New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The entire Karol Bagh market area is prone to encroachment and traffic jams, parliament was told on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) India has requested Britain to extradite 15 fugitives, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that India was in constant…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Maharashtra legislature on Tuesday, with members of the opposition NCP and Congress protesting the arrest of former deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, resulting in the…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday expressed concern over the “high pendency” of non-bailable warrants (NBW) in West Bengal and said the poll panel has issued strict directions to officials…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A total of 47 sedition cases were registered in the country in 2014 but only one person was convicted of the crime, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The increasing trend of urban flooding in India poses a great challenge, resulting in cities being inundated from a few hours to several days, the government said on Tuesday. Minister…
Patna: Former CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat during a press conference in Patna on May 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Agartala, March 15 (IANS) The Left Front was confident of forming the governments in West Bengal…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien on Tuesday snubbed Congress member Jairam Ramesh for suggesting to the chair to let Janata Dal (United) member Pawan Varma complete his remarks on…
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Noted technologist and venture capitalist Patrick J. Ennis will join the Wipro board as an independent member from April 1, the global software major said on Tuesday. “Ennis will bring a…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A total of 131,666 people committed suicide in India in 2014, with Maharashtra accounting for 16,307 of the deaths, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Indian government barred five Pakistani diplomats and two of their family members from travelling to Kolkata to watch the upcoming World T20 match between the two neighbouring countries on…
Mumbai: Lyricist Javed Akhtar during the special celebrity screening of film Guddu Rangeela in Mumbai on July 2, 2015. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Well known poet and writer Javed Akhtar on Tuesday…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) said on Tuesday said it has “weeded out” over 10,000 files, disposed e-waste and beautified the lawns during a special cleanliness drive under the Swachh…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Drug and narcotics-related offences are on the rise in the country, with 1,699 deaths reported in 2014, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…
Gurgaon, March 15 (IANS) A woman who had filed two rape cases against Gurgaon deputy mayor Parminder Kataria has now been booked on charges of extortion and blackmailing Gurgaon BJP legislator Umesh Aggarwal, police said…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar were on Tuesday named as joint winners of the 2015-16 Chameli Devi Jain award for women journalists. The Media Foundation’s Chameli Devi Jain award for…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday extended, till March 29, the judicial custody of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans, court sources…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday extended, till March 29, the judicial custody of JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans, court sources…
Kolkata: BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh shows videos from a sting operation conducted on Trinamool leaders during a press conference in Kolkata, on March 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi/Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) A sting…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday backed party colleague Chhagan Bhujbal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in corruption cases, asserting that the party would deal with the issue legally. Bhujbal…