New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Former union finance minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday said that the wilful defaulters of bank loans should be jailed. At an orientation session of the Delhi assembly on the budget,…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will examine the plea for setting up of the National Court of Appeal with regional benches at Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata to…
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R. Vala on Tuesday suspended Vishvesvaraya Technology University vice chancellor H. Maheshappa and nominated registrar (evaluation) H.G. Shekarappa as in charge of the office. In a communique here,…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday denied media reports that a high-level inquiry committee had recommended the rustication of five students from the university. “It is not true. Not at all…,”…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Expressing delight over the Pope’s announcement regarding the canonisation of Mother Teresa, the Catholic Christian community here on Tuesday said she was already a saint to them. “I am delighted…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 (IANS) The Catholic community in Kerala was in upbeat mood after hearing the news that Mother Teresa would be canonised on September 4. The Catholic Bishops Conference of India president Cardinal Baselios…
Shillong, March 15 (IANS) A Meghalaya legislator on Tuesday demanded relocation of the Indian Air Force station from Shillong Peak following restrictions imposed on villagers residing adjacent to the station. Defence authorities imposed restrictions on…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The real estate bill pending before parliament since 2013 was…
West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday released a list of 43 candidates for the coming assembly polls in West Bengal amid efforts…
Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) To celebrate the historical event of Mother Teresa’s canonisation, the Archdiocese of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity will be organising a big thanksgiving mass, it was announced on Tuesday. The…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) There would not be any loan waiver or new package to sugar mills as their dues to farmers have already mounted to Rs.15,903 crore, parliament was told on Tuesday. Depressed…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Air India is expected to record an operating profit of Rs.8 crore in the current fiscal, the first time in eight years for the national carrier since the erstwhile Indian…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said members who were retiring from the Rajya Sabha should continue working in the fields that interested them the most. Modi made the remarks…
Mumbai, March 15 (IANS) A court on Tuesday sent former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who was arrested on corruption charges, to two days custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED had interrogated…
Guwahati/New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will contest from the Congress bastion of Titabar, according to the list of the first 65 candidates released by the party on Tuesday. The party…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani made a telephone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and discussed steps to enhance bilateral cooperation in different areas. A PMO release said…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The BJP has taken serious note of the incident in Dehradun where a party legislator attacked and severely injured a horse of Uttarakhand Police, union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Eighty-five percent of all births and 70 percent of deaths in the country are now being registered, the government said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) A man stabbed a woman and her 16-year-old son to death and later slit his throat here on Tuesday evening, police said. The man was still alive and being treated…
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Twelve spies were arrested in Rajasthan since 2013, parliament was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Lok Sabha that five arrests took place…