Colours to 28 Equipment Depot of the Indian Air Force here. One of the premier flying…
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New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 21.4 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The day would remain partly cloudy with the…
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Aligarh, March 4 (IANS) US News Education World Report has placed Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) above Delhi University and second to Punjab University on their list of overall Best Global Universities rankings. Banaras Hindu University…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) Filmmaker Prakash Jha got annoyed when asked about the “unsatisfactory” promotions of his upcoming film, “Jai Gangaajal”, due to the “absence” of the lead star, Priyanka Chopra. Jha on Thursday held…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Over 2,500 students and teachers gathered at the admin block of Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday to welcome JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya, who has been accused of…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Friday a plea by the Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) and Association of Unified Telecom Service Provider of India challenging the…
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the outlay of agriculture budget would be enhanced with a special focus to increase the area under irrigation and reduce farmers’ vulnerabilities to…