Patna, A dead lizard was found in the meal served to patients in a government-run hospital in Bihar Monday and the condition of at least six patients deteriorated after eating the meal, officials said. The incident occurred at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital. “After the incident came to light, people staged a protest andRead More

New Delhi/ Washington, Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister in over a decade to stay at the US President’s guest house – the 190-year-old Blair House- when he travels to Washington on September 29. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the last one to stay atRead More

Mumbai, The Centre will start identifying urban areas which can be transformed into “smart cities”, before the Budget, Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said here today. The government is currently holding consultations with all stakeholders including state governments, local bodies and those keen on developing smart cities. “I haveRead More

Srinagar, The flood has left behind a trail of destruction in city centre and Valley’s business hub Lal Chowk, where all shops are filled with mud and sewage and goods and items in the business establishments have turned into mound of debris. Lal Chowk was under 14 fts of waterRead More

Kolkata, Two days after thousands walked in solidarity with Jadavpur University student protestors, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress’s students wing Monday took out a large counter-rally decrying “hooliganism in educational institutes in the name of agitation”. The Trinamool march came on the day state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee announced aRead More

New Delhi, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s open admission of Tibet playing an important role in China’s culture is refelctive of the change in the country’s attitude, the Dalai Lama said here Monday. “Recently, President Xi Jinping in Paris publicly expressed the position that Buddhists have a very important role (toRead More

Amravti, Maharashtra minister and senior Congress leader Narayan Rane today said the first list of the party’s candidates for next month’s assembly polls would be announced on September 25 as he backed continuation of alliance with NCP. However, Rane, the party’s assembly poll campaign in-charge, parried questions on the currentRead More

New Delhi, With the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops continuing on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Chumar area, Army chief General Dalbir Singh has called off his visit to neighbouring Bhutan to monitor the situation, top sources have confirmed. General Singh, who was to leave forRead More

* Seeks liberal financial package for state * Asks for special term loan waiver and refund of Rs. 2694 crore paid by Punjab for fighting militancy * Comprehensive relief package worth Rs. 2330 crore sought for tackling with Drought * Demand Rs. 5000 crore as a Non-plan grant till reportRead More

Chandigarh, Mr Sharanjit Singh Dhillon, Irrigation minister, Punjab, today described the four-day visit of Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal, president, Shiromani Akali Dal and Deputy Chief Minister, Punjab, as game changer for the industrial scenario of Punjab as he has been able to secure committed investments of thousands of crores withinRead More