Andhra hires 2 trains to ferry people for Delhi protest

Amaravati (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has hired two special trains to ferry people to New Delhi for Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's protest against the Centre on February 11, officials said here on Saturday.

The…

Swine flu death toll touches 100 in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS) Four people died of swine flu in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the total death toll from the disease to 100 in the state so far this year, said health officials.

The patients who lost their lives were from Kota, Jodhpur,…

Air Marshal Sinha, who headed Rafale negotiating team, dismisses 'leaked note'

New Delhi (IANS) Air Marshal (retd.) S.B.P. Sinha, who headed the Indian Negotiating Team that finalized the Rafale contract, on Friday dismissed a controversial leaked note, claiming interference by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the deal,…

BJP plans its own 'Diwali' for government scheme beneficiaries on Feb 26

Panaji (IANS) Goa BJP president Vinay Tendulkar on Friday urged the beneficiaries of central and state government schemes, including One Rank One Pension, to light lamps outside their homes on February 26 to celebrate Kamal Jyoti Utsav, a pre-poll…

Gujjars begin quota stir, block Delhi-Mumbai rail route

Jaipur (IANS) Blocking the tracks on the Delhi-Mumbai rail route, the Gujjar community on Friday began its agitation for five per cent reservation in state jobs and educational institutions.

Members of the Gujjar Sangharsh Samiti…

People's demands today more than their contribution: Bibek Debroy

New Delhi (IANS) Expectations of citizens today are disproportionate to what they contribute to the government coffers, as it collects just as much tax to GDP as the government used to in the time of Chandragupta Maurya, more than 2000 years…

PMO not a party to Rafale deal: Former Defence Secretary

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Giving a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, former Defence Secretary G. Mohankumar -- during whose tenure the Rafale deal was finalised -- said on Friday that the deal was a clean one and the Prime Minister's…

Seven killed, five missing in J&K after season's heaviest snowfall

Srinagar (IANS) Seven people were killed and five went missing in Jammu and Kashmir following season's heaviest snowfall on Thursday.

Two people were rescued alive on Friday by relief and rescue teams from a police post that was buried…

Journalists in Punjab to get monthly pension

Chandigarh (IANS) Accredited journalists in Punjab will now get a monthly pension of Rs 12,000.

Chief Minister Amarinder Singh gave the approval to grant a monthly pension of Rs 12,000 to veteran accredited journalists in the state,…

14 dead in 2 hooch tragedies in UP, Yogi orders crackdown

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered a crackdown on the illicit liquor mafia in the state after 14 reported deaths on account of spurious liquor consumption in Saharanpur and Kushinagar.

A…