Mamata loses cool with villagers protesting gang-rape
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Faced with demonstrations from villagers over a gang-rape and murder in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
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Eight new faces inducted in UPA council of ministers
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Eight new faces were inducted into Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s council of ministers Monday — possibly the last reshuffle…
Mamata assures death penalty for Barasat rapists
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Asserting that those who gang-raped and murdered a 20-year-old college student in North 24 Parganas district will be punished within…
Cabinet reshuffle in the evening
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to effect a cabinet reshuffle Monday evening with Mallikarjun Kharge, Oscar Fernandes and Sis Ram Ola likely…
(after 3) Men in khakhi under attack in UP, three killed in June
byLucknow, June 17 (IANS) Policemen in Uttar Pradesh are under attack. Literally! Amid spiralling crime, policemen now face threats of assault. More than a…
Bengal governor hopes panchayat polls will be held on time
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Monday said he hoped the panchayat elections in the state would be held on time….
NIT Agartala to confer D.Sc on CERN chief
byAgartala, June 17 (IANS) National Institute of Technology (NIT) Agartala will confer an honorary Doctor of Science degree on CERN Director General Rolf-Dieter Heuer…
Goa awaits ‘political entertainment’ in Digvijay Singh
byPanaji, June 17 (IANS) The appointment of the controversy-prone Congressman Digvijay Singh as general secretary of three states, including Goa, has already sparked off…
Chandy rules out resignation, judicial probe
byThiruvananthapuram, June 17 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, rebutting allegations of the Left opposition over a cheating case involving a woman in frequent…
TRS, BJP legislators suspended for two days
byHyderabad, June 17 (IANS) All legislators of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were Monday suspended for two days from Andhra…