New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the visa to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen and her prosecution for her utterances on Lord Christ and Mother…
Bhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) As many as 184 security personnel and 259 civilians were killed by Maoists in Odisha from 2005 till date, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the assembly on Monday. As many as…
Pathankot, March 28 (IANS) Authorities at Pathankot airbase in Punjab will take the visiting Pakistan probe team only to specific and limited areas within the Air Force Station (AFS) when it arrives here on Tuesday….
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy’s office was on Monday flooded with phone calls from across the world wanting to know the fate of Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnallil who was abducted by…
Hyderabad, March 28 (IANS) University of Hyderabad has constituted a committee to hold talks with the agitating students. According to a notification issued by incharge registrar M. Sudhakar, a seven-member committee has been constituted for…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday urged the NHRC to ensure justice to the families of two Muslims lynched in Jharkhand. In a letter to National Human Rights Commission chairperson…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…