New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) BJP leaders on Sunday slammed critics of the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival celebrated on the banks of the Yamuna river here, saying attempts were made to stop the…
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) The budget session of the Odisha assembly — beginning on March 15 — is expected to see the opposition Congress and the BJP raising issues like irregularities in distribution of ration…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday invited Art of Living (AoL) Foundation’s founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to address the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament. Cameron…
Nagaur (Rajasthan), March 13 (IANS) The RSS on Sunday said demands for reservation by the affluent sections of society only reflected deviation from the spirit of the Constitution. “Reservation has helped weaker sections of the…
New Delhi: The Union Minister for Finance Corporate Affairs and Information and Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley and the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Ms. Christine Lagarde at a bilateral meeting in New Delhi…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday released its first list of 22 candidates for the May 16 Kerala assembly elections, which includes veteran O. Rajagopal and newly-appointed state unit president Kummanem Rajasekheran. Former…
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The VHP on Sunday slammed Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad for drawing a parallel between the RSS and…
Farakka (West Bengal), March 13 (IANS) The NTPC’s 2,100 MW Farakka plant in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district came to a standstill on Sunday after it had to stop generation in its only running unit due…
Indore, March 13 (IANS) Hindus and Muslims in this Madhya Pradesh district have in a precedent-setting act resolved through mutual agreement a land dispute that had evaded a judicial solution for the past 25 years….
Imphal, March 13 (IANS) Thokchom Satyabrata, a BJP leader in Manipur, had a narrow escape on Saturday night in a bomb blast at his home in the state capital, police said on Sunday. Police said…
Amritsar, March 13 (IANS) The 63 Cavalry, which earned the epithet of ‘Ghost Regiment’ from the enemy, celebrated its diamond jubilee here on Sunday with a special ‘Heritage Review’ of battle machines. Counted among the…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) India’s steel exports fell by 31.9 percent in the first 11 months of current fiscal 2015-16 compared to same period last year and exports in February 2016 declined by 25.6 percent…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Indians have to move away from the mindset of minority or majority to ensure an inclusive society, union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said on…
Allahabad: President Pranab Mukherjee addresses during inauguration of the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on March 13, 2016. (Photo: IANS/RB) Allahabad, March 13 (IANS) Expressing his concern over…
Junction (India-Bangladesh border), March 13 (IANS) Aimed at creating deterrence against cross-border smuggling and to enhance coordination between the two border guarding forces, the BSF-BGB joint exercise may become a regular affair, top officials said…
Shillong, March 13 (IANS) A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, rocked the country’s northeastern states on Sunday, an official said. There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage. The tremor…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Indian economy needs to generate 115 million non-farm jobs over the next decade to employ its workforce, President Pranab Mukherjee has said. “Encouraging and promoting self-employment as a career option…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) A Kerala Women’s Commission member on Sunday welcomed the RSS’ stand favouring entry of women into temples. Lissy Jose, in a release issued here, said she welcomes the stand of the…
Nagaur (Rajasthan), March 13 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday said its members will now do away with the traditional khaki shorts and opt instead for a pair of trousers. “We have taken…
Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (File Photo: IANS) Dharamsala, March 13 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday returned to his official residence here after a month-long treatment at Mayo Clinic in US,…