Goa temple bans entry of foreigners, others impose dress code
Scantily-clad tourists in beach wear have not gone down well with temple authorities in Goa with some laying down a strict dress code for visitors and another barring foreigners,
Centre will not be able to bear consequence of stir: Ramdev
Claiming the support of all major parties barring the Congress to his agitation, yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said the Centre would not be able to bear the consequence of the satyagraha.
Demonstrations in Orissa supporting Baba Ramdev
People from different walks of life on Saturday staged demonstrations and observed fasts in Orissa to support the anti-graft campaign of Baba Ramdev in New Delhi.
Sister to meet her death row brother in Lahore prison
Dalbir Kaur, sister of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is on death row in Pakistan, will cross over to the neighbouring country on Monday to meet her brother in Kotlakpathrai prison in Lahore.
NCP demands president’s rule in Meghalaya
Meghalaya’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) unit on Friday demanded that governor R.S.Mooshahary recommend imposition of president’s rule in the state, claiming the constitutional machinery has collapsed.
Dara Singh case: BJP leader named in charge sheet
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday named Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Rajasthan minister Rajendra Singh Rathore in its charge sheet for 2006 Dara Singh shootout case.
Jairam requests France to procure manuscript copy
Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh has requested the French ambassador to India to get a copy of an old document on scientific survey of plants of Orissa available in a Paris museum, official sources said on Friday.
Sonia launches National Rural Livelihood Mission
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday unveiled the National Rural Livelihood Mission to reach out to BPL families through self-help groups and said the network of such groups comprising women will be strengthened.
UPA playing politics while allocating funds: Tripura minister
Stating that centre-state relations had deteriorated under the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) regime, a Tripura minister on Wednesday alleged that the Central government was allocating funds to states based on political consideration and not on performance.
RSS functionary assaulted in Nagpur
A joint secretary of city unit of RSS, Mohan Agnihotri was stabbed last night in Nandanwan area by two unidentified persons, police said on Tuesday.