Over 8,000 pilgrims begin Amarnath Yatra
Yatra started on Thursday as over 8,000 pilgrims left from two base camps in Kashmir for the Himalayan cave shrine. As many as 6,065 pilgrims...
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Kerala Tourism draws much Shanghai attention
Tourism has hit the streets of Shanghai in its bid to attract high-spending Chinese tourists from the world's largest outbound tourism market to India'......
Rajnath Singh in Kashmir on two-day visit
Rajnath Singh arrived here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh chairing a meeting to review...
Environmenatlists oppose move to shrink eco-zone near Taj
on Wednesday again voiced their opposition to the Uttar Pradesh government's move to reduce the eco-sensitive zone limit around Sur Sarovar or Keetham......
Over 1,000 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath Yatra
of the first batch of this year's annual Amarnath Yatra left Jammu on Wednesday for the high-altitude cave shrine in Kashmir Valley. State Health Minis......
Jammu and Kashmir government sacks 63 ‘tainted’ civil servants
move, the Jammu and Kashmir government overnight served sealed cover letters to 63 officials conveying their forced retirement from civil services. Spe......
Delhi assembly passes bill to amend VAT act
the VAT law in Delhi, thus enabling the AAP government to regulate tax rates on petroleum products, liquor and aerated drinks, was passed by the...
Jayalalithaa returns to assembly with massive victory
secretary and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa returned to the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday by a record victory margin from the Radkhakrishnan Nagar co......
BJP wins Madhya Pradesh bypoll
Party (BJP) candidate Chander Singh Sisodia on Tuesday defeated the Congress party's Subhash Sojatia by a margin of 12,945 votes in Madhya Pradesh's Ga......
Make in Maharashtra, Fadnavis tells US businesses
of investment-seeking Indian leaders to the US, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told business leaders here that when they Make it in India......
Delhi Metro to procure 17 new eight-coach trains
the increasing commuter rush, the Delhi Metro on Monday said it would procure 17 new eight-coach trains, and convert 61 six-coach trains into eight-coa......
Congress wins Meghalaya by-election
on Tuesday won the by-election in Meghalaya's Chokpot assembly constituency. Congress candidate Bluebell Sangma defeated her nearest rival Phillipole D......
Congress wins Aruvikara by-poll in Kerala
candidate K.A. Sabarinathan on Tuesday won the Aruvikara assembly constituency by-election in Kerala, beating his nearest rival by around 10,000 votes.......
Delhi government introduces amendment to VAT Act
on Monday introduced an amendment to the Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill 2015, which might lead to a hike in prices of petroleum...
Draft plan for Mumbai Urban Transport Project-4
development, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday asked his ministry officials to prepare a draft plan for Mumbai Urban Transport Project 4. This i......
Metro rail services launched in Chennai
Metro train service here was flagged off on Monday by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. Jayalalithaa used video conference to launch the servi......
Preparations begin for ‘Ardh Kumbh’ in Haridwar
commenced for the 'Ardha Kumbh' set to begin here in January 2016. The mega Hindu congregation is held every sixth year in holy cities in...
Quake hits Assam and Bengal, two injured
earthquake on Sunday left two people injured in Assam's Kokrajhar district. The temblor also hit north Bengal but there was no report of any injury...
Modi’s Varanasi visit cancelled due to heavy rain
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Polling in Tamil Nadu amid tight security
Nadu's Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly constituency with Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa as one of the contestants began here at 8 a.m. on Saturday amid ti......