New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Linking the issue of women’s empowerment with their numbers in parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said it was impossible in the absence of their appropriate representation…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) should have been “more aware” about the state’s geography and demography while drawing out the poll schedule for the…
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said that effective development and good governance in the state is possible only in an environment of peace and stability which necessitates decisive…
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Claiming that certain remarks made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a TV interview tantamount to “voter intimidation” and “open threat”, the CPI-M on Saturday lodged a formal complaint…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, and told him that the centres that the HRD ministry has called illegal were…
New Delhi: Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley addresses a Post Budget Press Conference, in New Delhi on Feb 29, 2016. Also seen Union MoS Finance Jayant Sinha. (Photo:…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) There is no news of the Catholic priest from Kerala who was taken away by unidentified gunmen following Friday’s attack on a care home of the elderly in Yemen’s Aden, run…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The government on Saturday said that a total of 12 bills including the Aadhar Bill, Whistle Blower Protection Bill, Child Labour Bill and Real Estate Bill are proposed to be…
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) The Haryana government will introduce a bill in the state assembly in the forthcoming session to grant reservation to five communities, including the Jats, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) With Pakistan having a nuclear arsenal that could fall into wrong hands in the event of the south Asian country becoming unstable, neighbour India could act as a check, US presidential…
Nagaon (Assam), March 5 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is good in marketing and delivering good speeches but his speeches are often hollow. “He (Modi) went to…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) Encouraged by recent electoral successes in Kerala and hoping to gain from partnering with the recently-floated Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, the BJP is launching its election campaign in the state on…
Kabul, March 5 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has assured his countrymen that there will be no secret deal in peace talks with the Taliban. Speaking on the occasion of the 21st…
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said the state government would set up 38,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) units providing employment for about one lakh people in the…
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday sought disqualification of eight of its legislators who defected to the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP). A delegation of YSRCP leaders,…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Emphasising the need to give appropriate representation to women in parliament and state legislatures, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said empowerment of women was not possible in absence of their…
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday paid tribute to late Biju Patnaik on his birth centenary, describing him as a great institution and symbol of progress. “Biju Babu is an…
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress has called a high-level meet of the party leaders on March 10 and poll strategist Prashant Kishore will also attend it, an official said…
Panaji, March 5 (IANS) The Goa government on Saturday launched a public awareness drive led by legislators, ahead of the proposed re-alignment of National Highways 17 and 4A which have faced opposition in the recent…
Mumbai: Shatrughan Sinha at the Zee Cine Awards 2016 in Mumbai on Feb 20, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar addresses media at JNU in New Delhi on March 4, 2016. (Photo:…