Haryana transporters go on strike
Chandigarh, Jan 6 Thousands of trucks and long-body trailers went off the roads in Haryana Tuesday, with an association of transporters alleging that they were...
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Canada partner country for third consecutive Vibrant Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 6 A delegation of 150 Canadians is expected in Ahmedabad next week to participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Jan 7-9) and...
10,000 frightened villagers abandon homes in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 7 The number of people abandoning their homes in border villages of Jammu and Kashmir crossed 10,000 Tuesday amid heightened tension following Pakistan...
Goa to host four-day wine festival : Tourism ministry
Panaji, Jan 5 More than 20 Indian wineries, apart from other renowned spirit brands, are expected to participate in the Grape Escapade, a popular wine...
Omar flays BJP, PDP amid hint of new government
Srinagar, Jan 5 Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday took potshots at the PDP and the BJP amid signs that they were...
SC refuses to interfere in Rajasthan panchayat polls
New Delhi, Jan 5 The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the schedule for panchayat elections in Rajasthan. The schedule is being held under the...
Himachal to speed up industrial proposal clearances
Shimla, Jan 5 After relaxing land rules to enable investors to buy plots offered by the industrial department, Himachal Pradesh will now speed up industrial...
Security tightened at Delhi airport after terror threat
New Delhi, Jan 5 Security was Sunday tightened at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here following an intelligence alert that terrorists may target Air...
Thousands take holy dip in Sangam as Maagh Mela begins
Allahabad, Jan 5 Braving the winter chill, thousands of Hindu devotees Monday took the holy dip at the Sangam (the confluence of the three rivers,...
Tripura CM wants tight vigil along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala, Jan 3 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to beef up its vigil along the India-Bangladesh border in...
Six civilians injured in Pakistani shelling in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 3 Six civilians were injured Saturday due to Pakistani shelling on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, forcing...
Heavy firing exchange between India, Pakistan in Kashmir
Jammu, Jan 3 Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy fire Friday evening on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said....
Manali gets more snowfall
Shimla, Jan 3 Popular hill station Manali in Himachal Pradesh Saturday got a fresh blanket of snow, giving the resort and its neighbouring areas a...
Delhi’s crime rate soars 99 percent in 2014
New Delhi, Jan 3 Delhi witnessed an alarming increase of 99.22 percent in crime in 2014 over the previous year, but the police chief said...
Rainy Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 2 It was a rainy morning here Friday. The Met office has forecast a cloudy day with the possibility of more rainfall....
PDP, BJP may shake hands but hiccups remain
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 2 The PDP and the BJP, the two largest groups in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly, said Thursday they were prepared to form...
Modi to launch Delhi poll campaign Jan 10, BJP to counter AAP
New Delhi, Jan 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Jan 10 formally kick off the BJP’s campaign for the Delhi assembly elections while the state...
KCR to make ‘numaish’ better than Delhi exhibitions
Hyderabad, Jan 2 Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao promised to develop Hyderabad’s famous ‘numaish’ better than Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. Inaugurating 75th All India Industrial...
Pilgrims make a huge rush to Mathura, Vrindavan
Mathura/Vrindavan Jan 2 A huge rush of devotees and pilgrims to the twin pilgrim towns of Mathura and Vrindavan on the New Year day choked...
DoNER minister to discuss development with northeast CMs
Shillong, Jan 1 DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh will Friday meet the governors and the chief ministers of all eight northeastern states here to brainstorm on...