Imphal, March 12 (IANS) After a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, it was decided that Naga People’s Front’s K.G. Kenye will be the consensus candidate for Rajya Sabha…
By Amulya Ganguli On the day Finance Minister Arun Jaitley claimed the BJP had won the ideological war in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) battle because student leader, Kanhaiya Kumar, had waved the national flag…
By Sanu George Kannur (Kerala), March 12 (IANS) The modest jackfruit has always had an indifferent existence in the Indian household — more ignored than relished. Rather, the largest tree-borne fruit has been the delight…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu. “Elevating ties with Mexico. EAM @SushmaSwaraj meets Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu,”…
Panaji, March 12 (IANS) It won’t be tolerated that a person like Kanhaiya Kumar can say anything “just because we have freedom of speech”, Goa Environment and Forest Minister Rajendra Arlekar has said. “Those who…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Thinking, arguing and debating will certainly lead to something meaningful, if it is done with the right intentions, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living Foundation, said…
Srinagar, March 12 (IANS) Weather across Jammu and Kashmir is likely to improve on Sunday afternoon after two days of rain and snowfall, an official of the meteorological department said on Saturday. Incessant rains in…
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday, causing landslides in some areas and blocking the roads, while the higher reaches saw snowfall, officials said. While Bharmour…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Delhi experienced light rains on Saturday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. An official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) At least ten people were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad district when a speeding truck lost control and mowed down members of a marriage procession, police said. The accident occurred at…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde were set to address the “Advancing Asia Conference” here on…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival event at the Yamuna flood plain here as…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) With their ongoing seat adjustment talks hitting a roadblock, Left Front spearhead CPI-M and the Congress leaders held a fresh round of discussions on Friday night to resolve the disputes. Matters…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Employee Provident Fund Organisation on Friday unveiled an ‘Incentive Refund Scheme’ aimed at bolstering the seeding of the Universal Account Number (UAN) with Know Your Customer (KYC) details to…
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The Odisha government has so far collected Rs.90 crore under the district mineral fund (DMF) that would be used for the socio-economic development of mineral bearing districts, an official said on…
Panaji, March 11 (IANS) The Goa Police’s Crime Branch on Friday filed a charge sheet against a ruling BJP legislator Michael Lobo and three others for allegedly cheating and forging documents related to CRZ clearances…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday refused to attach much importance to the JD-U putting up two candidates in alliance with the Left Front for the upcoming state assembly…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea filed by father of a six year-old Ryan International School student, found dead in a septic…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday promised mobile health units in the hills, forests and mining zones, setting up of a Sanskrit Board, winter clothing for students, and construction of…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Three candidates have filed nominations for election to two Rajya Sabha seats from Assam y the last day of nominations on Friday. The Congress had fielded former minister Ripun Bora and…