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Lack of Vitamin E may affect learning skills in babies'

Babies who lacked vitamin E nourishment when in the womb are likely to be at an increased risk of developing impairments in mental skills such as learning and metabolic problems, a research has showed.

The study, conducted on zebrafish because their neurological development is similar to that of humans, showed that vitamin E-deficient embryos of zebrafish had more deformities and greater incid

Gold thief held and Rs 25 lakh ornaments seized'

Police have arrested a teenaged thief who had stolen 850 gram gold ornaments worth Rs 25 lakh from a jewellery shop he was working in. Police Commissioner Praveen Sood told reporters here today that Ganesh (19) was working in a jewellery shop in Rajajinagar area and he hailed from Surait village in Rajasthan from where the owner also belonged to. The owner had allowed him to stay in his house.

CAG pulls up Defence Ministry for 'deficiencies' in pension disbursement system '

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), which carried out performance audit of Defence pension which is disbursed to nearly 25 lakh pensioners every year and amounts to Rs. 60,000 crore, today expressed displeasure at incomplete account of pension expenditure, deficiencies in the pension disbursement system and control deficiencies. In its report, laid in the Parliament today, the CAG

SC refuses to allow 10-year-old pregnant rape victim to abort foetus '

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow a 10-year-old rape victim, who is 32 weeks pregnant, to undergo an abortion due to health issues.

A division bench of Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud turned down the plea to terminate the child's pregnancy after a medical board, set up to examine the pregnant child, submitted its report.

Chandigarh's Postgraduate Institute

Haryana extends 7th pay commission benefits to non-teaching staff of aided colleges'

Haryana government has decided to extend the benefit of Seventh Pay Commission to non-teaching staff of privately managed government aided colleges with effect from January 1, 2016.

Stating this here today, Finance Minister Abhimanyu Singh said Chief Minister Manohar Lal had approved a proposal to give the employees revised pay as per the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission. He said this wo

Delhi Metro first to become 100% 'green''

Delhi Metro has become the only completely 'green' Metro system in the world for adhering to green building norms for its residential colonies, officials said on Friday.

Delhi Metro has secured the platinum rating for adherence to green building norms for its 10 residential colonies from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had earlier received t

BRICS countries hail India's GST reform'

India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was hailed by the BRICS countries at a meeting of Revenue Heads held here from July 25-27, an official statement said on Friday.

"In the meeting of the BRICS Heads of Revenue and Tax Experts held at Hangzhou, India's GST reform was appreciated and hailed by the BRICS countries," a Finance Ministry statement said.

The Indian delegation at the BRIC

No news on Rs 2,000 note 'withdrawal', Rs 200 to be issued soon: Gangwar'

With rumours of the Centre planning a withdrawal of the newly-introduced Rs 2,000 note doing the rounds, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said there was no news of its scrapping, adding the Rs 200 note will be in circulation soon.

"No news that Rs 2,000 will be scrapped," Gangwar told IANS in an interview.

"The reduction in printing of new Rs 2,000 notes is a separate

Parkash Singh Badal will listen to grievances of party workers on Aug 1, 2'

Shiromani Akali Dal patron and former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be available at the party head office on August 1 and 2 to listen to the grievances of party leaders and workers. According to party Secretary and Spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema, on one hand party president Sukhbir Singh Badal is visiting the various assembly constituencies of the state under the 'Jabar Virodhi Lehar' an

'Don't force me to start a political party' : Kamal '

The ongoing sparring between actor Kamal Haasan and the ruling AIADMK virtually intensified with the actor saying ''don't force me to start a political party'', even as Finance Minister D Jayakumar hurled a direct imprecation at him. Speaking to a Tamil news channel, the Viswaroopam actor said ''I want to see a doctor heading Health department, an engineer at the top of PWD and so on'''.

''To

Increasing tax on cigarette industry is concerning: ITC'

ITC Ltd. on Friday said continuous increase in taxation on cigarettes is a concern for the industry.

"Continued increase in taxation is a concern for cigarette industry because in the last six years, the taxes have gone up by 202 per cent," company CEO and Executive Director Sanjiv Puri told shareholders while responding to their queries at 106th Annual General Meeting.

According to media

Over 50 injured in Barcelona train accident (Lead)'

At least 54 people were injured on Friday when a train collided against a buffer stop at a station in the Spanish city of Barcelona, emergency services said.

The incident occurred at 7.15 a.m. when the train from Sant Vicenc de Calders, in the Catalan province of Tarragona, was arriving at the Francia station in Barcelona city centtre, the Directorate General of Civil Protection in Catalonia

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 19'

A court in China's Yunnan province on Friday sentenced to death a man for murdering 19 people including his own parents.

The court found Yang Qingpei guilty of committing the killings on September 28 last year after his parents refused to give him money, Xinhua news agency reported.

Fearing he would be caught, Yang later killed 17 villagers - three children included - with a pickaxe and fle

CMFRI gets Rs 9 crore to boost marine fish production'

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) here has got Rs 9 crore from the Central government to give boost to the production of two marine fish species -- cobia and pompano.

