New Delhi, Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader A.B Bardhan, who suffered a paralytic stroke, was still in “critical condition”, a doctor said on Tuesday morning. Bardhan, 93, who lives in the Ajoy Bhavan CPI headquarters here, was admitted to the G.B. Pant Hospital on Monday after he felt uneasy and lost consciousness, Medical […]
New Delhi, Both houses of parliament were adjourned on Tuesday till 11.30 a.m. following ruckus by Congress parliamentarians over the National Herald case. Minutes after the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha assembled for the day’s proceedings, the Congress MPs in both the houses created a ruckus over court summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi […]
Palwal (Haryana), Nearly 100 people were injured when two trains collided in Haryana’s Palwal district on Tuesday morning due to foggy conditions, police officials said. Unconfirmed reports said that two people, including a train driver, were killed in the accident which took place near village Baghola in Palwal district, about 80 km from New Delhi. […]
Last Dance at Dum Dum is a play about the gradually diminishing generation of Anglo-Indians living in Calcutta. Set in early 80s, this is a serious comedy about a vividly memorable gang of eccentrics and exotics who are attempting to come to terms with their pasts and their fears for the future. Their world is filled with Violet’s hilarious […]
New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday the decision of allowing private vehicles with even-odd registration numbers on alternate days was contingency step and would be discontinued if it inconvenienced the public. He said before taking the drastic step the city government wanted to strengthen public transport, but had to resort to […]
New Delhi, The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government with former prime minister Manmohan Singh saying the economic recovery was fragile and job creation inadequate while party vice chief Rahul Gandhi said the real meaning of growth and progress need to be understood. The top Congress leaders’ remarks came a […]
Mumbai, The Indian rupee recovered after falling to its lowest level in more than two years to close at 66.70 on Friday. The rupee, which opened at 66.93, fell to the day’s low to 67.01 from its previous close of 66.66 to a greenback. It closed the day’s trade at 66.69-70. The rupee had fallen […]
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Delhi assembly on Friday passed the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, 2015, which the AAP government has described as the “strongest” anti-graft legislation in the country. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal hinted another confrontation with the centre, saying that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not approve the bill, then appropriate […]
Chennai, Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where floods and downpour have claimed 325 lives. Thousands of military personnel and social activists were engaged in a major operation of supplying food, […]
New Delhi, To curb unbridled pollution in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday said odd and even number vehicles will ply on alternate days in the city from January 1 – a move which drew flak far and wide. The decision, taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will […]