New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Max Hospitals hosted an international workshop on urological surgery which saw more than 70 leading surgeons from the country learn the nitty-gritty of robotic-assisted surgery. The “International Live Operative Workshop…
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Keshav Maurya on Tuesday set to rest speculation that the party would pitch for making the construction of Ram temple a major poll plank in the 2017…
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addresses a press conference in Chandigarh, on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) Gurgaon has been renamed Gurugram, the Haryana government announced on Tuesday. “The…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Government employees may soon be able to invest up to 50 percent of their contribution towards the pension fund into the equity market, from the current limit of 15 percent,…
Kollam, April 12 (IANS) A 26-year-old man who was believed to have died in the Kerala temple fire tragedy has been found to be alive. The question bothering the authorities is: Who was then cremated…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was Tuesday removed from the post following directions by the Election Commission, a top official said. “The city police commissioner has been replaced,” the official told…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday approved the appointment of former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan as the president of the state’s party unit. “The Congress president also approved the…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday assured his “full support” to Delhi’s second phase of the odd-even traffic scheme to be implemented from April 15 to 30. He gave…
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) Punjab’s Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday hailed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s move to apologise for the then Canadian government’s decision in 1914 to deny entry to a…
Jammu, April 12 (IANS) A “provocative” Facebook post over the NIT -Srinagar issue by a Kashmiri student led to a scuffle between Kashmiri and non-Kashmiri students at a private college here on Tuesday. A section…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India has a “successful track record of protecting its tigers”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday at an international tiger conference here, as India announced an increase in its…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 (IANS) A contractor who organised Sunday’s fireworks show at a temple in Kerala that ended up claiming 111 lives succumbed to injuries here on Tuesday, doctors said. Surendran, 67, who had taken…
Panaji, April 12 (IANS) Operators of around 15,000 taxis and auto-rickshaws in Goa called off their strike after Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Tuesday ordered a probe into the illegal self-drive car and bike business…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) As many as 68 of the 383 candidates contesting in the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls have declared criminal cases, including serious offences like murder and rape. According…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) DMK president M. Karunanidhi, who will contest for a record 13th time in assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, will start his campaign from April 23, it was announced on Tuesday. Karunanidhi,…
Aizawl, April 12 (IANS) Mizoram Governor, Lt.Gen. Nirbhay Sharma (retd.) on Tuesday summoned an emergency session of the state assembly on April 21 to pass an important land acquisition bill, an official said here. “Governor…
by Nirendra Dev New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) In a landmark decision that would have far-reaching consequences, the NITI Aayog is likely to decide in favour of legalising agricultural land leasing at the earliest, informed…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Megastar Rajinikanth, actress Priyanka Chopra and tennis player Sania Mirza are some of the prominent persons conferred with Padma awards by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday at an impressive investiture…
Ranchi, April 12 (IANS) A Giridih district court in Jharkhand on Tuesday sentenced to death a person found guilty of raping a seven-year-old girl and killing her. The death sentence for Mathura Mahto was pronounced…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) An integral part of the rich and vibrant culture of Punjab, Phulkari and its ancient form seems to be losing its essence. To reverse this, Concept 1469 and art historian…