Four booked for holding two hostage in MP
Indore, March 15 (IANS) A case has been registered against a woman and three others on the charge of keeping two officials of Chhattisgarh hostage at a farmhouse in Indore for two days, a senior…
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No-confidence motion against Andhra speaker defeated
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) The no-confidence motion moved by opposition YSR Congress Party against Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasad Rao was defeated on Tuesday. A total of 97 members opposing it, while 57 legislators…
Kejriwal demands Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) Ropar, March 15 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded Bharat Ratna for Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram and said he will form…
SC to hear plea seeking quashing Chowdhary’s appointment as CVC
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear, on April 29, a plea seeking quashing of the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K.V. Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T.M. Bhasin…
Punjab cabinet nod to return of SYL money to Haryana
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) In a move likely to further precipitate relations between Punjab and Haryana over the water-sharing issue, the Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved the return of money received from the neighbouring state…
Assam polls: Congress list out, Gogoi to contest from Titabar
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi addresses a press conference in Guwahati on Jan 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will contest from the Congress bastion of…
Karol Bagh market prone to traffic jams: Government
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…
India makes 15 extradition requests from Britain
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…
Bhujbal arrest rocks Maharashtra legislature
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…
EC concerned over high pendency of non-bailable warrants in Bengal
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…
47 sedition cases, one convicted
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…
India faces increasing urban flooding
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…
Left will win in Bengal, Kerala: Karat
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…
Rajya Sabha deputy chair snubs Congress leader
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…
Venture capitalist Ennis to join Wipro board
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…
Maharashtra tops India’s suicide list
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…
India bars Pakistani diplomats from visiting Kolkata
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…
Democracy never possible without secularism: Javed Akhtar
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…
PMO gets a cleanliness ‘trim’, junks 10,000 files
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…
Narcotics cases on the rise: Government
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…