Javadekar, Chouhan call on Modi

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and union Environment and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar were among those who called on prime minister Narendra Modi Thursday. “The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri @ChouhanShivraj met PM @narendramodi”, the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted. Javadekar presented a sapling to Modi to commemorate […]

Rosaiah, Jayalalithaa condole Munde’s death

Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday condoled the death of Union Minister Gopinath Munde following a car accident in Delhi. In a statement issued here, Rosaiah said Munde was an able administrator, a parliamentarian and a legislator par excellence. “His death is an irreparable loss to the […]

Gopinath Munde killed in Delhi road accident

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath MundeTuesday died in a car accident here, doctors said. “On his arrival to the AIIMS trauma centre, there was no spontaneous breathing, no blood pressure, no pulse and there was no cardiac activity. So immediately CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) was started and continued for the next 15 […]

‘Kochadaiiyaan’ sequel on, says co-producer

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Murali Manohar, the co-producer of the latest Rajinikanth- starrer “Kochadaiiyaan”, which opened to mixed reports, admits the film has not done as well as expected in the north Indian belt. Nonetheless, he is confident that the team will work harder on its sequel. “We did what we could, given restrictions of time […]

Clear day ahead in Delhi

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The national capital will experience a clear Monday ahead and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 40 degrees Celsius, said the Met Office. “The sky will remain clear today (Monday),” said an official of the India Meteorological Department. The day’s minimum temperature settled three notches below the season’s average […]

Telangana: India’s 29th state

Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Following are the major events in the history of Telangana, which Monday came into being as 29th state in India. 1948: Indian Army annexes princely state of Hyderabad, which comprised different regions including Telangana. Nov 1, 1956: Telangana merged with Andhra State, which was carved out of Madras State, to form Andhra […]

Chandrasekhara Rao sworn-in as first CM of Telangana

Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Monday took oath as the first chief minister of Telangana, a few hours after it took birth as the 29th state of India. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to 60-year-old Rao at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan here. […]

Two Congress leaders join Maharashtra cabinet

Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The ruling Congress-NCP government of Maharashtra was Monday expanded with the induction of two legislators as ministers barely four months before the state assembly elections. Latur legislator Amit Deshmukh, son of former chief minister late Vilasrao Deshmukh, and Sillod (Jalna) legislator Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi were administered the oath of office and […]

Telangana erupts in celebrations

Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Celebrations broke out across Telangana as it came into being as the 29th state of India Monday. ‘Jai Telangana’ rent the air as the region comprising 10 districts erupted in celebrations to mark the fulfilment of nearly 60-year-old dream of the people. Bursting of firecrackers, unfurling of the national flag, distribution of […]

Modi greets Telangana people, first chief minister

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Assuring his full support to India’s 29th state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said Telangana was born due to years of struggle and sacrifices and congratulated its first Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao. “India gets a new state! We welcome Telangana as our 29th state. Telangana will add strength to our […]