198 Haryana villages oppose liquor vends
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) In what can be seen as growing social and health awareness among the masses, 198 villages in Haryana have opposed the opening of liquor vends in their area. Following the genuine…
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PNB fraud: CBI grills GM, gets remand of 4 accused till March 17
New Delhi/Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday said it questioned a General Manager of the Treasury Division of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in connection with its ongoing probe into…
Kashmir on boil after six deaths in firing
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including several gun-toting militants, attended the funeral of a slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in south Kashmir despite people’s movement being restricted and internet curfew clamped across the Kashmir Valley…
Sri Lanka imposes curfew in city after clashes
Colombo, March 5 (IANS) The Sri Lankan police on Monday imposed curfew in Kandy city, which lies in the central hills of the island country, after clashes triggered by racial violence erupted between two groups….
Maharashtra Speaker faces no-trust move by opposition
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) For the second time in two years, the Maharashtra opposition parties on Monday gave notice to bring in a no-confidence motion against Assembly Speaker Haribhau Bagade, alleging “partisanism”. At least 24…
Pakistani PM arrives in Nepal for 2-day visit
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here on Monday for a two-day official visit. Nepal’s Finance Minister Yubraj Khatiwada and Foreign Secretary Shankerdas Bairagi received Abbasi at…
House panel ‘won’t take any harsh action against Delhi CS’
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A Delhi Assembly committee told the high court on Monday that it will not take any coercive action against Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. The court was hearing a plea by…
After BSP, RLD backs SP candidates in UP bypolls
Lucknow, March 5 (IANS) A day after the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) extended its support to the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates for the Lok Sabha bypolls to Phoolpur and Gorakhpur seats, the Rashtriya Lok Dal…
Centre to form panel for changes in Special Economic Zones policy
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Centre will constitute a group to suggest necessary changes in the policy for special economic zones (SEZs), Parliament was informed on Monday. Designed to facilitate exports, units in SEZs…
BJP’s blind quest for power superseding stability of northeast: Congress
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) As the BJP and its alliance partners were on Monday all set to form governments in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, the Congress said the BJP’s “blind quest for power is…
Lalu’s 4th fodder scam case: Court to deliver judgment on March 15
Ranchi, March 5 (IANS) The hearing in a fourth multi-million rupee fodder scam involving former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD Chief Lalu Yadav concluded here on Monday in a special CBI court, which fixed March…
BJP-RSS trying to start a riot in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP and the RSS of trying to inflict a communal riot upon the state by secretly throwing meat in religious places….
Kashmir on boil as six killed in gunfight
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including some gun-toting militants, on Monday attended the funeral of a slain Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in south Kashmir despite authorities restricting people’s movement and internet curfew clamped across the…
Negative global cues pull equity market lower
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Negative global cues — on the prospect of trade wars — pulled the key indices of the Indian equity market lower on Monday. According to market observers, heavy selling pressure was…
Hasina visits Bangladeshi writer Zafar Iqbal in hospital
Dhaka, March 5 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited writer Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, who was stabbed by an attacker at a university last week and was hospitalised. Iqbal, known for his secular…
Government committed to support Indian investments in Europe: Akbar
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The government is committed to extending every support to Indian industrys focused efforts to increase investments in European countries, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Monday….
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday amid ruckus by the opposition over frauds in the public sector banks (PSBs), in the backdrop of the latest Rs…
Committed to win back northeast’s trust: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who returned home after a weekend trip to Italy, on Monday said his party respected the mandate of the people of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya where…
Centre forms panel to look at development of Fintech
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Centre on Monday constituted a committee headed by the Economic Affairs Secretary to consider ways for further development of the financial technology (Fintech) sector in India, according to an…
Italian general elections: Populist surge prompts political deadlock
Rome, March 5 (IANS) Italy is on course for a hung parliament after voters backed right-wing and populist parties in Sunday’s general elections, vote projections based on partial results suggested on Monday. Former Prime Minister…