Major fire at Noida hospital, no casualties
Noida, Feb 7 (IANS) A massive fire broke out at the Metro Hospital in Sector 12 here on Thursday morning. No casualties were reported as the hospital management shifted the patients to its branch hospital…
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President’s address was compilation of PM’s speech: Kharge
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the government of using the President’s address to the joint session of Parliament for political “gains” and dubbed it a compilation of Prime…
Delhi Literature Festival to begin from Friday
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The seventh edition of the Delhi Literature Festival is set to begin from Friday at the Dilli Haat here, featuring some leading writers of our times. The annual event that…
India, Bangladesh relations on upward trajectory: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister A.K. Abdul Momen and said that relations between the two neighbouring countries have been on an upward trajectory…
Investors fleeing Bengal due to Trinamool’s extortion: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday took a swipe at the Mamata Banerjee government’s Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), claiming that companies were running away due to…
Won’t be okay to be called racist because I’m not: Esha Gupta
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Having faced a backlash on the social media for making racist remarks against Nigerian footballer Alexander Iwobi, Bollywood actress Esha Gupta acknowledged her mistake in not understanding…
BJP youth wing, police clash over rising unemployment in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) The youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha on Thursday clashed with the police while marching towards the state Assembly protesting over growing unemployment in the state. The…
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid bedlam
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned for the day amid sloganeering by the opposition soon after it met at 2 p.m. after an earlier adjournment. As the House resumed…
Year-long research on living traditions put on canvas
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A year-long journey that artist Astha Butail undertook in researching living traditions that are passed on to generations through teaching and oral poetry, has culminated in the form of an…
Pakistani artist Khalil Chishtee to debut in India
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) In his debut solo show in India titled “Between The Lines”, Pakistani artist Khalil Chishtee will reflect upon his memories of a traumatic childhood post-Partition and political unjust of the…
Uttarakhand receives snowfall
Dehradun, Feb 7 (IANS) The higher altitudes of Uttarakhand received snowfall on Thursday, bringing the entire hill state in the spell of fresh cold conditions, the Met Office said. Besides, the state also received rainfall…
Delhi government launches Bike Ambulance Services
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) To ensure timely health assistance in traffic-congested areas and small lanes, the Delhi government on Thursday launched bike ambulance services. The bikes, to be known as the First Responder Vehicles,…
Delhi BJP chief admitted to Safdarjung hospital
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) BJP MP from northeast Delhi Manoj Tiwari on Thursday said he has been admitted to the Safdarjunbg Hospital after he felt uncomfortable. Tiwari, who is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Two former Speakers issued notices in Jharkhand appointments scam
Ranchi, Feb 7 (IANS) Two former Assembly Speakers and three officials have been issued notices in the Jharkhand assembly appointments scam. “The assembly secretariat has issued notices to former Speakers Inder Singh Namdhari and Alamgir…
Government studying Kanhaiya Kumar’s charge sheet: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) A day after the court slammed the Delhi government for sitting on a file seeking clearance to prosecute former student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in a sedition case,…
10 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur, Feb 7 (IANS) Ten Maoists were killed on Thursday in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur in a gun battle with the security forces, police said. Bijapur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told IANS that the encounter in…
Nitish could become PM for not opposing 13-point roster: Tejashwi
Patna, Feb 7 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday taunted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying he could become the Prime Minister for not speaking against Central government’s 13-point roster to…
Pollution under control in tributaries of Ganga
Dehradun, 7 Feb (IANS) Industrial pollution in tributaries of the Ganga in Uttarakhand is safe enough for pilgrims to take the holy dip in the river during the Magh and Kumbh melas, say experts. The…
Day2 of Vadra at ED: Mails exchanged with arms dealer’s kin in focus
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who appeared for the second round of questioning before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday, was confronted with his mails that were…
Seven families rescued from avalanche hit village in J&K
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Police rescued seven families on Thursday after an avalanche hit their village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district. Police said an avalanche hit Kokarbagh village during heavy snowfall in the area…