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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath governmen...

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government declares Saturday as ‘no sc...

Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Dinesh Sharma after a meeting on Friday decided to declare Saturday as no school bag day. Trying to take load off students, BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to declare Saturdays as “no school bag day” in all government run primary... read more »

Modi breaks new ground by meeting Indian...

Modi breaks new ground by meeting Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka

Modi, after participating in the UN Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo, also travelled to Dickoya in the island’s central hills, the tea country, where Tamil people of Indian origin are concentrated. India’s neighbourhood diplomacy is often accused of being ham-handed. Whether it is in dealing... read more »

Kapil Mishra warns of ‘new drama&#...

Kapil Mishra warns of ‘new drama’ by AAP for distraction

NEW DELHI: On the fourth day of his hunger strike, sacked minister Kapil Mishra on Saturday warned that the AAP will resort to “new drama” to distract attention from the “foreign trips controversy”. “Fourth day of satyagraha – What new drama will be done to... read more »

TMC leader killed in Odisha’s Baha...

TMC leader killed in Odisha’s Baharampur

BAHARMPUR: A Trinamool Congress leader, Ashadul Sheikh was killed in Murshidabad district after miscreants hurled bombs and shot him four times, the police said today. The incident happened at Bhakuri under the jurisdiction of Baharampur police station at 9 pm yesterday. The police today arrested... read more »

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India's first supersonic jet Mig-21 to be aviation folklore

India’s first supersonic jet Mig-21 to be aviation folklore

Kolkata –  The deafening roar of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 FL afterburner, an iconic delta-wing fighter aircraft that heralded the ‘supersonic era’ in Indian Air Force (IAF) will... read more »

BJP attacks Congress over Anti-Communal Violence Bill

BJP attacks Congress over Anti-Communal Violence B...

New Delhi – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised the Congress over the Anti-Communal Violence Bill, which is likely to be... read more »

Ex-Justice Ganguly should resign if he has any morals l...

Ex-Justice Ganguly should resign if he has any morals left: Jagdambika Pal

New Delhi – Congress Party leader Jagdambika Pal said the Supreme Court’s decision on the sexual assault case against ex-Justice Ganguly is wrong... read more »

Tejpal’s remand extended by four days

Tejpal case: Police probe into Lekhi Twitter leak begins

Panaji – Tehelka founder and editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s remand in police custody was extended by four days on Saturday. The extension was given... read more »

Don’t believe in surveys: Sheila Dikshit

Don't believe in surveys: Sheila Dikshit

New Delhi – A day before the declaration of assembly election results, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said Saturday that she did not believe in exit... read more »

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Exiled Syrian opposition to partake in Geneva II meet

Exiled Syrian opposition to partake in Geneva II meet

Damascus – Head of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Jarba announced Wednesday night that his group, which is the main opposition umbrella in exile, will attend the Geneva II peace... read more »

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Nepalese Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda will visit India Thursday to meet his daughter who is in a “very... read more »

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

Britain firm on Lanka probe into war crimes

By Anasudhin Azeez London – British Prime Minister David Cameron has reiterated his demand for an independent inquiry into the alleged mass killing of... read more »

UN members asked to back France on Central African Repu...

10 killed in Central African Republic violence

Wellington – An international group of lawmakers Wednesday called on all the UN member states to back the French government’s efforts to stop the... read more »

Pope Francis says Church won’t be `progressive` in allo...

Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse

Washington – Pope Francis has reportedly said that the Catholic Church will not be ‘progressive’ to abandon its views about the morality of... read more »

Power Grid clears Rs 2,247 cr for Green Energy Corridor project

State-owned Power Grid CorporationBSE 0.04 % of India (PGCIL) today said its board has approved a Rs 2,247.37 crore investment plan for the third part of the inter-state electricity... read more »

IRDA slaps fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life Insurance

Insurance regulator IRDA today imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata AIA Life Insurance for excess payment to corporate agents. Besides, the regulator has also levied a fine of Rs 5 lakh on... read more »

Dip in borrowing cost, affordable housing to boost house purchases in 2015

Declining borrowing costs, improving employment outlook and availability of affordable housing projects are encouraging prospective home buyers to purchase new properties in 2015, a survey... read more »

IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student queries

As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a... read more »

Death toll rises to 41

One more person was found dead in the landslide-battered Darjeeling district, taking the toll to 41. The body of Ramesh Rai (26) was retrieved from under rubble in the 8 Mile area of Kalimpong by... read more »