Maoists abducted and killed a local Congress leader in Jharkhand`s Garhwa district ahead of their two-day bandh in five states today. Bardhan Kachhu, a 45-year-old local tribal leader of Garhwa, was kidnapped from Barkol village around 8 p
Cracking the whip on all those throwing plastic bags in drains, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has fined nearly 150 people and collected a fine of Rs 1.32 lakh in a fortnight. After having learnt lessons from July 26 deluge,
Nagaland home minister Imkong Inchen was detained at the Kathmandu airport today for carrying Indian currency notes in the denomination of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500, which are banned in Nepal. Official sources here said the minister was not awar
The East Godavari collector M Ravichandra on Tuesday said that the persons who underwent operations and medical aid under Rajiv Arogya Sri would be provided free medicine upto one year. The persons who underwent 123 types of diseases opera
Lashing out at the UPA government over price-rise, Gujarat chief minister on Tuesday said that those ruling at the Centre had become "insensitive" to the needs of the common people. "Due to wrong financial polices of
To curb spread of violence, authorities today brought under curfew more areas in south Kashmir, where three youths were killed when CRPF allegedly opened fire during clashes with protestors. With overnight protests in many areas of
The Medical Council of India’s board of governors today announced their plan to introduce common entrance tests for admission in under-graduation and post-graduation courses in medical colleges across the country. Briefing the media here, MC
Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala today staged a walkout in the assembly,protesting against health minister P K Sreemathi`s `foreign trip` when the state was in the grip of fever and alleged that the LDF government was `indifferent` to the swi
Left and non-BJP opposition parties today gave a call for a 12-hour nation-wide strike on July 5 to protest the government`s decision to increase the prices of petroleum products. Besides the four Left parties, the AIADMK, TDP, Sama
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said that "one-size-fits-all" should not be the approach for controlling government expenditure among G-20 countries. Instead, the exit strategy from stimulus should be left to individua
Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said diesel prices too will be freed from government control as part of "much-needed reforms" but LPG and kerosene will continue to be subsidised. He also rejected the opposition critici
The Madhya Pradesh government today decided to grant short-term loans through cooperative banks at three per cent interest to all farmers during the year 2010-11. State parliamentary affairs minister, Narottam Mishra who is the official sp
In the wake of the spiralling violence in Jammu and Kashmir, home minister P Chidambaram is likely to visit the state on July 2 to review the law and order situation there. Chidambaram, during his meeting with top civil and police official
Prime minister Manmohan Singh has admitted that there are possible "weaknesses" in the Indian legal system in dealing with the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots but said his government was trying to address them. "There a
The Indian Air Force has approached the Delhi High Court to recover dues amounting to nearly Rs 54 lakhs from former prime minister H D Deve Gowda for the use of official aircraft allegedly for non-official purposes. The force has b
India has finally gained membership to the Financial Action Task Force, a global body that chalks policies to counter financial frauds and provides members access to information on suspicious transactions in countries including Switzerland, China,
India has finally gained membership to the Financial Action Task Force, a global body that chalks policies to counter financial frauds and provides members access to information on suspicious transactions in countries including Switzerland, China,
It will be raining complaints this monsoon at Delhi`s railways offices if the inadequate arrangements to prevent waterlogging in tracks are to continue. Waterlogging cause circuit failures because of which the signal continuously flashes the
Opposition PDP and BJP today burnt effigies and demonstrated against price rise and failure of law and order in Jammu and Kashmir. Over 400 activists of PDP led by youth president Balvinder held a demonstration at Rani Park in the city aga
Yet another life has been lost over water. A 22-year-old man was killed in Govind Vihar, northeast Delhi on Sunday in a brawl between neighbours over a water tap that had been sealed by the Jal Board, according to news reports. The incident occurr
