Congress threatens to snap power to Sisodia's house
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The Congress party Sunday continued their power protest here, threatening to cut supply to the houses of former Delhi minister Manish Sisodia and BJP leaders if the crisis is...
View ArticleModi calls on Bhutan king, holds talk with PM
Thimphu, June 15 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday called on Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and also held talks with the landlocked Himalayan country's premier, Tshering...
View ArticleClear day in Delhi
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) It was a humid Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded a notch below average at 26.3 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a...
View ArticleModi walks through PMO, posts picture
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday he "took a round" of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) here and posted his picture with other officials. "Took a round of the PMO on...
View ArticleDemocratising journalism: Giving remote tribal areas a voice (Special to IANS)
The story is a bit topsy-turvy these days as far as journalism education goes, especially in the tribal areas in Central India. Instead of rural students coming to teachers in cities, teachers are...
View ArticleKerry congratulates Sushma, discusses re-energising ties
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry called up External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to congratulate her on ministerial posting and discussed "re-energising strategic" ties, an...
View ArticleJudge me by my work: Smriti Irani
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Two days after a controversy erupted over her educational qualifications, Human Rresource Development Minister Smriti Irani said Thursday that "extraneous circumstances" were...
View ArticleCrimes against women in Goa serious concern: Governor
Panaji, May 29 (IANS) Goa Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo severely criticised the Goa government Thursday over rising crimes against women in the state. The criticism comes a few days after the state BJP...
View ArticleThree red sander smugglers shot dead in Andhra
Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Police Thursday gunned down three red sander smugglers in the forests near Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district, bordering Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred after a...
View ArticleLebanese ambassador to South Korea killed in car accident
Seoul, May 29 (IANS) Lebanese Ambassador to South Korea Jad Saeed El-Hassan was killed in a car accident Thursday, a media report said. El-Hassan's car crashed into the back of another vehicle in...
View ArticleFour policemen suspended for allegedly assaulting villagers
Pune, May 29 (IANS) Four policemen were suspended for allegedly assaulting villagers, including woman, in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district as they protested against the illicit sale of liquor, an...
View ArticleBluefin-21 completes its search for MH370
Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Deep-sea underwater search vehicle Bluefin-21 has completed its last mission to hunt for the missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC)...
View ArticleMamata meets governor
Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) Amid speculation that governors appointed during the erstwhile UPA regime have been advised by the Narendra Modi government to resign, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
View ArticleEx-guerrilla killed; Kashmir grenade blast injures two
Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Guerrillas late Tuesday shot at and killed a former militant in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir while two people were wounded in a grenade blast in Baramulla district,...
View ArticleBoat carrying 97 people capsizes off Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, June 18 (IANS) A boat carrying 97 foreigners overturned about two nautical miles off the western coast of Malaysia, a media report said here Wednesday. Thirty-one people were rescued but...
View ArticleCommission for judicial appointments: The sooner the better (Column: Legal Ease)
The uncertainty over the appointment of senior counsel Gopal Subramaniam and Rohinton Nariman as judges of the apex court as recommended by its collegium of the chief and four seniormost judges is...
View ArticleLucknow gets respite from heat wave with heavy rains
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) After days of sweltering heat, the state capital here got much needed respite Wednesday as heavy rains lashed the city. The rains which started early morning continued well...
View ArticleAkhilesh reshuffles cabinet, drops one minister
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) In a reshuffle of his cabinet, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav dismissed a minister and changed the portfolio of 13 key ministers, a state spokesman here said. The...
View ArticleWarm, cloudy Wednesday in Delhi
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The national capital experienced a warm, sunny morning Wednesday as the minimum temperature settled at 29.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. According to...
View ArticleSelfless mothers the backbone of SOS Children's Village model (Feature, with...
Faridabad (Haryana), June 18 (IANS) Every time eight-year-old Rishab (name changed) asks his "mother" how he came into this world, she replies that a fairy gifted him to her. But Sonia Yadav is...
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