By Somrita Ghosh New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Kolkata might be the cynosure of Durga Puja celebrations, but not far behind is the national
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State of economy likely to top agenda at BJP meet
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The state of economy, including the slowing growth, and the next round of assembly polls will top the agenda
Wait gets longer for Punjab’s ‘ministers-in-waiting’
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Sep 24 (IANS) Returning to power after a decade-long political hiatus, the wait for many senior Congress legislators to get
Cop throws back grenade flung by militant
Srinagar, Sep 24 (IANS) An alert Special Police Officer (SPO) on Sunday threw back a grenade hurled by militants from inside a security force
Simultaneous polls impractical, government ended transparency: Former CEC Quraishi
By Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The idea of holding simultaneous polls to Parliament and the state assemblies — for which
Modi to lay stone of AIIMS in Himachal
Shimla, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of an AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur town on October 3,
Delay in monsoon’s retreat postpones sugarcane crushing
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Owing to a sugar shortage in the country, the government had planned to start the crushing
Gold will not glitter this Diwali!
By Aparajita Gupta New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) With Goods and Services Tax (GST), demonetisation and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations coming into effect, gold
Mann Ki Baat integrates sections of society: Modi
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” has played an important
From newspaper columns to anthologies, the journey of the short story
By Saket Suman There must be something extraordinary about short stories that they continue to attract vast readership globally. Some argue that the very