Low intensity bomb blast on Kolkata local train, 17 injured

Kolkata: Seventeen people were injured early Tuesday when a low intensity blast exploded in a coach of Sealdah-Krishnanagar local train near Titagarh station in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.The unfortunate incident happened at around 4:00 am.Reports say that two groups travelling in the local train clashed and hurled bombs at each other.The blast took […]

Smriti Irani to hold ‘Kisan Panchayats’ in Amethi

Lucknow, May 12: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani is on a day-long visit to Amethi on Tuesday, the parliamentary constituency of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, party leaders said. Irani unsuccessfully contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Amethi but gave the Gandhi scion a run for his money. Having promised to “stay […]

Pranab Mukherjee inagurates ‘Namaste Russia’ in Moscow

Moscow, May 11: President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a ‘Namaste Russia’ festival of Indian culture here Monday. Indian culture and its heritage of art, music and cinema have enjoyed love and appreciation across Russia over centuries, he said on the occasion.The president said that in India, too, there is enormous warmth and regard for Russian culture […]