Lucknow | 1 hour ago
'Dikshit, Digvijay not provided security on Bareilly visit'
Lucknow, Feb 14 - The Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit Saturday accused the Mayawati government of not providing adequate security to Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh during their visit to the state's Bareilly city Thursday.Accompanied by Congress state unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, the two leaders had gone to offer a 'chaddar' at the famous ... read more

Bhopal | 1 day ago
MNIK opens across Madhya Pradesh amidst minor protests
Bhopal, Feb 12 - Shah Rukh Khan's latest film 'My Name is Khan' released all over Madhya Pradesh except Jabalpur Friday, amidst some protests by the Shiv Sainiks. The film drew huge crowds with all the shows going 'house full'.Police had to use mild force to disperse Shiv Sena activists who pelted stones at the Jyoti Talkies in Bhopal. A handful of Shiv Sena activists, around 20, earlier in the da ... read more

Bangalore | 1 day ago
India plans to build seed reserves for hard times
Bangalore, Feb 12 - India plans to build seed reserves to ensure national food and income security to millions of its farmers, reeling under the impact of a deficit monsoon and a harsh drought in 2009, a top official said Friday.'We are working with the seed industry to produce surplus high-yielding, pest and disease-resistant seeds to build reserves that can be used in the event of crisis arising ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Amid Shiv Sena shadow, 'MNIK' gets rousing opening
New Delhi, Feb 12 - Hundreds of thousands thronged cinema halls across India Friday to see Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name is Khan', with Mumbai too giving the thumbs down to the Shiv Sena that called for its boycott to protest the Bollywood megastar's advocacy of Pakistani cricketers.Although all 63 theatres in Mumbai played it safe and cancelled the first show of the day, they started showing the movi ... read more

Mumbai | 1 day ago
Threat of violence overshadows opening day of 'MNIK'
Mumbai, Feb 12 - Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name Is Khan' saw a troubled opening day Friday with no morning shows in Mumbai and Ahmedabad and sporadic trouble elsewhere but also long queues for tickets in large parts of India amid heavy security.The union home ministry said it would review security in Maharashtra following violence by the Shiv Sena against Shah Rukh, whose comments in support of Pakista ... read more

Bhopal | 1 day ago
Madhya Pradesh minister injured in accident
Bhopal, Feb 12 - Madhya Pradesh Culture and Public Relations Minister Laxmikant Sharma was injured when the car in which he was travelling from Bhopal to Ujjain hit a stationary truck in Dewas district Friday, police said.The minister, who has broken a leg, and four other injured people have been admitted at the CHL Apollo Hospital at Indore. The condition of the injured was stable, doctors said. ... read more

Bhopal | 1 day ago
'MNIK' opens in Madhya Pradesh amidst minor protests
Bhopal, Feb 12 - 'My Name is Khan' was released all over Madhya Pradesh Friday, amidst minor protests by Shiv Sainiks. The movie drew a huge crowd with the first show going house full at many theatres across the state.The Shiv Sena is opposing the film's release after Shah Rukh Khan refused to apologise for saying that Pakistani cricketers should have been included in the upcoming Indian Premier L ... read more

Haridwar | 1 day ago
Sea of pilgrims at Maha Kumbh for Mahashivratri bath
Haridwar, Feb 12 - Braving the dark of the pre-dawn hours, the chill in the air and the ice cold water of the Ganga, thousands of devotees ecstatically shouting 'Bom Bom Bhole' started bathing in the holiest river of the Hindus on the occasion of Mahashivratri Friday, one of the biggest days of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela here.According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati on Mah ... read more

Bhopal | 2 days ago
Public welfare is object of good governance: Ansari
Bhopal, Feb 11 - Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said that the ultimate object of good governance and public services was welfare of the people and 'failure or insufficient delivery' could lead to public anger.Delivering the Noronha Memorial Lecture on the theme 'The Ethical Dimension and Framework of Governance' at the RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration and Management, Ansari said that p ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Gujarat opposes shifting Gir lions to Madhya Pradesh
New Delhi, Feb 11 - The Gujarat government Thursday came out against the central and Madhya Pradesh governments' plan to shift Asiatic lions from Gir region to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh to save them extinction.'The government of India's opinion that the protected area of Gir faces great threats is not based on adequate reason, rational and factual evidence,' said a Gujarat government ... read more