Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Two persons, including a fire-fighter, received minor burn injuries as a fire broke out in the New Town area here on Thursday, officials said. Few temporary shops opposite the Shapoorji complex…
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority on Thursday again issued a travel advisory after an avalanche warning in the high hills by the Manali-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE)….
Amaravati, Feb 7 (IANS) Mohammed Ahmed Sharif was Thursday unanimously elected as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. A senior leader of ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP), he was elected unopposed as his was the…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union minister and former Army chief VK Singh said on Thursday that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a high-level probe into reports about the alleged army coup…
Bengaluru/New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) American retail giant Walmart and its Indian e-tail major Flipkart are betting big on India despite the revised norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in e-commerce, the companies said. “Walmart’s…
Noida, Feb 7 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Metro Hospital in Sector 12 here on Thursday. There was, however, no casualty as the hospital management shifted the patients to its branch hospital…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) He has often hit the jackpot with his directorials but there were times when his movies went unnoticed. Director Anees Bazmee says having a hit is very…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Four rebels and a few other disgruntled legislators of the Congress are keeping the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in Karnataka on the edge ahead of the general elections due in April-May….
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday termed the Opposition alliance as “heartless” and said it will not be able to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from coming…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his brother-in-law Robert Vadra’s alleged properties in London asking him to answer how he bought those properties by “selling the…
Hyderabad, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 30 students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have returned from the US. They were those who were not detained or served notices by the US authorities in the “pay-to-stay”…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Four days after a standoff with the Kolkata Police over the questioning of its chief Rajeev Kumar, CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla has posted 10 of its officials temporarily in…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh enhanced the allocation of funds for farm debt waiver scheme to Rs 5,500 crore, on Thursday. The announcement was made during the 45th meeting of the…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In an innovative punishment, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa and four others to plant 15,000 trees in the Delhi South Ridge, observing…
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has spent over Rs 2 crore on a public meeting to mark its one year in power, the Assembly was informed on Thursday. In a written reply,…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has sought the support of state chief ministers for the effective and speedy implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) to ensure…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on CBI Joint Director M. Nageswara Rao and prosecution in-charge S. Bhasuram Subha Ram for transferring a CBI officer probing the Muzaffarpur…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Uproar and protest by BJP legislators against the JD-S-Congress coalition government on Thursday forced the Karnataka legislature, comprising Assembly and Council, to adjourn. As soon as the Assembly and Council began…
Chandigarh, Feb 7 (IANS) Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta was appointed the new Director General of Police of Punjab on Thursday. A 1987 batch officer of the Indian Police Service, Gupta succeeds Suresh Arora, who…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) The PDP on Thursday accused Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik of undermining the dignity of his constitutional office, a day after he called the party ‘a sinking ship’. Senior…