New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of showing gross disregard for the Women’s Reservation Bill. “This government has shown gross disregard towards the Women’s Reservation Bill,…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday registered a case against five Syndicate Bank officials, a CA, three private people and others on charges of causing a loss of Rs.1,000 crore to the…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) When it comes to Google Search, more and more Indian women across age groups are using the search engine — outnumbering men by a whooping margin — on issues ranging…
Gandhinagar, March 8 (IANS) International Women’s Day on Tuesday saw a true all-women affair in the Gujarat assembly as the house was allowed to be conducted for the day by a woman member from the…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) India will witness a solar eclipse on Wednesday morning, the first in 2016 but it will only be briefly visible in the national capital, said the IMD. “The solar eclipse…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Union Parliament Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Tuesday that the government is working on building consensus on the passage of Women’s Reservation Bill, which gives 33 percent reservation to…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Delhi government on Tuesday issued notice to Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University’s (GGSIPU) private colleges over reports of threatening students to pay hiked fees. In its notice, the government…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Stressing on food security, the Left Front in its draft manifesto for the West Bengal assembly election promised to provide food grains at Rs.2 per kg to the poor and making…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Taking a dig at the UPA constituent parties, specially the Congress which leads it, regarding various issues, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said corruption was one issue which did…
Panaji, March 8 (IANS) Indian Navy’s sailing vessel ‘Mhadei’, which set sail from Visakhapatnam after participating in the International Fleet Review, reached its home port on Tuesday with its all-women crew. The boat, which reached…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis offered an olive branch to the opposition for smooth conduct of the legislature’s budget session starting on Wednesday, but the opposition is readying itself for a…
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Agra, March 8 (IANS) Notwithstanding union HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s denial about the involvement of any…
Ariccia, March 8 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Catholics to “give a concrete sign” that God is close by in the way they live their lives. “My life, my attitude, the way of going…
Mumbai: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at the `Gujarat Investor` summit during the Make in India, in Mumbai on Feb 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) A delegation of Patidar community leaders, including…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government has withdrawn the Budget 2016-17 proposal to tax employees’ provident fund (EPF) withdrawals realising the legitimate concerns voiced by many people, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha…
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran test-fired on Tuesday several ballistic missiles in ongoing military drills attended by the senior commanders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. The missile drills, conducted in different parts of the…
Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) A day after the Left Front came out with its first list of candidates, the Congress on Tuesday announced that it had identified 75…
Gurgaon, March 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that Haryana was leading in terms of business, education and financial services, which should be further strengthened to increase the…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy said on Tuesday that she would celebrate International Women’s Day only if International Men’s Day will be celebrated on March 9. “I personally don’t celebrate…
Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Rejecting the bail petition of the son of an Andhra Pradesh minister in a molestation case, a city court sent him to police custody for two days. The bail petition of…