Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Former diplomat T.P. Sreenivasan was on Friday roughed up by student activists of the CPI-M when he came to attend a Kerala government seminar. “I heard the students saying my name,…
Kochi, Jan 29 (IANS) Saritha Nair, one of the main accused in solar panel scam, having first dragged Chief Minister Oommen Chandy into the case, on Friday claimed his son Chandy Oommen as the one…
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s former defence secretaries want the government to be extra cautious in pursuing a normalisation process with India, saying they do not see a major shift in New Delhi’s policy on…
Patidar Anamat Sanghursh Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel. (File Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, Jan 28 (PTI) Jailed Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel has written a letter to Gujarat Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki alleging that his…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Akshay Kumar’s latest Bollywood offering “Airlift”, which revolves around the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Gulf war, took artistic liberties with actual events, the external affairs ministry…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (IANS) As Bhubaneswar topped the list of smart cities announced by Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday, people in the city celebrated by distributing sweets and bursting crackers. Chief Minister…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) An individual can book only a maximum of six railway tickets online per month, effective from February 15, the railways ministry said on Thursday. “This will replace the existing system…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said incorrect interpretations of religion by some people shouldn’t be linked to a particular religion. At the “Taleem ki Taquat” conference here, Goyal banked…
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee reveals that he never wanted to be the prime minister after Indira Gandhi’s death, as several reports have suggested, as per…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Inability to prevent the demolition of Babri Mosque was one of the biggest failures of then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, President Pranab Mukherjee writes in the second part of…
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at University of Hyderabad (UoH) where Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research scholar of the university allegedly hanged himself to death after he was expelled from his hostel; in Hyderabad,…
Governor of Meghalaya (Photo: IANS/PIB) hillong, Jan 28 (IANS) The central government was bringing a “golden era” to the northeastern states with its Act East Policy instead of the earlier Look East Policy, Meghalaya Governor…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) In an embarrassment for the opposition Congress in Maharashtra, the CBI could prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Society scam, officials said here on Thursday. Chavan, 57, is…
Kochi, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after alleging that she paid bribes to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a key accused in the “solar scam” insisted on Thursday that will disprove his claims of innocence….
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Indira Gandhi knew her life was at risk when she decided to go for militarily storm the Golden Temple, President Pranab Mukherjee reveals in the second part of his memoirs…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal addresses at lighting of the South Asian Games Torch and the flag off Torch Relay ceremony from National Stadium, in…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) A section of students of the Presidency University here launched a token hunger strike on Thursday in solidarity with the nationwide protests against the suicide of Hyderabad Dalit research scholar Rohith…
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after he was expelled from Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK, legislator Pazha Karuppaiah on Thursday said the state should impose liquor prohibition to protect the future generations. “It is not…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Kerala’s ruling coalition on Thursday suffered a blow when RSP’s Kovoor Kunjumon quit the legislature, saying he was disgusted with the UDF government, and vowed to join the Left. The Revolutionary…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the first 20 cities which will be developed into Smart Cities in 2016. These cities were…