Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) They could have become the first transgenders from West Bengal to contest the assembly polls, but faced with “threats of dire consequences” from “Trinamool goons”, Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) Bobby Halder…
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The mother and brother of Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar who committed suicide in Hyderabad, on Thursday embraced Buddhism here, saying they were now “truly free from shame”. “If my brother…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) A group of civil society members including Academi award winner poet Sankha Ghosh and former apex court judge Ashok Ganguly on Thursday met the full bench of the Election Commission and…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Election Commission has showcased West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violation of the model code of conduct, Chief Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi said here on Thursday. “It has been…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The government on Thursday reconstituted the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) trust, appointing senior journalist Ram Bahadur Rai as its president. The move comes exactly a year…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The bill by Gujarat government to levy entry tax on interstate e-commerce transactions will pose significant commercial challenges to all stakeholders, industry body Nasscom said on Thursday “This levy of…
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) A woman and her elder daughter were shot dead on Thursday while the younger one was critically injured by a male relative in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, said a police…
Shimla, April 14 (IANS) If you are heading to the hills of Himachal Pradesh this weekend, mild showers may greet you, the Met office said on Thursday. “A fresh western disturbance would be active in…
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday directed the state police to ensure that no civilian is harmed during crowd control, as the valley remained tense over the deaths…
Imphal, April 14 (IANS) The earthquake that hit the Myanmar-India border region on Wednesday night damaged structures and left at least 30 people injured in Manipur, but there has been no report yet of any…
By Anjli Ojha New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The ‘in principal’ agreement between India and US to conclude an agreement for providing military logistics may prove beneficial for India as long as it is clear…
Agartala/Silchar, April 14 (IANS) Poila Boishakh, the Bengali New Year 1423, was celebrated on Thursday with great enthusiasm in Bengali-dominated Tripura and southern Assam. The day started with ‘Probhaat Pheri’ or morning processions followed by…
By Manupriya There are more environmental conflicts in India than any other country, and more clashes are over water (27 perccent) than any other cause, according to the recently released Global Environmental Justice Atlas (EJAtlas)….
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The government on Thursday reconstituted Indra Gandhi Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) board with senior Hindi journalist Ram Bahadur Rai as its president and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, noted art…
Mhow, April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the constitution, fought against injustice in society and his fight was for equality and dignity. Launching the…
Mhow (Madhya Pradesh), April 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to B.R. Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary at his hometown in Mhow. Modi, who arrived earlier in the day in…
Paravur (Kerala), April 14 (IANS) It has been four days since over 110 people were killed in a horrific temple fire tragedy in this coastal town, but residents around the shrine are still a very…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) As political parties are split over moves to have simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls, a Group of Ministers (GoM) led by Home Minister Rajnath Singh has decided not to…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah here amid simmering anger in the Kashmir Valley over the death of four civilians during the…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Infosys co-founder N.R.Narayana Murthy and Coca-Cola India president Venkatesh Kini on Thursday co-signed a petition to make sign language an official language of India. The petitioners also urged the prime…