Himachal asks cement firms to lower prices
byShimla, April 4 (IANS) Cement companies operating their plants in Himachal Pradesh have been asked to lower their retail rates, state Industries Minister Mukesh…
Politics
Rahul disavows PM ambition, says empowerment his focus (Roundup)
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday denied he was in the race to be the prime minister and said…
Rahul denial no reflection on his future as PM: Congress
byNew Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s dismissal of a question on speculation that he would pitch to be prime minister…
Classes hit, roads blocked in Bengal over student’s death
byKolkata, April 4 (IANS) Students largely stayed away from schools and colleges while traffic came to a virtual standstill in many cities of West…
Haryana IAS officer Khemka transferred again
byChandigarh: Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who had ordered a scrutiny of land deals of United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra…
Chandy to visit UAE from April 10
byThiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will embark on a visit to the UAE April 10, his first overseas trip after…
Dalit leader Janardan Chandurkar is Mumbai Congress chief
byMumbai, April 4 (IANS) Dalit leader Janardan C. Chandurkar was appointed the new president of Mumbai Regional Congress Committee Thursday, party office-bearers said here….
‘No CWG 2010 like confusion for Portuguese Commonwealth Games in Goa’
byPanaji, April 4 (IANS) There will be no Commonwealth Games (CWG) like “confusion” in raising infrastructure for the Portuguese Commonwealth Games scheduled to start…
CPI-M tampered with voting machines in Tripura: Congress
byAgartala, April 4 (IANS) The ruling CPI-M has used the state administration to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the recent assembly elections,…
Congress seeks central help for Kerala emigres in Saudi
byThiruvananthapuram, April 4 (IANS) The Kerala unit of the Congress party Thursday sought from the central government a Rs.100 crore assistance package for Kerala…