India’s fastest train to debut on Tuesday
Agra, April 2 (IANS) India’s fastest train, the Gatiman Express, is all set to be launched on Tuesday, opening a new chapter in the history of the Indian Railways. The inaugural run of Gatiman Express…
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Kerala stalwarts left cooling their heels
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 (IANS) They are considered stalwarts in the political arena of Kerala but have been left high and dry by the two rival fronts for the state assembly elections. The…
Kolkata flyover tragedy toll rises to 26
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) The toll in Kolkata’s flyover tragedy has climbed to 26 after two more bodies were recovered from the debris on Saturday, police said. “Two more bodies have been extricated from the…
Every bit her father’s daughter, Mehbooba readies to wear Sayeed’s shoes
By Sheikh Qayoom Jammu, April 2 (IANS) Mehbooba Mufti, 56, is scheduled to take oath as the 13th chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4 in the states winter capital Jammu. Eldest of…
After liquor ban, Bihar to focus on de-addiction of alcoholics
By Imran Khan Patna, April 2 (IANS) For the Bihar government, enforcing a liquor ban that came into effect on Friday is not the only challenge. De-addiction of hundreds of thousands of alcoholics is going…
Five cops injured in Jharkhand landmine blast
Ranchi, April 2 (IANS)) Five policemen were injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Saturday, police said. According to police, Maoists triggered the landmine blast at Topchanchi…
US lawmakers express concern over Tibetan political prisoners
Dharamsala, April 2 (IANS) Eleven members of the US Congress have asked Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the issue of Tibetan political prisoners with the Chinese government, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said…
There are only 70,000 of us Parsis left in India: Penaz Masani
By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) There is something highly moving when a woman, whose people face extinction, sings of unrequited love. Love, not just for a mortal beloved but also of the…
Violence in Varanasi prison, officials held hostage
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) At least a dozen people suffered injuries in a jail riot in Varanasi when inmates attacked prison guards on Saturday and held hostage two senior jail officials, police said. Jail Superintendent…
My wife received more appreciation calls for ‘Thozha’: Nagarjuna
Chennai, April 2 (IANS) Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna said on Saturday that his wife Amala’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since the release of his Tamil-Telugu bilingual “Thozhaa, an adaptation of French drama “The Intouchables”. “People who…
Rahul Gandhi visits Kolkata flyover crash site, meets victims
Kolkata: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visiting flyover collapse site in Kolkata on April 2, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited the city’s Posta area…
Australian super funds still shy of buying Jaitley’s India story
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Sydney, April 2 (IANS) As the Australian visit of India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley enters its concluding phase, a section of the media here is already lamenting the tepid reception given to…
Modern masters for sale at Art Exhibit 2016
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) : Art works of modern masters including Jehangir Sabavala, F. N. Souza, J. Swaminathan and S.H. Raza will be up for sale at an exhibition here next week. Presented by…
Backtracking RSS leaves BJP high and dry
By Amulya Ganguli The beauty of an open society is that its air of freedom has a calming effect on fundamentalists. They soon realise that their chest-thumping display of seemingly potent sentiments not only fails…
Planning mayhem in Mumbai: A new view of 26/11
By Vikas Datta Title: The Scout – The Definitive Account of David Headley and the Mumbai Attacks; Authors: Shirish Thorat with Sachin Waze; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 232 Price: Rs.399 What kind of a person can…
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was a warm sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 21.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky would…
UP traders to strike on Monday
Lucknow, April 2 (IANS) Traders across Uttar Pradesh is set go on a strike on Monday to express solidarity with the ongoing protests by jewellers against the additional excise duty levied by the union finance…
Gujarat to provide subsidy to new medical colleges
Ahmedabad, April 2 (IANS) The Gujarat government plans to have a new medical policy soon to provide subsidy to new medical colleges, hospitals and nursing homes to purchase expensive medical equipment, a minister said on…
SC declines plea for verification of poll candidates’ assets
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined a PIL by the former top cop Julio Riberio and other eminent people seeking setting up of a machinery to verify the assets declared…
CBDT processes 6.53 lakh online tax returns’ correction requests
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India’s tax department has processed over 6.53 lakh online rectification applications in the last fiscal and asked assessees to make use of the e-filing portal for correcting mistakes in tax…