New Delhi: JNU student Umar Khalid who along with four others is facing sedition charges at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in New Delhi on Feb 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 18 (IANS)…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Coming to the rescue of acid attack victims, the Delhi High Court on Friday said that the state government “owes a duty to provide free medical treatment” to these victims…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The two-day BJP national executive beginning on Saturday will discuss the current political scenario, including the debate on “nationalism”, while special focus is expected for the party’s preparations in four…
Dehradun, March 18 (IANS) The Congress-led Uttarakhand government plunged into political uncertainty late Friday as nine of its legislators joined ranks with the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. The Harish Rawat-led government ended up…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In a decision that evoked immediate uproar by the salaried and self-employed class, the government on Friday slashed the interest rates on public provident fund (PPF) from 8.7 percent to…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday allocated Rs.6,044 crore for Bengaluru infrastructure development in the budget for 2016-17. “In the outlay of Rs.14,853 crore to the state urban development department, Rs.6,044…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Responding to a long-standing demand of growers of coffee, tea, rubber and spices, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday proposed to abolish agricultural income tax on commodity plantations from April 1….
By Aadil Mir New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A new PDP-BJP government on Friday appeared unlikely anytime soon after the BJP made it clear that it won’t accept any new demand from the Peoples Democratic…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Left Front on Friday approached the Election Commission over alleged violations of the poll code by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress ahead of the assembly elections. A Left Front delegation…
Pokharan (Rajasthan), March 18 (IANS) Setting its eye on the future induction of light combat helicopter and aircraft, heavy lift choppers and an integrated air command and control system, the Indian Air Force on Friday…
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) Odisha Finance Minister Pradeep Kumar Amat on Friday presented a Rs.94,052.65 crore budget for 2016-17 with focus on agriculture and social sectors. The budget allocation is 11.32 percent increase against last…
Bhubaneswar, March 18 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday tabled a separate agriculture budget of Rs.13,181.89 crore of 2016-17 in the state assembly. The agriculture budget is about 20.89 percent more than the outlay for…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Gujarat Minority Finance and Development Board chairman M.K. Chishti on Friday said it is the Sufis and Sufism that have suffered the most because of terrorism. We, the Sufis, have…
New Delhi/Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Congress on Friday fielded former union minister Deepa Dasmunshi, wife of ailing party leader Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, as its candidate from Bhowanipore in south Kolkata against West Bengal Chief Minister…
Kochi,A March 18 (IANS) An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Navy had to be ditched in the ocean after an engine failure on Friday, Navy officials said. Officials said a “controlled ditching” of…
Imphal, March 18 (IANS) Normal life was affected on Friday in the hill districts of Manipur on a call for a 15-hour general strike by tribal organisations to commemorate the killing of nine people in…
Chennai, March 18 (IANS) Jewellery shops in Tamil Nadu have started functioning but there is no internal division within the industry and the indefinite strike against excise duty on products will continue till the government…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with university professor S.A.R. Geelani, Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) on Friday demanded his release after dropping the sedition charge against him. The Supreme Court had clearly laid…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presents the state budget in legislative assembly under emergency lights as the house witnessed power cuts twice; in Bengaluru, on March 18, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Karnataka…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Congress and the CPI-M on Friday slammed the government for the decision to bring down the interest rate for PPF savings, terming it “unfortunate”. “Government’s decision to cut PF…