UP governor resigns, Uttarakhand governor given additional charge
Lucknow, June 18 (IANS) The resignation of Uttar Pradesh governor B.L. Joshi has been accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee, an official said Wednesday. Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi has been...
View ArticleHindustani films' first superstar and the Lucknow school of Urdu poetry...
Literature has a close relationship with films, specially Hindustani films, and it would not be wrong to say that the two are intricately intertwined. For what are films but a story leaping from the...
View ArticleAppointment of top official in PMO cancelled in six days
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the cabinet Wednesday approved the cancellation of order of appointment of Rajiv Nayan Choubey as additional secretary, Prime Minister's Office...
View ArticleRussia keen for closer cooperation with Modi government: Rogozin
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said he had held "very vigorous and fruitful talks" in the Indian capital Wednesday, including with External Affairs Minister...
View ArticleEx-Himachal chief minister Dhumal booked
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh vigilance and anti-corruption bureau has registered a case against former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal for alleged misuse of position when he held...
View ArticleYamuna's rejuvenation, making Delhi stretch navigable on the anvil
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari Wednesday chaired a meeting for rejuvenation of the Yamuna river and to make its stretch in Delhi...
View ArticleAnti-nuclear activist issues legal notice to home ministry
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Anti-nuclear power activist S.P.Udayakumar Wednesday served legal notice to union home ministry, demanding disciplinary action against an intelligence official for leaking a...
View ArticleJayalalithaa thanks Modi for Mullaperiyar Dam panel
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the union cabinet's decision to set up the supervisory committee for Mullaperiyar...
View ArticleGanga Kinare: All-purpose boutique hotel in Rishikesh (Travelogue)
A meditative walk by the riverside to dipping your feet into the Ganges to river rafting - enjoy all this and much more at the Ganga Kinare boutique hotel on the banks of the holy river in Rishikesh,...
View ArticleTrinamool gets flak over 'politicisation of rape'
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Besides questioning the efficacy of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress sending five of its MPs to Madhya Pradesh to enquire into a rape case, women activists here are...
View ArticleRains likely in Delhi
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhiites woke up to a humid Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.4 degrees Celsius, average for the season. The Met Office has forecast light rain...
View ArticleWhen acronyms pack greater punch (Column: Soliloquy)
How would you react if you were asked for a report ASAP. You'd jump to it, won't you? Now, what would your reaction be if asked for a report as soon as possible? You'd probably say: "Aw shucks, this...
View ArticleUnion power minister calls on Mamata
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Union Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday held a 40-minute meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat...
View ArticleMan rapes woman on pretext of job, arrested
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A 34-year-old man was arrested here on the complaint of a Bangalore-based woman who alleged he had raped her repeatedly after promising to provide her job in a travel...
View ArticleAbducted Indians in Iraq safe, efforts on to free them (Second Intro Roundup)
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India Thursday said the 40 Indian workers abducted in strife-torn Iraq are safe and told their distraught families that the "very best" efforts are going on to have them...
View ArticleSonia asks PM to 'act swiftly' on abducted Indians
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intensify diplomatic efforts to secure the early release of the 40 Indians...
View ArticleHome minister moves to assuage fears on 'imposition of Hindi'
Chennai/New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The BJP-led government moved to assuage upset feelings over a directive asking central government employees to use Hindi while posting tweets or messages on social...
View ArticleModi government reconstitutes six cabinet committees
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government Thursday reconstituted six cabinet committees, including the one on appointments and on security. "The government has reconstituted six...
View ArticleSectarian violence in Lucknow over Iraq situation
Lucknow, June 20 (IANS) Clashes between two religious groups broke out in old Lucknow late Thursday over conducting prayers for peace in Iraq, officials said. The clashes occurred at the city's...
View ArticleFootball, cricket and other stories (IANS Books This Weekend)
As soccer fever soars globally, the IANS bookshelf brings to its readers football's essential guide, inside stories of junior premier league and a few easy reads. Take a look. 1. Book: The Football...
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