Taj Mahal minaret’s pinnacle falls?
Agra, March 28 (IANS) A pinnacle of one of the four minarets of the Taj Mahal fell off on Monday afternoon during repair work, witnesses said. But officials said it was taken out because of…
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Uddhav demands Bharat Ratna for Savarkar
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday demanded that the Centre confer the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Veer Savarkar and thus “shut up the Congress permanently” in…
Protests continue in Hyderabad varsity
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) Protest continued in University of Hyderabad on Monday over the last week’s police crackdown following return of P. Appa Rao as the vice chancellor. Students, sympathetic towards those arrested and jailed,…
Centre’s action in Uttarakhand is a throwback to Congress culture
By Nirendra Dev New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The state of Uttarakhand has been placed under President’s Rule, within two months of dismissal of the Arunachal Pradesh government on January 26. Dismissing Harish Rawat’s regime…
Painful to see students spending time in jail: UoH VC
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) Facing protests over his return, University of Hyderabad (UoH) Vice Chancellor P. Appa Rao on Monday said it was painful to see students and a couple of faculty members spending time…
Delhi government hikes budget for health department
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday proposed to allocate Rs.5,259 crore for the health department, a hike of Rs.472 crore over last year’s budget. Announcing the proposal in the budget, Deputy…
Kerala’s Left opposition finishes seat allocation
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) The CPI-M-led LDF in Kerala on Monday finalised its seat sharing agreement amongst allies, after more than two weeks of discussions and deliberations. Left Democratic Front convenor Vaikom Viswan, who presided…
Education gets key focus in Delhi government budget
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday presented an annual budget of Rs.46,600 crore for 2016-17 — an increase of Rs.8,850 crore over last year, with education bagging the lion’s share of…
BJP walks out of Himachal assembly over attachment of CM’s property
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) The opposition BJP on Monday created a ruckus and walked out of the Himachal Pradesh assembly over the freezing of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s assets by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in…
Delhi government to make sweets, namkeens, watches cheaper
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) In a major relief for Delhiites, the city government on Monday proposed to reduce VAT on a slew of products, including sweets, namkeens and readymade garments, from 12.5 to five…
Criminals kill two, loot Rs.1 lakh in Jharkhand
Ranchi, March 28 (IANS) Two petrol pump staff were shot dead on Monday by criminals who looted over Rs.1 lakh from them in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, police said. According to the police, the staff were…
SC seeks panel report on women and family law
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to place before it the report on “Women and Law ” by a high-level committee that had undertaken the assessment of…
Kerjiwal says Modi has surrendered to Pakistan
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of surrendering to Pakistan by allowing investigators, including an ISI officer, from that country to probe the January…
Haryana to introduce reservation bill in assembly
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) The Haryana government will introduce the bill to provide reservation to five communities, including the Jat community, in the ongoing budget session of the assembly. The state cabinet, earlier on Monday,…
Cricket victory celebrations proves costly for family
Ghaziabad, March 28 (IANS) The celebrations that followed India’s victory over Australia in the World Twenty20 cricket tournament proved costly for a Ghaziabad family which lost all its household goods packed in a truck after…
Rota vaccines may save infants from occult practices in Odisha villages
By Rupesh Dutta Bhubaneshwar, March 28 (IANS) Diarrhoea spells doom for the young parents in Odisha’s remote areas, where the dreaded disease caused by Rota Virus is one of the highest in the country. Among…
Indian defence exports surged in 2015
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) As India focuses on enhancing domestic production of military hardware, a surge in its export was recorded in nine months to end-2015, with the net value touching…
Shame on people for trolling Anushka: Virat Kohli
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has slammed haters for trolling his former girlfriend Anushka Sharma. “Shame on people for trolling Anushka Sharma non-stop. Have some compassion. She has always only…
Modi has surrendered before Pakistan: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of surrendering to Pakistan by allowing investigators from that country to probe the January terror attack on the…
Trying to get good deal on Rafale: Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. (File Photo: IANS) Panaji, March 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday admitted that the Rafale aircraft deal was going slow, hinting that India was trying to get a “good…