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Ludhiana: HC orders stay on Rose Garden revamp

Ludhiana, April 8 -- The much-publicised Rs.8.6-crore redevelopment project of Nehru Rose Garden, recently inaugurated with great fanfare by MP Sanjeev Arora, has hit a legal roadblock. The Punjab and... Read More


Pak human rights groups condemn abduction of activist Gulzadi Baloch

Balochistan, April 8 -- Leading human rights groups of Pakistan, Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) and Paank have expressed outrage over the alleged abduction of BYC activist Gulzadi Baloch by Pakistani... Read More


Delhi Customs arrest Iraqi national with 1203 grams of suspected gold at IGI Airport

New Delhi, April 8 -- An Iraqi national arriving from Baghdad was intercepted by Customs officers at Delhi's IGI Airport and seized 1203 grams of assorted yellow metal, silver-coated jewellery, suspec... Read More


Maurya lays foundation stone: Aligarh to get new cow med centre; rRs.r50/day incentive for caretakers

AGRA, April 8 -- Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya reaffirmed state government's commitment towards cow protection and highlighted various incentives being provided to people involved in care... Read More


"Biggest financial inclusion scheme in world": BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari praises Mudra Yojana

New Delhi, April 8 -- Calling the Mudra Yojana "the biggest financial inclusion" scheme, Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Tuesday said that the scheme has generated ove... Read More


Chaos in JK Assembly over Waqf Act, PDP MLA Waheed Para marshalled out

Srinagar, April 8 -- Chaos erupted in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday when Opposition parties demanded a discussion on the Waqf Act, which was recently passed by Parliament. Following protes... Read More


Ludhiana: Schools told to bear cost of plaques, get paid later

Ludhiana, April 8 -- Even as the Punjab government launched a grand 54-day education festival with the inauguration of development works in government schools, discontent is brewing among the teaching... Read More


Scientifically Speaking: Shingles vaccine could offer dementia protection

India, April 8 -- I received my first dose of the shingles vaccine earlier this year, and the side effects weren't subtle. For a few days I suffered through fever, fatigue, and a sore arm in a way tha... Read More


A Poet's Pursuit for Peace

New Delhi, April 8 -- Over the past few decades, especially post-1962, India's relations with China have lost a lot of warmth. From the time of Adrish Bardhan, the first known Bengali-Indian traveller... Read More


UPSRTC starts drive to recruit 5,000 women conductors across 21 dists

LUCKNOW, April 8 -- The ten-day employment fair aimed at recruiting women into the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) commenced on Tuesday at multiple centres. Transport minister ... Read More