Latest Stories of Lisa Jani
Nepalese president Bidhya Devi Bhandari meets Sushma Swaraj
Lisa Jani
| Tuesday, April 18, 2017, 15:17 [IST]
New Delhi, April 18: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, now on an official visit to the country, in New on Tuesday. "Shaping our shared historical and cultural linkages. EAM @SushmaSwaraj calls on President Bidya ...
Chidambaram says GST will be inflationary initially
Lisa Jani
| Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 20:04 [IST]
New Delhi, April 11: Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said, "GST will bring efficiency in tax collection and bring in potential tax payers; restrict scope for tax evasion and will boost GDP." He also added that, "In immediate future ...
Anantnag bypolls deferred to May 25
Lisa Jani
| Monday, April 10, 2017, 23:25 [IST]
Shopian, April 10: School designated as polling station for Anantnag bypoll was set on fire on Monday in Shopian. A Panchayat Ghar was also set ablaze in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. Following which Anantnag bypoll was deferred by the ...
NDA meets under Modi to decide strategy for Presidential election
Lisa Jani
| Monday, April 10, 2017, 22:09 [IST]
New Delhi, April 10: The Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance met on Monday ahead of dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on strategy for the Presidential election in July and vice-presidential elections in August. All ...
Amnesty International condemns death sentence for Kulbhushan Jadhav
Lisa Jani
| Monday, April 10, 2017, 21:21 [IST]
New Delhi, April 10: Amnesty International condemned Pakistan sentencing to death former Indian navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on Monday. Biraj Patnaik, South Asia director of Amnesty International said that death sentence for Jadhav is an example that Pakistan's courts show no ...
President presents bravery awards to surgical strike heroes
Lisa Jani
| Friday, April 07, 2017, 18:24 [IST]
New Delhi, April 7: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday presented bravery medals to the heroes of surgical strike that India conducted last year. President awarded gallantry medals to 19 soldiers of the special forces units who crossed the border and conducted ...
PM Modi sets example, shuns traffic restrictions
Lisa Jani
| Friday, April 07, 2017, 14:07 [IST]
New Delhi, April 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled from his residence on Lok Kalyan Marg to Delhi Airport, a distance of around 10 km, in normal traffic when he went to the airport to receive PM of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. ...
Alwar case: Naqvi in RS says don't see criminals as Hindus or Muslims
Lisa Jani
| Friday, April 07, 2017, 12:46 [IST]
New Delhi, April 7: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday spoke in Rajya Sabha on Alwar lynching case. Naqvi in RS said that "Apraadhi, qatil, gunda, badmash. usko Hindu Musalman ke nazar se mat dekhye, apraadhi ...
Kashmir floods: Indian Army to rescue again
Lisa Jani
| Friday, April 07, 2017, 12:07 [IST]
Jammu, April 7: Incessant rains and snowfall triggered floods in Kashmir on Thursday reminding people of the horror of 2014 floods. Situation was very grim in the valley after water logging in Srinagar. Authorities had to issue advisory to residents living ...
PM inaugurates infra projects in Jharkhand, talks about age of honesty
Lisa Jani
| Thursday, April 06, 2017, 16:12 [IST]
Sahebganj, April 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday among several other projects laid the foundation stone for a four-lane bridge on river Ganga in Sahebganj which will connect Bihar and Jharkhand. The PM addressed huge gathering by greeting them ...
India among top 4 countries in death by smoking
Lisa Jani
| Thursday, April 06, 2017, 15:12 [IST]
New Delhi, April 6: Global Burden of Disease study published in medical journal The Lancet mentions that 52.2 per cent of 6.4 million deaths worldwide caused by smoking in 2015, took place in China, India, US and Russia. Despite more than ...
Gunotsav, Gujarat government initiative inspires Assam
Lisa Jani
| Wednesday, April 05, 2017, 17:28 [IST]
Guwahati, April 5: Assam government launched Gunotsav programme in the state taking inspiration from Gujarat. Under Gunotsav, Gujarat government each year sends independent evaluators to state run primary schools to ensure that the quality of education provided to young students is ...