Minor fire outside Delhi Metro station

Minor fire outside Delhi Metro station

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A minor fire broke out Saturday outside the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station, which affected train services for a few minutes, fire officials said. A fire alarm was sounded and the station, which is a main interchange, was closed. Officials said the fire started on a floor mat outside the […]

BJP’s charges of corruption against Congress false: Sonia

BJP’s charges of corruption against Congress false: Sonia

Amethi, April 19 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday slammed the BJP, saying that its “false propaganda” on corruption charges against the UPA government was nothing but an attempt to cover up cases of corruption in states ruled by it. “All those people who are themselves neck deep in corruption are levelling various kinds of […]

First woman Delhi chief justice to take charge Monday

First woman Delhi chief justice to take charge Monday

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Justice G. Rohini will Monday assume charge as the first woman chief justice of the Delhi High Court, 47 years after the court was established in October 1966. Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, registrar general of the high court, said Justice Rohini, the seniormost judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, reached […]

Repoll in two Bengal polling stations April 21

Repoll in two Bengal polling stations April 21

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday ordered repolling on April 21 in two polling stations in West Bengal where the voting process April 17 had been hindered due to malfunctioning EVMs. While one polling booth is under Dhupguri assembly segment of Jalpaiguri constituency, the other is in the Siliguri assembly part of the […]

PM greets people on Easter

PM greets people on Easter

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday greeted people on the occasion of Easter, saying the festival signifies compassion, brotherhood and a brighter future. “The significance of Christ’s resurrection is that truth and love triumph over evil and hatred. Easter celebrates compassion and brotherhood and signifies a brighter future,” the prime minister […]

Will Nehru-Gandhi dynasty reboot or fade out?

Will Nehru-Gandhi dynasty reboot or fade out?

Narendra Modi is not far off the mark when he says that the May 16 results will be the Congress’s worst. Drawing room and tea-stall chatter nowadays centres on whether the 128-year-old no longer a Grand Old Party will be able to reach the 100-seat mark in the 545-member Lok Sabha in which two MPs […]

Opposition accuses Mamata of inciting violence

Opposition accuses Mamata of inciting violence

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The opposition in West Bengal Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of inciting violence that led to the death of a CPI-M activist after being allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress workers in Birbhum district. Seikh Hiralal, a Communist Party of India-Marxist activist, succumbed to his injuries Friday night after he […]

Minor fire at Delhi Metro station

Minor fire at Delhi Metro station

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A minor fire broke out Saturday at the busy Rajiv Chowk Metro station, fire officials said. A fire alarm was sounded and the station, which is a main interchange, was closed. Officials said the fire started on a floor mat at the station, but the reason behind it was still […]