Heatwave kills 45 in Bihar in 24 hours

Patna (IANS) Severe heatwave left at least 45 people dead and more than 100 hospitalised in the past 24 hours in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. Deaths due to the heatwave were reported from Aurangabad, Gaya and Nawada districts.

Gaya and…

Kohli becomes fastest batsman to score 11,000 ODI runs

Manchester (IANS) India skipper Virat Kohli rose to the challenge on Sunday against Pakistan and added another feather to his cap by becoming the fastest player in the history of the game to cross the 11,000-run mark in ODIs.

Kohli achieved…

Disruptions bad for Parliament, Modi tells MPs

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told floor leaders of different political parties in the Parliament to keep political differences aside and not disrupt the functioning of the two Houses.

Addressing them ahead of Parliament's…

Raghubar meets Gadkari, demands to link Dhamra port with Sahibganj

Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday met Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi during which he demanded that under Bharatmala Project Sahibganj be linked with Dhamra Port.

PM writes personal letter to village pradhans on saving rainwater

New Delhi (IANS) Concerned about the water crisis in rural areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a personal letter to 'Gram Pradhans'(village chiefs) requesting them to conserve rainwater during the forthcoming monsoon.

The…

Bengal doctors' strike continue for 5th day

Kolkata (IANS) Health services in West Bengal's state-run hospitals remained partially disrupted on Saturday as the "cease work" by junior doctors, protesting against attacks on their colleagues and demanding adequate security measures,…

Scholarship scam: How officials, bankers cheated poor students

New Delhi (IANS) Initial investigation by the CBI into the multi-crore scholarship scam reveals a deep-rooted nexus between government officials, private institutions and public sector banks to siphon-off funds meant for poorest of the poor students.…

Doctors' strike: Kolkata Mayor's daughter 'ashamed' at Mamata's inaction

Kolkata (IANS) Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim's daughter, a doctor, has come up with strong criticism of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's handling of the ongoing doctors' strike and said medicos have the…

Government reduces rate of ESI contribution from 6.5% to 4%

New Delhi (IANS) The government has decided to reduce the rate of contribution under the ESI Act from 6.5 per cent to 4 per cent wth employers contribution being reduced from 4.75 to 3.25 per cent and that of employees from 1.75 to 0.75 per cent.

Maharashtra doctors join 'cease work' in solidarity with Kolkata fraternity

Mumbai (IANS) Around 4,500 doctors started their one day token strike to express solidarity with their Kolkata counterparts, an office-bearer said here on Friday.

The medicos, affiliated to Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD),…