News from India
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi a day after he posted a video alleging that ethanol-blended fuel is increasing the burden on vehicle owners,...
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday described the foundation stone laying of a new Meghalaya House in Mumbai as a “dream come true”, thanking the Maharashtra government for helping the state secure prime land...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As part of the celebrations marking India’s 80th Independence Day, the Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will organise week-long events, including Tiranga Yatras, city unit president Harsh Malhotra said on Saturday. He said that...
Bhopal, Aug 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari on Saturday alleged that the state’s PM Shri Air Ambulance scheme had failed to reach patients in 30 districts despite around Rs 35 crore being spent on the service since...
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Women in the North-East and North-West districts are leading the surge in registrations for the Rekha Gupta government’s Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, which touched the figure of 5,14,460 on Saturday afternoon, an official said. Chief Minister...
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (ANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said that the Shiromani Akali Dal and its chief Sukhbir Singh Badal repeatedly compromised their political position for political gains and are now desperately seeking an understanding with the...
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) The murder of labourer Chandeshwar Chaudhary in Jogiya village under the Dinara police station area of Bihar's Rohtas district has taken a political turn, with Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday targeting the state...
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday inaugurated the Eastern Zonal Conference-cum-Consultation on Missing Children and Human Trafficking at Gyan Bhawan in Patna. The conference, organised by the Bihar Home Department, focused on the recovery of...
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), a laboratory under the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has come up with a unique adhesive to close wounds, both after surgeries and during accidents, officials said...
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The policy for land procurement for industry in West Bengal will be thoroughly changed in the coming days, and the new policy will be formed only after consulting industrialists and industry associations, state Commerce & Industries...
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Police on Saturday arrested a man in Malda district’s Manikchak after his wife, whom he allegedly set on fire, succumbed to her burn injuries. The incident took place in the Nurpur Panchayat area under Manikchak police...
Patna, Aug 8 (IANS) A police jeep met with a serious accident near Singarhiya village under Piprahi police station in Sheohar district on Saturday, leaving a police chowkidar dead and three other personnel injured. The deceased has been identified as...