BJP Pushes for GI Tags on Bengal’s Traditional Sweets | India News

NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP has begun preparations to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional sweets of the state that still lack recognition, aiming to promote them…

Ebola scare in India: Three African nationals quarantined for 21-days in Chhattisgarh’s Durg | India News

NEW DELHI: Amid the recent surge in Ebola virus cases across several parts of Africa, Chhattisgarh has reported three suspected cases involving foreign nationals who were isolated in Durg and…

BJP cites GDP figures, says joke’s on Rahul | India News

NEW DELHI: BJP on Friday seized on the robust growth in GDP to hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his dire predictions for the economy and said the joke is…

Census Confusion in Delhi: Migrants and Tenants Fear Data Misuse | India News

NEW DELHI: While 82% of the census houselisting work is already complete in the national Capital, the enumerators are dealing with a different challenge: reluctance on part of certain sections…

Cockroach Janta Party: ‘If they are arrested’: Sonam Wangchuk warns of six-week fast ahead of CJP protest | India News

NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday announced that he would launch a 42-day hunger strike if Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke or other members of the…

Two decades later, daughter seeks DNA test of man in quest of paternity | India News

NEW DELHI: A poor woman sought a DNA test on a man to prove that her daughter was born to him. In 2006, the man agreed to undergo the test…

Great Nicobar Project isn’t about defence: Rahul Gandhi | India News

NEW DELHI: Releasing a video of his visit to Nicobar that shows him diving into the sea, travelling through thick forests and talking to tribals and locals, Congress MP Rahul…

Oil India strikes natural gas in third Andaman offshore well | India News

NEW DELHI: State-run Oil India Limited (OIL) Friday said it has reported the presence of natural gas in its third exploratory well in the Andaman shallow offshore block, further indicating…

Expedite verifications, MEA tells Dhaka | India News

Govt Friday urged Dhaka to expedite the verification process for suspected Bangladeshi illegal immigrants to facilitate their deportation to the country. The MEA said that asfar as deportation of these…

Facing desertion by MPs, Mamata Banerjee clips Abhishek’s wings | India News

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress was jolted Friday by speculation of an impending split in its parliamentary wing as several of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs converged on Delhi, prompting party…