Bengal poll panel notifies rural polls
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The West Bengal State Election Commission Monday issued the notification for phase one of the three-phase panchayat (rural body) polls,…
Pakistan’s interim government to transfer power June 5
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan’s interim government will transfer power to the new government June 5, a cabinet minister said Monday. Information Minister Arif…
Maoist attack barbarous, says Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Describing the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh “barbarous”, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the incident has shaken the…
Two students commit suicide after getting low marks
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Two girls committed suicide by hanging themselves in their houses after they got low marks in their Class 12…
Six killed in Syrian car bomb blast
Damascus, May 27 (IANS) A booby-trapped car went off Monday evening in Syria’s central city of Homs, killing at least six people and injuring…
SIT to probe minor girls’ sexual abuse in J & K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police said today that a special investigating team (SIT) has been constituted to probe the alleged sexual exploitation of four…
Delhi to tell finance ministry about cash transfer hurdles
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Delhi government will take up with the finance ministry the issue of difficulties faced by the beneficiaries of…
Maharashtra Muslims demand job quota
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Over 10,000 Muslims from all over Maharashtra Monday vowed to continue their struggle for getting 20 percent job and academic…
Maoist attack: Congress ‘sad and angry’ but shows restraint
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress is both “sad and angry” over the killing of party workers by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh, but…
PM’s special envoy meets Sharif in Lahore
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Former ambassador and the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy, Satinder K. Lambah, Monday met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and…