India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
A [...]
Faridabad, Jan 31: All preparations have been made for the 22nd Surajkund Crafts Mela which will be inaugurated on February 1 by Union Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and West Bengal Tourism Minister Manabendra Mukherjee will also be present on the occasion.
This year, West Bengal is the [...]
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Union Ministry for Urban Development, the Delhi Government and the New Delhi Municipal Council on a public interest litigation challenging grant of accommodation, cars and secretarial staff to non-official members of the civic body in violation of rules framed under the NDMC Act.
A Division Bench [...]
Haryana has fallen in line with other states as it has opposed the move to gradually phase out central sales tax (CST), which would result into to a loss of Rs 2,500 crore per annum to the state.
Sources in state finance department told FE here on Wednesday that this year alone, the state had [...]
The water in the bottle held out by Renu Sharma, a resident of Malviya Nagar, was foul-smelling and muddy. But for the last month and a half, it is what coming out of the taps in Malviya Nagar, affecting at least 70 households in H-block, where many residents are falling prey to gastroenteritis.
The reason [...]
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday said that his government was willing to hand over the investigation into the kidney transplant racket to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if the Centre desired.
“I have not received such a request so far. But if the Centre wants a CBI inquiry, we will transfer the [...]
Panic gripped poultry farmers in Haryana’s Bhiwani District today due to mysterious death of thousands of chickens.
Poultry owners were scared that the bird flu virus has hit them.
“Thousands of chickens are dying daily. Doctors come, they do check up and then go. They are not telling us the exact reason for the mysterious [...]
Hollywood comes to India sporadically, in small, paparazzi-driven doses, usually to vacation, check out the exotica they hope to find on offer, scout a location, or just gorge on the curry.
Philanthropy has its occasional takers, but diplomacy hasn’t seen a name quite as prominent as George Clooney [Images], up for the Best Actor Oscar this [...]
The High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings of an extortion case against jailed former communications minister Nazmul Huda and his brother Quamrul Huda.
The High bench of Justice Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman and Justice Shahidul Islam also asked the government to explain in four weeks why the order of framing charges in the [...]
The promised 15-minute ride from Delhi to Gurgaon has become a pain. The expressway opened up on January 25, amidst chaos and confusion and things haven’t improved much.
People say they have to wait in line for hours to pay Rs 16 — the toll tax — and thus wind up spending more on fuel at [...]