Land bill aims to grab farmers’ land: BKU

Land bill aims to grab farmers’ land: BKU

Chandigarh, March 15  Opposing the Land Acquisition bill brought by the BJP-led central government, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) on Sunday said the only aim of the proposed law was to grab the farmers’ land and help land grabbers. The issue was raised at a meeting of BKU leaders from Punjab and Haryana held here […]

BSE to auction Rs.893 crore-worth government bonds on Monday

BSE to auction Rs.893 crore-worth government bonds on Monday

Mumbai, March 15  With over 99 percent of permitted investment levels for overseas investors already exhausted, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will on Monday auction investment limits for government debt securities worth Rs.893 crore. The BSE, in a circular, said the auction will take place on its “ebidxchange” platform between 3.30 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. […]

Fake notes now harder to detect: Delhi Police

Fake notes now harder to detect: Delhi Police

It may be even more difficult for you to identify a genuine 500-rupee note from a counterfeit one as the currency being smuggled into India by inimical agencies is now a closer imitation of the original, Delhi Police have cautioned. Officers of the Delhi Police Special Cell point to the role of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence […]

MGNREGA employees’ stir in Tripura hits job scheme

MGNREGA employees’ stir in Tripura hits job scheme

Agartala, March 14  Over 2,700 employees engaged in MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) scheme continued their strike for the sixth day on Saturday affecting its execution in Tripura. The employees have been demanding annual wage hike at par with other government employees, regularisation of their jobs and removal of anomalies in their […]

Women of Nandigram movement suffer in silence

Women of Nandigram movement suffer in silence

Kolkata, March 14  They were once an integral part of the Nandigram movement that eventually catapulted the Trinamool Congress into power in West Bengal, but women who were at the forefront of the anti-acquisition stir are now confined to their homes. They are also subjected to all kinds of oppression, according to Women against Sexual […]

Bride refuses to marry after groom fails to bow

Bride refuses to marry after groom fails to bow

Ghaziabad, March 14 A groom learnt the hard way just how important it is bow before the bride so that she can garland him. A bride here walked out a marriage on Friday night when the groom was playfully lifted a little too high beyond her reach during their marriage ceremony. The marriage was called […]

Indian student falls to death while hiking in Arizona

Indian student falls to death while hiking in Arizona

Washington, March 14  Rhishav Choudhury, an Indian student from Guwahati, India, studying at a private liberal arts college in Ohio, fell to his death while on a spring hiking trip in Arizona. The College of Wooster is mourning the death of Choudhury, 22, College Dean Kurt Holmes said in a Thursday message to the campus […]

Kazakh woman gang raped in Delhi, three held

Kazakh woman gang raped in Delhi, three held

New Delhi, March 13  A 35-year-old Kazakhstan woman was gang raped by three people here in a hotel where she had gone to meet them, police said on Friday. The culprits have been arrested. The incident took place on Thursday night at a hotel in Karol Bagh in central Delhi. Police said the culprits were […]