Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) At least 50 children in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district fell ill on Wednesday following a de-worming exercise to bring down parasitic infections, an official said. “In Basanti area of…
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday termed as an “anti-minority legislation” a bill on enemy property introduced by the government in the Lok…
Gurgaon, March 9 (IANS) The family members of a schoolboy admitted in an upscale private hospital after an accident on Wednesday accused its doctors of keeping them in the dark over his condition just to…
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) A fourth of the promised Rs.5.84 lakh crore investment in Haryana during the just-concluded ‘Happening Haryana’ global investors’ summit has been made for three districts worst affected by violence during the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress on Wednesday, comparing it to “death” which he said never gets criticised, even as he…
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) In a development that might benefit Assam’s ruling Congress ahead of the April assembly elections, the BJP and the AGP have split over the alliance between the two. Both the newly…
Chennai, March 9 (IANS) India’s central bank, the RBI on Wednesday said that the restrictions placed on the purchase of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd’s shares are withdrawn immediately. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Regional rural banks employees’ unions have called a two-day nationwide strike from Thursday in support of their demands and to protest against alleged moves to denationalise RRBs. The strike, called…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Delhi High Court on Wednesday said holding the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain appears to be a disaster from the ecological point of view. “It’s (event) a…
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) The Haryana government on Wednesday transferred 10 IAS officers, including the deputy commissioners of the violence-hit Rohtak and Sonepat districts. Rohtak Deputy Commissioner D.K. Behera has been shunted out in the…
Tirupati: Andhra Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu during party’s state general body meeting in Tirupati on Nov 13, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) In a serious jolt…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Teenagers from economically-disadvantaged areas in rural West Bengal will be coached on the importance of savings and to start saving early during the forthcoming Global Money Week, organisers said on Wednesday….
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Two guerrillas were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district and efforts are on to identify them, police said. “Two militants have…
Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) Suzlon Group plans to set up renewable energy units in Telangana with an investment of Rs.1,200 crore, the state government said on Wednesday. The announcement came after the state’s Information Technology…
Mumbai: Businessman Vijay Mallya during the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby at the race course in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice…
New Delhi: Chandra Kumar Bose, the grand-nephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi, on Oct 14, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi/Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday slapped an initial fine of Rs.5 crore on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living foundation, but declined to stay the holding of the…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Over 500 magicians from across India are here to showcase their bag of tricks and illusions at the five-day long Magic Fair, organisers said here on Wednesday. “Artistes with expertise in…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) For the second year in a row, the government faced embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as opposition parties joined hands to force an amendment to the motion of…
Guwahati, March 9 (IANS) In a development that might benefit the ruling Congress ahead of the April assembly elections, the BJP and AGP have split over the recent alliance between the two and both the…