Bhubaneswar, Nov 22 (IANS) The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday approved the new ‘Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana’ scheme for strengthening the state’s irrigation system with an outlay of Rs 635 crore. The cabinet headed by…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) A 23-year-old woman on Wednesday committed suicide by jumping before a Metro train at the Kashmere Gate Metro station in north Delhi, police said. Pooja and her friend were standing…
Ludhiana, Nov 22 (IANS) The owner of a plastic factory, which collapsed on Monday and leaving 13 people dead, was arrested by the Punjab Police on Wednesday. Inderjit Singh Gola, owner of the factory, who…
Chennai, Nov 22 (IANS) Tamil movie star Rajinikanth on Wednesday said there is no hurry for him to enter politics. Answering reporters at the airport on his return from Hyderabad, Rajinikanth also said the shooting…
Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday flayed his Congress predecessor Bhupinder Singh Hooda for suggesting offer of a plot and Rs 6 crore to honour state-born Manushi Chhillar for…
Nairobi, Nov 22 (IANS) Kenya’s Lilian Kasait on Wednesday expressed her confidence in winning the fifth African cross-country championships 2018 in Algeria. Kasait, who was third at this year’s World Cross Country Championships, her debut…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Two drug addicts have been arrested on charge of murdering a youth when he resisted a robbery attempts in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Mohammad Shadab, 20, and Vivek…
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Taking exception to media reportage of suicides by minors in the state, the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Wednesday asked media houses to stick to WHO guidelines…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) With stubble burning increasing in neighbouring states and wind speed dropping, air quality in Delhi and NCR worsened further on Wednesday with all active monitoring stations of SAFAR now recording…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday reviewed the use of electric buses, which the government is considering to add to the city bus fleet. “Transport Minister has began on-field…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said public sector body MMTC will import 2,000 tonnes of onion in order to check rising prices in the local market….
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The National Biomaterial Centre (National Tissue Bank), which aims to fill the gap between demand and supply of tissues, was inaugurated here by Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel…
Chandigarh, Nov 22 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday announced to provide a monthly pension of Rs 10,000 to “Matribhasha Satyagrahis” (Hindi agitators) and media persons. An official spokesman said that in 1957, a number…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Wednesday issued a notice to the Delhi Police, mentioning that parents of the girls rescued earlier this week were receiving death and rape…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Two doctors of a prominent hospital here were booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder following court directions in case of a minor girl’s death due to alleged wrong…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India on Wednesday assured Russia that it would extend all possible cooperation in further strengthening the ties between the two countries to strong bilateral relations and collaboration in multifaceted dimensions….
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will hear on Monday (November 27) the plea by Asokan, the father of Hadiya, a 24-year-old Hindu woman from Kerala who converted…
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday accorded permission to the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to negotiate wage revision with their employees, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Announcing the decision after…
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) A teenage girl in West Bengal’s Durgapur town allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday afternoon over relationship issues, police said. “Puja Dhibar, 19, a student of second year in Durgapur government college…
ANew Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully flight-tested the air variant of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter jet to hit a target in the Bay of Bengal, completing the…