Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) The Odisha assembly on Wednesday saw repeated adjournments after opposition members demanded that the speaker summon a sub-collector of Bolangir district for allegedly calling them liars. “The sub-collector has alleged in…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that there is no law to prevent women from entering a place of worship and if men are allowed, women too should be permitted….
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) As many as 58 of the 296 candidates contesting the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls have declared that they have pending criminal cases against them, NGO Association…
Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) Four landmines were recovered in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Wednesday, police said. The recovery was made during search operations by security forces in Bikara village, about 130 km from Ranchi. Maoist…
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) The floods in Chennai last year caused an economic loss of $2.2 billion, out of India’s total economic loss of $6.2 billion suffered due to disasters in 2015, says a study…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that “chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ should not be a fashion but passion for every Indian”. “Nationalism…
Ghaziabad, March 30 (IANS) Eleven stolen vehicles and three mobile phones were recovered in Ghaziabad following the arrest of five auto thieves, police said on Wednesday. The arrests took place on Tuesday night when the…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The media and entertainment industry will grow at 14.3 percent annually to touch earnings of Rs.2.26 trillion ($33 billion) by 2020 led by a fast growth in advertising revenues, said a…
Agartala, March 30 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Tripura on Wednesday burnt effigies of Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, and called for a 24-hour shutdown on April 18 demanding a CBI probe into the assassination of…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A consortium of six national farmers’ organisations here on Wednesday submitted a petition to the government in support of the commercialisation of Genetically Modified (GM) Mustard. “GM Mustard has the…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Leading e-brand from Huawei Honor on Wednesday roped in ace badminton player and Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal as its brand ambassador in India. The partnership with Saina Nehwal coincides with…
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Wednesday again witnessed sloganeering, ruckus and adjournments, with the BJP demanding a debate on the fresh revelations over the Enforcement Directorate probing Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh…
Imphal March 30 (IANS) The district and sessions court here on Wednesday told Chungkham Taratombi, mother of Chungkham Sanjit, a victim of an alleged extra judicial killing, that she could approach the higher court if…
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday said a blanket ban on consumption and manufacture of liquor was “unrealistic”, as consumption was a personal affair. “It is not a realistic step to declare…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Ashok Khemka on Wednesday said it was “humiliating” for him to hold a lower-rank post and he was awaiting promotion for three months now….
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Facing flak for apparently suggesting there was a difference between the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the 2002 Gujarat riots, Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told on Wednesday that liquor baron Vijay Mallya has offered to pay Rs.4,000 crore to settle outstanding dues against the grounded Kingfisher Airlines on account of…
Ujjain, March 30 (IANS) Apart from making security and other arrangements ahead of the Simhasth Kumbh here in April-May, authorities have roped in snake experts to catch the reptiles and release them in the wild…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) Injecting a dose of humour into the serious business of elections, mascots based on iconic comic and cartoon characters are doing their bit to generate awareness among voters for the upcoming…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases 50 files on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, in New Delhi on March 29, 2016. (Photo:…