November 15th, 2008 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
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Mumbai, Nov 15 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Saturday said it would launch a campaign to counter what it termed as the government’s conspiracy against ‘sadhus, sadhvis and sena’ (mendicants and ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 6 (IANS) MDMK leaders Vaiko and M. Kannappan, detained Oct 21 for making speeches allegedly in support of the banned Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers, were released from judicial custody here ...
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November 5th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) Wednesday said it will soon submit a report to the West Bengal and central governments, evaluating the impact of a proposed private airport ...
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November 3rd, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Nov 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday underlined the steps the state and central governments have taken to alleviate the sufferings of Sri Lankan Tamils but the opposition ...
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November 2nd, 2008 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Nov 2 (IANS) Asserting that the Orissa and central governments had "failed miserably" to protect Christians from the violence unleashed by Hindu rightwing groups, five top bishops in the state ...
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November 1st, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by ANI
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Guwahati, Nov 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday strongly rejected the charge that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was soft on terrorism and said there will be ...
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October 31st, 2008 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Vijay Kumar Malhotra, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) chief ministerial candidate in Delhi, says it is "absolutely wrong" to implicate Hindus in the Malegaon bombings and insists ...
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October 20th, 2008 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
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Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Hundreds of tribals Monday staged a demonstration here protesting a mining project by Britain's Vedanta Resources in Orissa's Niyamgiri Hills, the police said. In August, the Supreme Court ...
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October 16th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Chakan Da Bagh (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.16 (ANI):A nine-member panel led by T.S.Raghavan, Joint Secretary in charge of the Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan desk in the External Affairs Ministry, reviewed the ...
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October 13th, 2008 - 9:26 am ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Oct 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will chair the 14th meeting of the National Integration Council (NIC) here today.
Prevention of extremism, promotion of communal harmony and ...
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October 12th, 2008 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Ahmedabad, Oct 12 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje have taken strong exception to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments decision not to include terrorism ...
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October 12th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
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Ahmedabad, Oct 12 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasudhara Raje have taken strong exception to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Governments decision of not including terrorism ...
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October 11th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Oct 11 (IANS) After a hue and cry over the delay of work in sealing the breaches in the Kosi river, the Bihar government Saturday invited tenders for the work.The move ...
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October 5th, 2008 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Oct 5 (IANS) Slow pace of work in sealing the breach in the Kosi river near Kusaha in neighbouring Nepal has the experts worried, who say that the delay could lead ...
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October 4th, 2008 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
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Supaul (Bihar), Oct 4 (IANS) In a bid to lure poor labourers from flood-hit Bihar to work on their fields, rich farmers of Punjab are offering free cell phones and other attractive ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Oct 2 (IANS) Opposition leaders belonging to the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the MDMK Thursday criticise the Tamil Nadu and central governments for ignoring the sufferings of Indian fishermen ...
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October 1st, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Kozhikode, Oct 1 (IANS) Catholic nuns from Kerala say the attack on their compatriots in Orissa will not deter them from carrying on their work in that state, though they are pained ...
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September 30th, 2008 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Sep 30 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and many injured when an under-construction flyover collapsed here Tuesday evening. Around 20 people are trapped under the debris.The flyover, located along ...
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September 25th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) The Bihar government has decided to seal the breach in the Kosi river that triggered one of the worst floods in the state, official sources said Thursday."The state ...
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September 21st, 2008 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
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Patna, Sep 21 (IANS) A panel of experts will soon decide on plugging the breach in the Kosi river that triggered one of the worst floods in Bihar, officials said Sunday. The ...
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September 16th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Emphasising that terrorism, left wing extremism and insurgency were the big challenges before India, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday warned that the “emerging phenomenon of metro-terrorism” had given ...
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September 15th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Upping the ante against the Congress-led government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday announced it would hold an anti-terrorism rally here Friday to be addressed by its ...
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September 8th, 2008 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Even as India struggles to tackle one of the worst-ever calamities to hit Bihar, poor communication with Nepal has stalled a Rs.750-billion ($17 billion) project to save ...
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September 2nd, 2008 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea seeking massive relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit Bihar.Hearing a public interest lawsuit, ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
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Chennai, Aug 27 (IANS) All 144 Tamil Nadu fishermen and their 24 mechanised crafts held for ransom for over 48 hours in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh were released Wednesday, a boat owners' association ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Bangalore, Aug 27 (IANS) Karnataka farmers owe state-owned electricity supply companies a staggering Rs.33.46 billion and the government wants them to pay up to get free power supply for their irrigation pumpsets ...
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August 27th, 2008 - 9:45 am ICT by ANI
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Raipur, Aug 27 (ANI): Senior BJP leader LK Advani has said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured him that his government would not bow down to separatist forces in ...
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August 25th, 2008 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Ahmedabad, Aug 25 (IANS) A leading rights activist group here has condemned the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmananand Sarswati and four others in Orissa Saturday."We sympathize with the ...
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August 21st, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Aug 21 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its clearance for the implementation of the Unorganized Sector Workers Social Security Bill 2008.
The Cabinet made the necessary official amendments in ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
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Jammu, Aug 17 (IANS) The Shri Amarnath Sangharsh Samiti, leading the agitation for restoring land to the Amarnath shrine board, Sunday insisted on "concrete proposals" for talks with Jammu and Kashmir Governor ...
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