Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lashed out at the CPI-M, accusing it of taking the state back by decades and spreading negativity about her government now. “Those who…
Srinagar, March 17 (IANS) A bank guard was killed here on Thursday after being shot by his colleague, police said, adding they were probing if the incident was intentional or accidental. “A bank guard identified…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to roll back the hike in excise duty levied on…
Panaji, March 17 (IANS) Goa legislators, irrespective of party affiliation, have backed Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar’s proposal to make feni, a popular local alcoholic drink distilled from cashew juice, the state heritage drink. Speaking to…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Surat and Rajkot in Gujarat are among the 10 cleanest railway stations in India, according to a survey report released here on Thursday by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. The survey…
Bhubaneswar, March 17 (IANS) The Odisha government’s endeavour to make the state free of open defecation by 2019 looks almost impossible to achieve, a senior Unicef official said on Thursday. “The Odisha government has to…
Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Arun Jaitley. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday declined specific comment if his government…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A 34-year-old junior resident doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences was found dead in his hostel room here on Thursday, hospital authorities said. According to the officials,…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Thirty-four percent of females and 15.7 percent of college-going students suffer from disturbed sleep, a study has revealed ahead of World Sleep Day on March 18. According to the study…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to a life term, the death sentence to Mirza Himayat Baig after his conviction for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast which…
Kochi, March 17 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state police to ensure necessary security to all drivers working for operators of online taxi services. Justice V. Chitambaresh directed Kerala Police chief…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) To lure more tourists to the captivating Ayodhya hills in West Bengal’s Maoist-hit Junglemahal area, the state tourism department is planning to have ropeways in the region, an official said. According…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) Himalayan Heli Services has ordered an additional H125 light helicopter from Airbus Helicopters, to add to their existing fleet of four AH125s. The delivery is scheduled to be in September 2016,…
(Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered status quo on the SYL canal and appointed the union home secretary as well as the Punjab chief secretary and DGP as…
Jammu, March 17 (IANS) One person was killed and seven injured in a road accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district of Jammu region on Thursday. Police said in winter capital Jammu that…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Cab aggregator Ola is planning to expand its fleet in Delhi by adding more than 5,000 CNG cabs in the next one week, a company statement said on Thursday. Ola…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The leakage of heavy water in the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat must impel the government to stop building new nuclear projects in the country, the CPI-M has…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 (IANS) Congress’s Kerala unit president V.M. Sudheeran has attacked the state government for an order that allows acceptance of land tax from a private company at a time when the estate in…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to Himayat Baig, convicted for the February 13, 2010 Pune German Bakery blast in which 17 people,…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Union minister Uma Bharti will release a detailed project report (DPR) on forestry intervention for the Ganga river here on March 22. Forestry interventions all along the river course have…