Agartala, Nov 6 (IANS) India has limited freedom, with women and Dalits still discriminated against, and people are being punished for criticising “big and powerful personalities”, historian Ramachandra Guha said here on Monday. “India has…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Children’s Day this year will be a holiday for all schools and government offices, and cultural programmes and other activities will be organised for children on the day at over…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia was on Monday appointed the new Finance Secretary by the Union government, an official announcement said. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Hasmukh…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine confidential documents submitted in sealed cover by the CBI on its probe against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A court here has allowed the plea seeking extradition of an Uzbek woman, accused of human trafficking. “I, hereby recommend to Union of India the extradition of the fugitive criminal…
Raigad (Maharashtra), Nov 6 (IANS) NCP leader Praful Patel on Monday said party chief Sharad Pawar could be the Prime Minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Patel also said the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi and NCR got more toxic on Monday, with winds coming from Punjab and Haryana where stubble burning continues unabated. According to the Central Pollution Control…
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) The administration in Goa’s North Goa district on Monday issued prohibitory orders near a controversial Shivaji statue in Valpoi town, following differences over the illegally installed statue between two communities. “The…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A highway robber has been arrested for the murder of a Haryana businessman during a robbery attempt in west Delhi, police said on Monday. Police said Vijay, a resident of…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called demonetisation a “catastrophic economic policy” that may aggravate inequalities and prove to be a “far greater social malaise” in a diverse country like…
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) With an eye on cleaning up popular beaches of the state, a 150-day beach awareness campaign will roll out in mid-November featuring musical performances and art-from-waste installations on Goa beaches, organisers…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notice to the Centre on clearances granted to the Rs 1,800-crore Ken-Betwa river linking project. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar…
Gandhinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) BJP national president Amit Shah will kick off the party’s door-to-door campaign, ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasampark Abhiyan’ for the assembly elections on Tuesday, with several Union Ministers pitching in during the six-day…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Two English television channels on Monday reported that four months after the UPA came to power in 2004, Sonia Gandhi wrote to the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram on a…
Amaravati, Nov 6 (IANS) YSR Congress Party chief Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy on Monday launched his six-month-long ‘padyatra’ or foot march in Andhra Pradesh, virtually kicking of his campaign for the 2019 assembly elections. He…
Raigad (Maharashtra), Nov 6 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said party supremo Sharad Pawar could be the Prime Minister after the 2019 elections, indicating a likely shift in the national…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan will sponsor free meals for 1000 underprivileged children under the Annamrita Midday Meal Scheme of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), an official said here on…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) Tamil Nadu on Monday sought Central assistance to the tune of Rs 1,500 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tackle the situation arising from the flooding and damage caused by heavy…
Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) DMK leader M.K. Stalin on Monday dismissed any politics in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with his father and DMK President M. Karunanidhi. Stalin told reporters that no politics was discussed…
Gandhinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) Patidar leader Hardik Patel has refused police protection provided by the Gujarat government, which he alleged was a ploy by the ruling BJP to spy on him. Hardik Patel feels the…