New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) on Friday said their ongoing negotiations were on the right track and they were closer to a final settlement. “We…
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) A delegation from Haryana, led by Sports Minister Anil Vij, for the Rio Olympics has run into controversy with questions being raised on the nearly Rs 1 crore being spent on…
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) Dozens of people were injured post Friday prayer protests across the Kashmir Valley, despite the strict curfew and restrictions. According to police, protests appeared in Shopian, Sopore, Beerwah, Bandipora, Ganderbal, and…
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Lashing out the ruling Trinamool Congress, the state CPI-M on Friday accused it of indulging in a “systematic campaign of threat and intimidation” towards opposition political workers in West Bengal. Communist…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 12 (IANS) After bringing an ordinance for implementing the Odisha Official Language Act, 2016, the Odisha government on Friday approved the rules for implementing the Act in the state. The cabinet chaired by…
Damascus, Aug 12 (IANS) Islamic State militants have kidnapped nearly 2,000 civilians while evacuating their last position in the northern town of Manbej near Turkey on Friday, Kurdish activists and a monitor group reported. A…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday took part in ‘Bharat Parv’ – a six-day event to celebrate Independence Day – here after a last-minute invite from the central government. Delhi Tourism…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) As part of the Independence Day celebrations a week-long festival ‘Bharat Parv’, aimed to generate patriotic fervour, began at the Rajpath here on Friday. Static bands of the Army, the…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes oath as a legislator at the West Bengal Assembly in Kolkata, on May 28, 2016. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday requested Lt Governor Najeeb Jung not to transfer senior officers of health and education departments. “We had promised a lot of things…
Ghaziabad, Aug 12 (IANS) BJP leader Brijpal Teotia, shot and wounded on Thursday night, was stable on Friday, police said, adding that the attack appeared to be an outcome of personal enmity. Six persons have…
Islamabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan wants to have an exclusive dialogue with India on Kashmir, the country’s top foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz said on Friday. India suspended bilateral dialogue with Pakistan after gunmen attacked…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Kerala Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday said MLAs from Kerala spent on an average 70 per cent of their total allowed expenditure in the assembly…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Atrocities committed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan and the Kashmir it holds need to be exposed to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a meeting…
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, his wife Bhuvaneswari and son Lokesh take a dip in River Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu at Durga ghat in Vijayawada on Aug 12, 2016….
Chandigarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Some six months ahead of the assembly elections in Punjab, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday set aside the appointment of 18 Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPSs) by the Parkash…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday accused Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari of nepotism, saying government’s policies are helping his “family business”. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Parliament passed the historic Goods and Services Tax bill during its “productive” monsoon session that concluded on Friday, with the opposition seeking to corner the government on a range of…
Riyadh, Aug 12 (IANS) At least three women trying to cross into Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group were arrested in Lebanon, Saudi Interior Ministry said on Friday. The women were handed to…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government was committed to resolving the Kashmir issue peacefully under basic constitutional principles. “We are open minded and our doors are always…