Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema, who turns 33, has Himachal connection
By Vishal Gulati
Sanawar (Himachal Pradesh), June 4 (IANS) Bhutan's Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck, who celebrated her 33rd birthday on Sunday, has a connection with this picturesque Himachal Pradesh hill station.
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General Insight 06:32 PMHooda assures of restarting schemes to empower poor
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General Insight 03:46 PMIIT-Mandi researchers tap new energy source - our bodies - to charge laptops
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Asia's largest fish market to soon come up in UP's Chandauli
Varanasi (UP), June 4 (IANS) Chandauli district in eastern Uttar Pradesh will soon have Asia's largest fish market, the construction of which will be completed by July next year.
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SFI to use popular cartoons, literary characters to reach out to school students in Bengal
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Popular comics cartoon characters like Tintin and Superman and those from popular child literature like Detective Pradosh Mitra a.k.a. Feluda and Professor Shanku is now the medium for CPI(M)'s student wing Students' Federation of India (SFI) to reach out to the schoolchildren in the state on various burning issues.
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Lucknow University to set up 'Bharat Lab' to study consumer behaviour
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) The Lucknow University (LU) will soon set up a 'Bharat Lab' on its campus to provide opportunities for faculty and students to exchange knowledge with commerce and industry experts and know about consumer behaviour of people from smaller cities.
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We should have zero tolerance for this kind of crime (Column: The Third Eye)
By D.C. Pathak
The recent case of the brutal killing of a young girl in public by a 'jilted' boyfriend in Delhi who stabbed her with a big knife some twenty-two times and then crushed her head with a huge stone before 'walking away' from the spot, is a kind of violence that must produce a national response in terms of a non-political administrative and social introspection and formulation of demonstrative measures for quickly getting the country to the point of zero tolerance towards such a crime.
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KCR uses Telangana Formation Day festivities to launch poll campaign
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) The formation day celebrations of Telangana came as the perfect launch pad for the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi's (BRS) campaign for the Assembly elections scheduled later this year.
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'If buffaloes, oxen can be slaughtered, why not cows', K'taka minister's remark triggers row
Mysuru, (Karnataka) June 3 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Animal Husbandry, T. Venkatesh, stirred a row on Saturday by stating that if buffaloes and oxen can be slaughtered, why cant cows be slaughtered.
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Probe financial dealings of Solar scam judicial commission judge Sivarajan: Cong
Thiruvananthapuram, June 3 (IANS) The Congress-led UDF in Kerala on Saturday demanded a probe into the financial dealings of the Solar scam judicial commission judge (rtd) G.Sivarajan.
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J&K L-G attends 'Pratham Puja' to mark ceremonial beginning of Amaranth Yatra 2023
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday attended the 'Pratham Puja' to mark the ceremonial beginning of Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2023.
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Rajnath Singh to hold bilateral talks with US, German counterparts
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will hold bilateral talks with his visiting US and German counterparts on June 5 and 6, respectively, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
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Modi can become first Indian PM to address US Congress twice
By Yashwant Raj
Washington, June 3 (IANS) US Congress leaders have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting of lawmakers during his upcoming state visit in June, setting him up to become the first Indian leader to this rare honor Washington D.C. affords to foreign leaders.
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Bihar court issues non-bailable warrant against BJP MLA Raju Singh
Patna, June 3 (IANS) A Muzaffarpur court on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against BJP MLA Raju Singh, who is on the run ever since RJD leader Tulsi Rai lodged a kidnapping-cum-attempt to murder case against him on May 25.
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Report on temples demolished by Portuguese regime will be made public: Goa CM
Panaji, June 2 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that a report regarding the demolition of temples by the Portuguese regime will be made public soon.
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Govt wants to make sedition law more 'draconian', sending message it'll be used against opposition: Congress
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) A day after the Law Commission recommended that the IPC's Section 124A (sedition) should not be retained but also made harsh, the Congress on Friday said that the BJP wants to make sedition law more draconian and has given a message ahead of the next year general election that it will used in a one-sided manner, particularly against opposition leaders.
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Chhattisgarh purchases rice/paddy worth Rs 22K crore from farmers: CM Baghel
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said the marketing federation has purchased rice/paddy worth Rs 22,000 crore from farmers and emphasised on the importance of MSP to farmers.
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Assam BJP leader arrested for promising jobs for money
Guwahati, June 2 (IANS) A local BJP leader in Assam's Hailakandi district has been arrested for allegedly duping people by promising them jobs in return for cash, police said on Friday.
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BRICS foreign ministers condemn terrorism in all its forms
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The BRICS foreign ministers have strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations whenever, wherever and by whomsoever committed.
