New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Friday asked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to return immediately from Finland to deal with the chikungunya outbreak in the national capital, a source…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) Amid tight security, pro-Kannada activists, farmers and traders continued peaceful protests on Friday in Bengaluru, Mandya and Mysuru against Karnataka releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu. Defying prohibitory orders, about…
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) Alleging that some erstwhile Indian enclave dwellers from Bangladesh are still being deprived of their basic human and citizenship rights, an NGO on Friday sought the intervention of National Human Rights…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Two of the four youth held for allegedly gang-raping two girls were minors and have been sent to a juvenile remand home, police said on Friday. “Two accused are minors,”…
Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) The Indian army apprehended eight hardcore cades of the insurgent group Karbi People Liberation Tiger (KPLT) in a series of “multi directional and synchronised operations” since Thursday night in Assam’s West…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday restored the portfolios he snatched from his uncle and party leader Shivpal Yadav after days of bitter power struggle in the party. After…
Panaji, Sep 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate in Goa on Friday started a probe into allegations of money laundering by former top officials of the Goa Cricket Association (GCA) who have been already booked and…
Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 16 (IANS) A man in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was arrested for throwing the body of his 13-year-old daughter in the Narmada river after she committed suicide, the police said on Friday….
Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The Tea Board of India on Friday said that the payment settlement under Pan India e-auction, which was inaugurated in June, has been implemented successfully in seven auction centres. The introduction…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is also the Lucknow MP, laid the foundation stone of the ambitious Rs 5,000 outer ring road project for the state capital on Friday. Union…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Amid speculation that Baloch leader Brahumdagh Bugti may seek asylum in India, his party will meet in Geneva on September 18 and 19 to take a decision on the issue….
Palghar (Maharashtra), Sep 16 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Tribal Welfare Minister Vishnu Sawra faced the ire of tribals whose children have perished due to malnutrition in Palghar. When he visited a tribal hamlet in Khoch village in…
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued notice to governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, seeking reports on people injured and properties damaged in the recent protests. In a…
Ahmedabad, Sep 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday evening to a warm welcome on a two-day visit on the occasion of his 66th birthday on Saturday. Modi, who flew down by…
Bengaluru, Sep 16 (IANS) A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Friday sentenced 13 terror convicts to five years jail for plotting to kill prominent politicians, right-wing leaders, police officers and journalists four…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday commuted the death sentence of a rape and murder convict from Madhya Pradesh and directed that he would undergo the life imprisonment of 25 years…
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday said that the government would facilitate talks on the Ram Temple if both sides agree to come to the table. Responding to…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The Congress on Friday staged a protest in all 70 constituencies of the national capital to observe “Bhagoda Divas” over the absence of AAP ministers following the outbreak of chikungunya…
Agartala, Sep 16 (IANS) The Income Tax Department has warned of stringent legal action against those who fail to declare their assets by September 30 under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), top tax officials have…
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) India and close neighbour Nepal sought to re-script their ties and dispel the unease of the past few months, as new Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ held talks…