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…
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) The Jharkhand assembly witnessed disruptions for the third consecutive day on Thursday as the opposition continued to demand formulation of a domicile policy to protect the interests of the indigenous people…
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas on Thursday shot dead four labourers constructing a road in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said. Some 20 Maoists raided a road construction company at Basia, 145 km from Ranchi,…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Bomb threats on two commercial flights, including one international, at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here on Thursday led to the grounding of both aircraft while security officials searched…
Imphal, March 17 (IANS) Confirming that President Pranab Mukherjee will attend Khongjom Day in Manipur on April 23, the union Home Ministry has urged the state government to make the necessary security arrangements, official sources…
New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The JNU Students Union on Thursday said it won’t accept an…
Guwahati, March 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday condemned the ‘raid’ by election expenditure observers at the private residence of Agriculture Minister Rockybul Hussain. “It is politically motivated. It exposes the central…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said the state government’s action in ordering a probe into alleged land scam in the state was “politically motivated”. Hooda has…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a West Bengal youth over suspected links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on Thursday. The 19-year-old, a student of…
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A mascot designed on Fazli mangoes, known for its sweet juicy pulp and large size, will be used to spread awareness among voters ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, an…
Hyderabad, March 17 (IANS) With Indian aviation market registering healthy growth in 2015 and expected to become world’s leading emerging market over next 20 years, Airbus has upgraded aircraft sale forecast for India by 300…
Patna, March 17 (IANS) A Bihar jail official, suspended for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl, has been arrested and jailed, an official said on Thursday. Kishanganj Jail Superintendent Kripa Shankar Pandey was sent to…