Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) Activists and residents of the ashram at Visva Bharati University in Santiniketan will seek President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention against shooting of a “commercial film” inside the…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) on Monday called the university administration’s decision to set up grills at the protest site on the campus an attempt to destroy the “culture of…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) BJP’s Delhi unit President Manoj Tiwari on Monday accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of not fulfilling his poll promise of regularising unauthorised colonies here and said it is a matter…
Pune, Dec 12 (IANS) Not-for-profit deAsra Foundation on Monday said it had conducted a business workshop where more than 150 women entrepreneurs across the city were instructed in basics of management and scaling up businesses….
Patna, Dec 12 (IANS) Much to the shock of a newly-wed man, a woman in Bihar’s Vaishali district gave birth to a child only seven days after her marriage, police said on Monday. The incident…
Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) Punjab would have been free from drugs and narcotics if former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had not sought protection for present Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia in the drugs scandal, AAP…
Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) Nearly two years after it was announced, the Punjab government on Monday launched its ambitious amphibious bus project at the Harike wetland near Amritsar. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal launched…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Fabric and apparel maker Raymond is betting big on khadi and expects it to become a big vertical of its business, its Chairman and Managing Director Gautam Singhania said on…
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (IANS) PositiveShift, a learning consulting organisation that specialises in online learning, skill and talent development, has launched ‘Let’s go cashless village’ campaign in a Telangana village. Kick-starting the campaign in Chitkul village…
Patna/Kathmandu, Dec 12 (IANS) A journalist and an organisation from India have won ICT for Mountain Development Award 2016 in recognition and honour of their ICT-enabled innovations and practices, officials said on Monday. The innovations…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Thousands of passengers were stranded on Monday, as 90 trains were delayed and 16 cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India. According to a Northern Railway official,…
Imphal, Dec 12 (IANS) The BJP, which is aiming at wresting power from the Congress in Manipur, has been hit by factionalism with a group led by a former state chief on Monday threatening to…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday expressed concern over the hardships people of Tamil Nadu faced due to cyclone Vardah which killed two people. “As cyclone Vardah crosses the coast…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (IANS) To offer an open forum to artists, artisans and connoisseurs for interaction, the Odisha government will organise the 11th Toshali National Craft Mela-2016 here. The mela will be organised from December…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) In what can be seen as a message to China on its claims over the South China Sea, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India and Indonesia have…
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Monday clarified that it had not initiated any action against Axis Bank for cancellation of its license, as held by some media reports, in wake…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A group of unlikely achievers spoke about the journey towards realising their dreams, battling odds and persevering with ambitiousness, here at TEDx Delhi — an independent talk platform. The seventh…
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) A minor girl in West Bengal’s Burdwan district was grievously injured in an acid attack allegedly by a local youth after her family refused his marriage proposal, police said on Monday….
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Six members of a family were on Monday held at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here with 16 kg of gold they bought from Dubai concealed in baby diapers and…
Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Private sector lender Axis Bank on Monday said the reports alleging that regulatory action against the bank was under consideration, were false and malafide. “We would like to bring to your…