Panaji, March 8 (IANS) Indian Navy’s sailing vessel ‘Mhadei’, which set sail from Visakhapatnam after participating in the International Fleet Review, reached its home port on Tuesday with its all-women crew. The boat, which reached…
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis offered an olive branch to the opposition for smooth conduct of the legislature’s budget session starting on Wednesday, but the opposition is readying itself for a…
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Agra, March 8 (IANS) Notwithstanding union HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s denial about the involvement of any…
Mumbai: Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at the `Gujarat Investor` summit during the Make in India, in Mumbai on Feb 16, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) A delegation of Patidar community leaders, including…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The government has withdrawn the Budget 2016-17 proposal to tax employees’ provident fund (EPF) withdrawals realising the legitimate concerns voiced by many people, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha…
Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) A day after the Left Front came out with its first list of candidates, the Congress on Tuesday announced that it had identified 75…
Gurgaon, March 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha on Tuesday said that Haryana was leading in terms of business, education and financial services, which should be further strengthened to increase the…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatabdi Roy said on Tuesday that she would celebrate International Women’s Day only if International Men’s Day will be celebrated on March 9. “I personally don’t celebrate…
Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Rejecting the bail petition of the son of an Andhra Pradesh minister in a molestation case, a city court sent him to police custody for two days. The bail petition of…
Attari/Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) At least 86 fishermen and one person from Jammu and Kashmir, who were released by Pakistani authorities, arrived in India on Tuesday through the Attari land border between both states. The…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that both Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor and her estranged husband Sanjay Kapur have agreed on all terms of settlement for parting ways and…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Coinciding with International Women’s Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday officially kicked-off her Trinamool Congress’ election campaign for the 2016 Assembly polls with a mammoth rally of its…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Mumbai police and two lawyers following a complaint from a Canadian businessman alleging harassment by police personnel, including two senior officers…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government will plan a campaign involving people to fight against the menace of…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Election Commission will maintain “special vigil” in West Bengal’s vulnerable Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Maoist-hit areas to ensure “incident free” Assembly polls, an official said here on Tuesday. In…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked the government to pay attention to the passing of Women’s Reservation Bill in parliament that seeks to reserve one-third legislative seats in the…
Hyderabad, March 8 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said the historic agreement signed with Maharashtra on Tuesday for irrigation projects will herald good days for the state and appealed to farmers not to…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Micro Housing Finance Corporation (MHFC), which provides loans to the affordable housing segment, is hoping to exceed a Rs.400 crore loan book by end of the current fiscal, a top…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was satisfied over the government’s decision to roll back the tax on Employees Provident…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu government following the rescue of over 500 bonded labourers from a brick kiln in the state’s Thiruvallur…