Ranchi, March 31 (IANS) Rajbala Verma, a 1983 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, has been appointed the new Chief secretary of Jharkhand, said an official statement. Verma succeds Rajiv Gauba, who moves to urban development…
Kollam (Kerala), March 31 (IANS) Popular Malayalam actor Mukesh, who has been in films since 1982, is all set to make his debut political campaign after the CPI-M named him a candidate for the Kollam…
Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) The chemistry examination of the second year pre-university course (PUC) on Thursday was cancelled in Karnataka after the question paper leaked, a senior official said. “We have cancelled the exam after…
Imphal, March 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is betting on Manipuris settled in Assam to win Lakhipur assembly constituency in Barak Valley which will vote on April 4. The party has not only…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday asked the Delhi High Court to direct the Uttar Pradesh police to probe the role of Congress leader P. Chidambaram, who…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) All designated branches of ‘agency banks’ will remain open till eight p.m. on Thursday to help people pay their taxes on the last day of the financial year 2015-16, the…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh on Thursday arrived at the NIA headquarters here to be questioned by the Joint Investigation Team from Pakistan on the Pathankot terror attack….
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) A part of a flyover under construction here collapsed on Thursday, reportedly trapping several people in the debris, police said. A portion of the Vivekananda Flyover crashed in the congested Barabazar…
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, April 1(IANS) Why wait for a million-dollar ticket to Mars when you can have an inter-planetary experience a la Oscar nominated blockbuster “The Martian” right here in India? One simply needs…
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday made history by making a power-point presentation on irrigation projects in the newly created state. Amid boycott by the Congress and Telugu Desam…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) After making its mark in the Indian smartphone market, Chinese smartphone maker LeEco has now extended its support to Akshaya Patra Foundation — a non-profit organisation that is providing midday…
+New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Vacuum cleaning and greening of roads began in the national capital on Thursday, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed. “Congrats Delhi. Vacuum cleaning and greening of Public Works Department (PWD) roads…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in the US to attend the fourth Nuclear Security Summit being hosted by President Barack Obama. Modi, who arrived late in the night at…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Suspended Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police Salwinder Singh and his cook were on Thursday brought to the NIA headquarters for questioning even as the joint investigation team from Pakistan is here…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) From the streambeds in the Western Ghats of India, an international team of scientists has unearthed a species of tadpole that burrows through sand and lives in total darkness until…
Vrindavan, March 31 (IANS) A green activist has been threatened with police action after the Vrindavan Municipality in a resolution accused him of burning trash to tarnish the elected civic body’s image. Vrindavan Municipality executive…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit being hosted by President Barack Obama. Leaders of 53 nations and four international organisations will…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal, the weather official said. The sky will remain clear throughout…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) It was a sunny Thursday morning here with the maximum temperature recorded at 35.6 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the weather official said. The sky will remain clear throughout…
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), March 30 (IANS) Seven CRPF troopers were killed on Wednesday when Maoists used hidden explosives to destroy their truck in a remote part of Chhattisgarh, police said. The impact of the improvised explosive…