By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 3 (IANS) Pakistan has denied that India made any surgical strikes against it while accusing India of trying to provoke a conflict by “falsely” claiming it had carried out…
Guwahati, Oct 3 (IANS) The notice served on retired Indian Army JCO M. Azmal Haque by the Assam Police regarding his citizenship was due to “mistaken identity” and was not intended to be served on…
Gandhinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) A Dalit student was brutally stabbed here on Tuesday evening, allegedly by two upper caste boys for signing a police complaint as a witness to the thrashing of his cousin last…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Output of India’s eight major industries expanded exponentially in August by 4.9 per cent from a rise of 2.6 per cent during the previous month, official data showed on Tuesday….
Lucknow, Oct 3 (IANS) The 10th National Convention of the Samajwadi Party (SP) will be held in Agra on Thursday, a party leader said on Tuesday. The convention will take place at the Taarghar grounds…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman, allegedly illegally confined to her house by her parents for marrying against their wishes, was rescued after she called the 181 helpline number, the Delhi Commission for…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The father of murdered student Pradhuman Thakur on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to Augustine Francis Pinto and two other officials of the Ryan…
Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS) Sidelined AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala on Tuesday applied for 15-day parole to jail authorities here to meet her ailing husband M. Natarajan but was later asked to resubmit her application with…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Oct 3 (IANS) Soumiya Swaminathan, the head of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has been appointed Deputy Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) on a plea challenging changes to various statutes through two Finance Acts for issuance of…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday said there was a need for honest and principled youths to join politics to rid the country of corruption. Hazare said that while the…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Fugitive Indian businessman Vijay Mallya was on Tuesday arrested in London in a money laundering case but later granted bail by a city court there, officials said here. The Enforcement…
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Militants on Tuesday evening shot dead a former village headman of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police said militants fired at Ghulam Rasool, 50, a…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has said that the Congress party has unanimously decided to elevate Rahul Gandhi as its president as it needs a leader in place of Sonia…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will join “Jana Raksha Yatra” or “March for People’s Protection” on Wednesday, a day after BJP President Amit Shah launched it on Tuesday from…
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that public sentiment has gone against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre due to “all-round failures” like rising unemployment…
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Former star opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said that the Australian players were scared of sledging Virat Kohli and the other Indian players during the recently concluded One-Day International (ODI)…
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (IANS) Police on Tuesday struggled to establish the motive behind the Las Vegas concert massacre as the city began the process of recovering from one of the deadliest mass shootings in…
Vijayawada, Oct 3 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday laid the foundation stones for six national highway projects and an inland waterway in Andhra Pradesh. He also dedicated seven other national highway projects….
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) The government on Tuesday reduced the excise duty on transport fuels — petrol and diesel — by Rs 2 per litre.