Forward Bloc veteran Ashok Ghosh dead
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Freedom fighter and West Bengal’s senior most Left leader, Ashok Ghosh, who was state secretary of the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) since 1951, died here on Thursday. Ghosh, 94, had…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Freedom fighter and West Bengal’s senior most Left leader, Ashok Ghosh, who was state secretary of the All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) since 1951, died here on Thursday. Ghosh, 94, had…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Despite opposition from the Congress and the Biju Janata Dal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday introduced the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill,…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A phone call on Thursday claiming the presence of a bomb at a school here, which created a panic situation, turned out to be a hoax, police said. According to…
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) Accused of making a “seditious” and “communal” speech in Manipur, Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang has in turn said it’s the government in Imphal that should be charged with sedition and…
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The government is examining a Tamil Nadu government’s plea seeking the release of those linked to the assassination of former prime minister…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at the Congress for poor implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the states. Citing the…
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) Liquor baron Vijay Mallya will on Thursday file objections to the State Bank of India’s (SBI) interlocutory application (IA) before the debt recovery tribunal seeking his arrest in the defunct Kingfisher…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) has expanded its cloud footprint with Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) direct access to London, Frankfurt and Tokyo, a company statement said here on Thursday. “London, Frankfurt…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon the political parties in parliament to work towards increasing accountability of the executive. Replying to the…
Hyderabad, March 3 (IANS) Domestic mobile handset manufacturer Lava plans to set up a research and development (R&D) facility in Hyderabad. A company official on Thursday said this would be their second facility and would…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) “No direct link” has been found between Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and anti-India sloganeering at the campus on February 9, said a Delhi government report….
Agartala, March 3 (IANS) As many as 23 Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and three children, have been arrested in Tripura for illegally entering Indian territory, police said here on Thursday. “Acting on a tip-off,…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Private life insurer Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd., on Thursday announced the launch of its new critical illness policy SUD Life “AAROGYAM”. In a statement, the company said the…
Imphal, March 3 (IANS) A camp of former insurgents in Manipur was attacked by a group of militants who escaped before police could reach the site, authorities said on Thursday. The “peace camp” of the…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) India Power Corporation Ltd (IPCL) along with an arm of Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund bought out stakes held by French energy major Engie in two power projects in Andhra Pradesh and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Parliament House during the presentation of national budget 2016-17 in New Delhi on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) With several thousands of crore rupee-worth corporate loans given by government-owned banks turning bad, it is high time the top executives are also brought under service/conduct/ disciplinary rules, said a top…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) All India Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh, who had been on ventilator support since last month, died on Thursday at a city hospital, doctors said. “Ghosh’s condition had been very critical…
By Vinayak Dutt New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The funds crunch at the Centre seems to have adversely impacted the schemes meant for the rural poor which are managed by the union rural development ministry….
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the nation suffers if the parliament does not function properly. “The House is a place where debates are to take place. When Parliament…