BJP makes a ‘liberal offer’
Amit Shah calls up Shiv Sena chief, ready to accept 130 As the Shiv Sena remained firm on donning the role of big brother in Maharashtra politics and refused to give more Assembly seats to its ally of...
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Congress, NCP talk to save tieup
NCP chief Sharad Pawar (centre) with party leaders during a meeting in Mumbai on Monday —Debasish Dey1-day ultimatum to Congress ends; today’s meeting to be final, say insiders After a hard bargain,...
View ArticleManeka Gandhi for action plan to tackle malnutrition
Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Monday laid stress on putting in place a comprehensive time bound action plan in the form of “National Nutrition Mission” to tackle...
View ArticleNarendra Modi will stay in Blair House
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay at the US President’s guest house the 190-year-old Blair House when he travels to Washington on September 29, nine years after his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh...
View Article‘Tunday’ kebabs in legal row
Lucknow’s Tunday kebabs, famous the world over, are now making news for all the wrong reasons.The kebabs are now caught in a `50 crore lawsuit over trade infringement.Mohammad Muslim, who runs the well...
View ArticleHefty fine for cyclists who break rules
With the government unveiling draft Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, the cyclists too could be penalised with Rs 1,500 fine if they jump the traffic signal. Also, the governmnet could ask cycle...
View ArticleMHA steps in, seeks report
The Union home ministry on Monday stepped in and inquired into allegations of employees of Northeast origin at an Ahmedabad hotel reportedly being asked to stay away during Chinese President Xi...
View ArticleGovernment move to revamp NDMA under fire
The NDA government’s move to revamp and reconstitute the National Disaster Management Authroity (NDMA) has come under fire from the former vice-chairman of NDMA, Shashidhar Reddy, who has shot off a...
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‘Sudipta Sen met Mukul Roy before fleeing’
Sudipta SenSaradha Group owner Sudipta Sen had held two separate meetings with Trinamul Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy at Nizam Palace and the party’s Lok Sabha MP Subhendu...
View ArticleProbe begins into Jadavpur harassment
The newly-formed inquiry committee on Tuesday began investigation into the alleged sexual harassment of a second-year student in Jadavpur University. The five-member committee held a meeting at...
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Give income details, court tells Rajpal Yadav
Rajpal Yadav The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav to furnish details of his earnings post the release of his directorial venture Ata Pata Laapata in 2012. The actor is...
View Article‘Senior cop must lead probe into encounters’
An Supreme Court bench on Tuesday said: “An independent investigation into the incident/encounter shall be conducted by the CID or police team of another police station under the supervision of a...
View ArticleIndia seeks Japan aid on transport
With its prime focus on augmentation of transport infrastructure in the country, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday sought Japan’s assistance in multi-modal transport solutions encompassing metro...
View ArticleUttar Pradesh pandals to focus on crime against women
This year, the Durga Puja Pandals in Uttar Pradesh will highlight issues related to crime against women. UP, in the past one year, has been making news for all the wrong reasons, crime against women...
View ArticleMost celebratory firing deaths in Uttar Pradesh
Sixty per cent of the total deaths in the country due to celebratory firing in the past one year have been reported from Uttar Pradesh alone.According to official sources, 720 persons died in cases of...
View ArticleSaarc to form heritage panel
Saarc nations are set to establish a heritage committee to identify and preserve monuments considered to be of major importance in South Asia but not listed in world heritage list.The list will be...
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Mamata Banerjee book to counter opposition’s ‘slander’
Mamata Banerjee with singers Sandhya Mukherjee and Ashima Pal during a programme at Nazrul Manch in Kolkata— ASIAN AGEWest Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has written a book Kutsa Pakshya to...
View ArticlePMO orders joint secretaries shakeup, 48 transferred
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has effected transfers of 48 joint secretary-level officers to bring in new faces across Central ministries in one go. It is the first and biggest reshuffle of...
View ArticleBarack Obama seeks Indian help in war on Ebola across Africa
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, US President Barack Obama wants India to announce a “game-changing contribution” to the fight against Ebola that “can be worked into the US summit...
View ArticleNarendra Modi to launch ‘Make in India’ today
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to launch his “Make in India” campaign Thursday, a slew of measures are being taken to attract investors.The government set up a portal www.makeinindia.com where...
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