Gurgaon, March 1 (IANS) A woman found murdered in her rented room in Gurgaon last week was raped before she was killed, police said on Tuesday after the arrest of two suspected killers. The 28-year-old…
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Union Budget for 2016-17 is anti-poor, favours big business and is generally hollow, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said here on Tuesday. He said that the budget — presented on…
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) For Babita Sharma it was a nightmarish experience on February 22 at NH-1 when, at around 3 a.m., a mob pounced on her family and others, beat…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday clarified that only some portion of the interest accrued on Employees Provident Fund (EPF) contributions made after April 1 this year will the taxed while the…
Patna, March 1 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Tuesday sought the defence ministry’s reply on how hundreds of youth appearing for an army recruitment examination were forced to take off their clothes in Bihar’s…
By Jaideep Sarin New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) It may not sound as music to the ears of the powers that be, but catchy numbers are being thrown up amid the controversies surrounding student politics…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) on Tuesday threatened to walk out of the Left Front in West Bengal in protest against the coalition’s proposed electoral arrangement with the Congress. “Suddenly this…
Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a farmers` rally in Belagavi on Feb 27, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the first World Sufi Forum…
New Delhi: Union MoS Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at the Parliament on Day-1 of the budget session in New Delhi, on Feb 23, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju…
Chennai, March 1 (IANS) Two wheeler maker Eicher Motors Ltd. on Tuesday said it closed last month with 63 percent growth in volume. In a statement the company said it sold 49,156 units last month…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday the hearing on a plea against an event being organised by the Art of Living foundation, headed by Sri Sri…
Imphal, March 1 (IANS) Some farmers in Thoubal district of Manipur are protesting against the state government’s move to acquire their land for the construction of a centrally-sponsored national sports university. Mutum Churamani, who represents…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Non-state actors from Pakistan were involved in the Pathankot terror attack but they cannot function smoothly without support from the state, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Tuesday in the…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) AIADMK members on Tuesday created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha demanding action against former finance minister P. Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram, forcing four adjournments in the pre-lunch sitting. AIADMK…
Lucknow, March 1 (IANS) The body of a young woman was found in an open field near the Gomtinagar railway station here on Tuesday morning, police said. Police said she had been gagged and strangled….
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Tuesday after the opposition members created a ruckus in the house, with the AIADMK members demanding action against former home minister…
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Four members of a family including a baby died on Tuesday in a fire in Doda district of Jammu region, police said. A senior police officer said here that the fire…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking suo motu contempt action against former home minister P. Chidambaram for perjury and misleading the apex court and the…
Shimla, March 1 (IANS) The judiciary and legislature in Himachal Pradesh seem to be on a collision course over the high court’s order to ban the movement of vehicles of the legislators and their parking…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) HRD Minister Smriti Irani’s controversial comments on Durga and Mahishasur appear to ignore the varied folk traditions in which the latter is adulated as a king and an ancestor, experts…