Sonipat, March 21 (IANS) The Haryana-based O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has been awarded an ‘A’ grade by the University Grants Commission (UGC) — the highest rating given to a private university in the state….
Vrindavan: Widows celebrate Holi at Radha Gopinath temple in Vrindavan of Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on March 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Vrindavan, March 21 (IANS) In a marked departure from age-old traditions, over a thousand…
Patna, March 21 (IANS) Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday said neither he nor his family members will avail of reservation benefits in the next general and assembly elections. “We have decided…
Kummanam Rajasekharan Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA will announce its candidates for the Kerala assembly polls on March 27, a senior BJP leader said on Monday. Kerala unit BJP president K. Rajasekheran said…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 21 (IANS) Stung by the bitter lessons from Madhesi blockade of India trade points that caused acute fuel shortage, Nepal on Monday signed a transit and transportation treaty with China…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dr. BR Ambedkar National Memorial, in New Delhi on March 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime…
Bhopal, March 21 (IANS) Five youngsters drowned while partying at night with friends on a boat that turned turtle here while five others swam to safety, a police official said on Monday. Police superintendent Arvind…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has granted approval to Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance to increase its stake in Anil Ambani-led Reliance Life Insurance (RLI) to 49 percent, which will peg the…
By Jaideep Sarin and Parminder Singh Bariana Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal may be trying to project himself as the saviour of Punjab on the…
Hyderabad, March 21 (IANS) The privileges committee of the Andhra Pradesh assembly has recommended a one year suspension of opposition YSR Congress legislator R.K. Roja from the house. Speaker K. Sivaprasad Rao tabled the committee’s…
Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices rallied during the afternoon session on Monday following global cues. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 25,007.56 points, was trading at 25,098.53…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) Faced with protests against selection of ‘celebrities’ as the candidates for the Kerala assembly polls, the CPI-M got a setback on Monday when film actress K.P.A.C. Lalitha said she was unwilling…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In what can prove to be a great aid for the Indian forces in dealing with hostage situations, India’s premier government R&D body DRDO has developed a…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dr. BR Ambedkar National Memorial, in New Delhi on March 21, 2016. Also seen Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Dr. BR Ambedkar National Memorial, in New Delhi on March 21, 2016. Also seen Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment…
Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti’s decision to visit New Delhi on Monday fueled hopes in Jammu and Kashmir that channels of communication with the BJP have been once again…
Lucknow, March 21 (IANS) The Indian Police Service (IPS) Association of Uttar Pradesh has rejected Justic Vishnu Sahay’s report on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that have blamed former SSP Subhash Dubey for the violence that…
Jammu, March 21 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was restored on Monday for one-way traffic after remaining closed for four days. “One-way traffic will be allowed on Jammu-Srinagar national highway,” a senior traffic department…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 19.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. The sky would…
Dehradun, March 21 (IANS) Uttarakhand’s political upheavel showed no sign of abating as both sides — Chief Minister Harish Rawat and rebel Congress leader Harak Singh Rawat — have hardened their stands. On Sunday, as…