Cong-led opposition blocks Kerala Guv inside assembly

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) The Congress-led opposition on Wednesday blocked Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan as he arrived in the Assembly for the budget session. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also accompanying the Governor.

Khan arrived…

China coronavirus toll reaches 132, nearly 6,000 infected

Beijing (IANS) The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus increased to 132 on Wednesday, with 5,974 confirmed cases, as foreign governments started to evacuate their citizens from Wuhan city, the epicentre of the outbreak.

According…

IIT-Bombay bans 'anti-national' activities on Powai campus

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) has banned what it terms "anti-national activites" and all types of activism on its Powai Campus and also sought "good manners" from its students.

Students at the IIT-Bombay…

Nirbhaya case: SC dismisses mercy rejection plea of Mukesh

New Delhi (IANS) With three days remaining in the scheduled execution of death penalties in the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed convict Mukesh Singh's plea seeking judicial review of the rejection of his…

Is Saina Nehwal BJP's trump card for Telangana, Andhra?

New Delhi (IANS) Badminton star Saina Nehwal took the political plunge here on Wednesday as she joined the ruling BJP, sparking off speculation over the role she may play in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the BJP in the coming months.

While…

Railways to electrify entire network by 2024: Chairman

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to provide more services to the passengers and its emphasis on zero emission, the Indian Railways will complete the work of doubling and tripling of the 17,000 km of tracks and also complete the electrification of its entire…

India urges Israel, Palestine to engage on Trump peace plan

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestine to engage with each other over US President Donald Trump's two-state proposal to resolve the decades-old conflict.

The Trump Middle East peace plan which was unveiled on Tuesday…

47% land for bullet train project acquired: Chairman

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Railways will acquire rest of the 53 per cent of land required for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Train project, which is also called Bullet train project, in next six months,…

6,000 acres of land identified in J&K for investors

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government has identified 6,000 acres of land across the Union territory for potential investors who will take part in the J&K Global Investors Summit in April, officials said on Wednesday.

Forty thousand…

Two die in clash over CAA in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) Two persons were killed and at least one person sustained injury in a clash over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Wednesday, police said.

One person injured in the incident has…