Vasundhra Raje calls on Modi
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought central assistance for the state in view of its peculiar geographical...
View Article46 Kerala nurses in Tikrit asked to board bus to Mosul
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq's Tikrit town that has been overrun by militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul, Kerala Chief Minister...
View ArticleDelhi Metro shuts station due to protest
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Commuters faced a difficult time Thursday as a metro station here was closed for over two hours due to a protest. "Delhi police had advised us to stop the entry of commuters...
View ArticleIndian nurses being moved to Mosul, being treated well (Intro Roundup)
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 3 (IANS) Sunni insurgents Thursday forced all 46 Indian women nurses to move out of a hospital in Iraq where they had been holed up, injuring three of them, and were...
View ArticleSlight decrease in DU second cut-off
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The second cut-off list for admissions to Delhi University undergraduate programme was released Thursday, with only a slight decrease in percentages and some colleges even...
View ArticleClamour for his head grows as Paul gets an unlikely ally (Roundup)
Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Even as protests and calls for his arrest continue to gain ground, Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Paul - facing the heat over his rape and violence remarks - Thursday found an...
View ArticleSC seeks SEBI's response on Sahara's plea to sell overseas hotels
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked market regulator SEBI to respond to Sahara group's plead to permit it to sell its three overseas hotels to mobilise Rs.10,000 crore as a part...
View ArticleGoa leader of opposition, son booked for graft
Panaji, July 3 (IANS) In a late development, Goa's Leader of Opposition Pratapsing Rane and his legislator son Vishwajeet were Thursday booked by police for allegedly accepting crores of rupees to...
View ArticleCentre, states to work for housing for all by 2022
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The central and state governments Thursday unanimously agreed to work together to provide housing for all by the year 2022. They also adopted a three page "National...
View ArticleBridge collapses in Brazil's World Cup city
Rio de Janeiro, July 4 (IANS) At least two people were killed and several others injured after a bridge collapsed on a busy highway in the World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, media...
View ArticleMexico cargo train derails, one killed
Mexico City, July 4 (IANS) At least one person was killed and several people were injured Thursday when Mexico's notorious cargo train "La Bestia" (The Beast) derailed, an official source said....
View ArticleWorld Cup city overbridge collapse kills two
Rio de Janeiro, July 4 (IANS) An overbridge under construction collapsed Thursday afternoon in southeast Brazil, killing at least two people and injuring 22 others. The collapse of the overbridge in...
View ArticleFive Odisha workers stranded in Iraq
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) At least five workers from Odisha have been stranded in strife-torn Iraq, an official said Saturday. All the labourers, mostly plumbers, are from Kendrapada district....
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photo-caption: Dalai Lama's 79th birthday at Tsuglagkhang Temple
Tibetan artists performing traditional dance and song programme during the celebration of The Dalai Lama's 79th birthday at Tsuglagkhang Temple at McLeodganj, Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh on...
View ArticleWoman gives birth in train
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) A 24-year-old woman gave birth inside a train compartment here Sunday, just before deboarding at a Delhi railway station, rail officials said. Janaki Devi was travelling with...
View ArticleDelhi government accommodations to be allotted online
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Public Works Department (PWD) Sunday said it will allot all Delhi government pool accommodations through an online automated system of allotment (ASA). In a statement, it...
View ArticleSGPC row: Badal compares Congress to Mughals
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Attacking the Haryana government's decision to announce creation of a separate committee for gurdwaras (Sikh shrines) in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal...
View ArticleCongress protests inflation, price rise in Maharashtra
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Congress activists in Maharashtra Sunday protested against inflation and price rise under the new NDA government at the Centre, a party official said here. The Congress...
View ArticleIndia, Iran partners for skill development
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India's state-run National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Sunday signed an agreement with Iran's Technical and Vocational Training Organisation (TVTO) to jointly...
View ArticleManipuri man found dead in Delhi
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The body of a 28-year-old Manipuri man was found in a drain here, police said Sunday. The body of Wilungbou - who worked in a call centre - was fished out of the drain in...
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