June 11, 2014

Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday backed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's proposed tax waiver for people painting their houses in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's favourite blue and white colours.A senior…

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Chinese Ambassador Wei Wei Wednesday termed the Panchsheel as "the fundamentals of International Law" and said its five principles of peaceful co-existence have "significantly contributed to peace,…

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Cyclonic storm Nanauk formed Wednesday over the eastcentral Arabian Sea, said a statement from the ministry of earth sciences.The storm was formed near latitude 16.70 N and longitude 67.00 E, about 670 km…

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Delhi University received applications from over 1.9 lakh students for its four-year undergraduate programme till Wednesday, the ninth day of admission process for 54,000 seats in 61 colleges, an official statement…

Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Despite a drop in the percentage, Facebook continues to be the preferred social networking playground for teenagers in India's metros and other big cities, according to a survey.Seventy-six percent of teenagers…