Pm meets union mins, officials of UP, Bihar

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Union Ministers and top Government officials from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and asked them to work in coordination with State Governments for speedy and effective implementation of central projects in view of the pledge for "New India".

Civil lines Zone to be Mukherjee Nagar Zone

New Delhi: The Civil lines Zone in north Delhi is set to be renamed as Mukherjee Nagar Zone as the NDMC House on Wednesday proposed to rechristen it since the eponymous area, which came under its old jurisdictional limit, has now fallen into a new civic zone.

Cong seeks to placate Virbhadra

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday sought to placate Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who withdrew from the Assembly poll contest demanding that the State party unit issues are resolved.

Cong leader Goel down with swine flu

New Delhi: Congress leader Mukesh Goel is down with swine flu infection and is recuperating at his home, a senior civic official on Wednesday said.

CBI books 3 senior I-T officers in graft case

New Delhi: The CBI has booked three senior officers of the Income-Tax department in connection with alleged entries of payments made to them in a diary recovered during I-T raids at a business group's premises six years ago.

All parl secretaries in Mizoram resign

Aizawl: All the seven Parliamentary secretaries in Mizoram on Wednesday submitted their resignations to Chief Minister lal Thanhawla and he accepted them.

Woman loses baby due to docs’ negligence

Jodhpur: An argument between two doctors inside the operation theatre at a hospital here cost a woman her baby, officials said. The incident took place at the Umaid Women and Children Hospital on Wednesday when gynaecologist Ashok Nainwal and anaesthetist Ml Tak entered into a verbal spat over checking the heartbeat of the child, said Amilal Bhat, principal of the SN Medical College, which runs the hospital.