SPIC-MACAY’s first globalal convention begins May 20 in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,800 delegates will participate in the first SPIC-MACAY international convention on promoting Indian classical music and culture that begins…
Congress, BJP trade barbs as CBI books Kataria
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A war of words broke out between the Congress and the BJP after the latter said that the CBI…
Inspect fruits, vegetables markets for pesticides: HC tells centre
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday directed the central government to find out if fruits, especially mangos, contain pesticides by carrying…
Three men arrested with arms in Delhi
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Three people were arrested with heavy arms and ammunition from a farm house in the capital Wednesday, police said….
I struggled despite being from a film background: Girish Taurani
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) Actor Girish Taurani, son of producer Kumar Taurani, who is debuting with “Ramaya Vastavaiya”, says his journey was not easy…
Man denied bail for raping woman on pretext of marriage
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday denied anticipatory to a man claiming to be a ‘sanyaasi’ for raping a woman…
Shinde for fast track courts for jailed Muslim youths
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The central government has sought from all states the number of Muslim youths involved in terror cases lodged in…
Being crowd-puller not enough to be PM: Uma Bharti
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti Wednesday said a leader cannot be a prime ministerial candidate just because…
Direct cash transfer of LPG subsidy from June
New Delhi: In a move to plug distribution leakages the government will start direct transfer of cash subsidy on cooking gas (LPG) in 20…
China gifts Tagore gallery on 152nd birth anniversary
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) A gallery on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and China was opened Wednesday at Tagore’s ancestral residence in North Kolkata’s Jorasanko,…