Irom Sharmila continues fast in Imphal
New Delhi: Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila who was acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2006 case of attempt to suicide when she was undertaking a fast until death at Jantar Mantar; in New…
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Himachal government stable, says minister
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government under the leadership of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is stable and there is no crisis of confidence, Health Minister Kaul Singh said on Friday. Taking a jibe…
Firm denies using substandard material in Kolkata flyover
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The construction firm that was building the now collapsed Kolkata flyover on Friday denied it had used substandard material in it. The flyover crash has claimed 24 lives. “The work…
Warm mornings signal summer’s arrival in Delhi
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Marking the onset of a warm summer, the capital on Friday recorded a minimum temperature of 21.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. The…
Axe one, and all will quit: Manipur ministers tell CM
Imphal, April 1 (IANS) Manipur’s ministers have told Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh that all of them will quit if he drops even one from the ministry to placate dissidents, a minister said on Friday….
Uttarakhand’s expenditure beyond April 1 gets Pranab’s nod
President Pranab Mukherjee. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his nod to an ordinance authorising expenditure beyond April 1 in Uttarakhand which is under central rule, official…
Tips on a healthy diet, positivity of boredom and a tale of a father-son relation
In an era when technology dominates life, health is often neglected. Here is a book that offers healthy recipes straight from the Isha Yoga Centre; another that revolves around the cauliflour, said to be the…
HC seeks response from UP government on Yash Bharti awards
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Friday took a grim view of the state-level Yash Bharti awards given to 46 persons and sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response on…
Kolkata flyover tragedy: Celebs vent anger at negligence
Kolkata: Rescue operations underway at the site where a part of a portion of Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) A string of sports stars and…
PIL seeks court-monitored probe into Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) A petition was filed on Friday at the Calcutta High Court for a court-monitored probe into the flyover tragedy here that has claimed 24 lives so far. Filed before the bench…
Lahore blast victim’s family harassed, to move court
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The family of one of the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal park attack in Lahore, capital of Punjab province of Pakistan, said it will move the court against police. The bruised and battered…
Double-digit growth in Indian smartphone market to continue: Gartner
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) While the global smartphone market is set to see a decline this year, India, buoyed by aggressive smartphone launches and a huge consumer base, is likely to witness double-digit growth in…
BJP’s star candidate Roopa Ganguly focusses on ‘hopelessness’ under Trinamool
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Etched in Indian viewers’ memory as the demure Draupadi in B R Chopra’s “Mahabharat”, actress-turned-BJP candidate Roopa Ganguly is determined to draw attention to “big issues”, rather than…
Odisha celebrates Utkal Divas
Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) Odia communities across the country and abroad on Friday celebrated Utkal Divas to mark the formation of Odisha state on linguistic basis in 1936. The foundation day of Odisha is celebrated…
Larger pictorial warning on tobacco products comes into force
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The requirement that 85 per cent of the display area of packets of all tobacco products should carry pictorial warning of cancer has come into force from Friday According to…
Pay more now to see Taj Mahal
Agra, April 1 (IANS) Entry tickets for the Taj Mahal and other historical monuments in Agra will now cost more. A foreign visitor to the Taj will now pay Rs,1,000, up from Rs.750. Domestic tourists…
Kolkata tragedy: BJP alleges fraud, seeks CBI probe
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Calling the Kolkata flyover tragedy an “act of fraud protected by the West Bengal government”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought a CBI inquiry into the incident. Addressing mediapersons…
Kallol Roy CMD of fast breeder reactor company
Chennai, April 1 (IANS) Nuclear reactor expert Kallol Roy is the new chairman and managing director of Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), which is building a 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at…
Goods train derails in UP
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) A goods train derailed on Friday on the Ballia-Varanasi network in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic, officials said. The train split up and ran off the tracks near Sagarpali railway station….
I lived on but many women can’t; so help me stop this: Acid attack survivor
By Vivek Singh Chauhan New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) On a hot summer day 11 years ago, 16-year-old Laxmi was passing by the Khan Market bus stand in central Delhi when a spurned lover threw…