The Kochi-headquartered institute's proposal to enhance production of farmed cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and pompano (Trachinotus blochii) through the establishment of their brood banks and supply of larvae

Drug peddlers nabbed from Cango and Nigeria '

CCB Police have nabbed drug peddlers from Cango and Nigeria and seized banned drugs, including MDMA and cocaine having a market value of about Rs 4.5 lakh from them. Police said 24 year-old Kparagume Nzorosa Glody native of Limete, Congo, was nabbed while trying to sell the banned MDMA drug near a school and 3.5 gram MDMA drug, one mobile, one two wheeler, 8 SIM cards and 7 Voter ID, altogether w

Grand Alliance died natural death, says Sushil Modi'

After the new Bihar government won the trust vote in the assembly on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said the "unnatural Grand Alliance died naturally" and praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for not bowing before RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

"We are happy that the government of Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party passed the floor test in the house today," Sushil Modi to

BRICS tax authorities ink document to enhance cooperation'

Tax authorities of the five BRICS countries inked a landmark document to establish a mechanism for taxation cooperation.

The BRICS Taxation Cooperation Memorandum signed on Thursday at the fifth Meeting of BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities is the bloc's first document that elevates taxation cooperation to the institutional level, reports Xinhua news agency.

At the meeting, the authorities also

India's NSA Doval calls on Chinese President'

India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval called on Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Friday, on the sidelines of a meeting of BRICS top security officials.

Doval, along with his counterparts from member countries - Brazil, Russia and South Africa -- called on Xi after the 7th BRICS Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.

The meeting comes amid a stand-off between the In

Pay Rs 579 crore in share transfer dispute, SC tells SpiceJet'

The Supreme Court on Friday directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 579 crore in a share transfer dispute case in the wake of change in the airline's ownership in 2015.

A bench headed by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman rejected SpiceJet appeal against the July 3 order of the Delhi High Court that directed the company to deposit with its registry Rs 250 crore in cash on or before August 31, and balance Rs 329

Forces fully equipped, shortages being expeditiously addressed: Jaitley'

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured Parliament that the armed forces are "fully equipped" to face any contingency and any shortages in weaponry or ammunition are being "expeditiously addressed".

"As far as armed forces are concerned they are fully equipped to face any contingency and any shortages are being expeditiously addressed," Jaitley said, in the wake of a CAG report express

Delhi LG, Union Mins Birender Singh & Ramdas Athavale call on Prez '

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Union Ministers Birender Singh and Ramdas Athavale today called on President Ram Nath Kovind. Mr Baijal, Mr Singh and Mr Athavale paid a courtesy call on the President at Rashtrapati Bhawan, a Rashtrapati Bhawan said on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Bihar Assembly: Nitish Kumar Wins Floor Test, 131 Legislator Vote For Him'

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today won the confidence motion in the Bihar Assembly to prove the majority of his new government. 131 legislators voted in favour of his government and 108 against, comfortably crossing 122 votes to win the trust vote.

The JD(U) chief was sworn in as chief minister on Thursday, just one day after he resigned as chief minister, called off the "grand alliance"

CMRS starts inspection of first phase of Lucknow Metro '

The much awaited final approval for commercial run of the first phase of Lucknow Metro is likely to be given very soon after the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) has started its inspection of the Metro corridor. During the inspection, which started yesterday and will continue till July 31, the CMRS will check every component, detail of train, station, corridor and depot, before releasi

Zuckerberg is world's 5th richest person'

Following Facebook's second quarter earnings report that showed the company's stocks hit record high, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has achieved a personal milestone too, becoming the world's fifth richest person.

According to a report in Fortune on Thursday, Zuckerberg's net worth hit $72.7 billion on Thursday. This increase of more than $3 billion sent him past Mexico's Carlos Slim to become the world

Pakistan's top court disqualifies PM Sharif from office '

Pakistan's top court today disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power. The Supreme Court dismissed Sharif after an investigative panel alleged his family could not account for its vast wealth.

Domestic media reported a criminal investigation would also be launched against the premier and

Demand for Tejashwi Yadav's resignation "unjustified", says Congress leader'

Flaying Mr Nitish Kumar for deserting the opposition camp when unity against the Narendra Modi regime was being built up, Congress leader P C Chacko has said that the demand for Mr Tejashwi Yadav's resignation just on the basis of an allegation or an FIR was "unjustified". "I am not defending anyone...But allegations are part of politics. How can a young man be made to resign just on the basis of

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by court'



ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office over accusations of corruption, delivering a historic ruling that is likely to shift the country’s tumultuous political balance and deal a serious blow to the legacy of a man who helped define the past generation of Pakistani politics.

The removal of Mr. Sharif, who was

Bollywood actor Inder Kumar passes away'

Inder Kumar, a known face in film and television industry, breathed his last at his Mumbai residence, in the wee hours this morning. He was 43. The actor suffered a heart attack at his residence in Andheri's Four Bungalows, at around 0200 hrs today.

Kumar has worked in more than 20 films. He shared screen with superstar Salman Khan in a number of movies, including Wanted, Tumko Na Bhool Paaye

BJP office attacked in Kerala capital'

Clashes erupted between the BJP and the CPI(M) in the capital as a state committee office of the BJP, residence of CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan and several houses of party workers came under attack in the wee hours of today. At least six cars, including that of BJP state president Kummanam Rajasekharan, were damaged by a group of people, allegedly CPI(M) workers, who barged into t

Nitish confident of proving majority'

A day after Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a JD-U-BJP government after dumping the Grand Alliance, he is confident of proving his majority in the assembly on Friday, party leaders said here.

The Janata Dal-United leaders said Nitish Kumar was "calm and cool" and spent the early morning at his official residence as usual, not worried about the trust vote in the 24

Former minister Mukesh Goud’s son injured in firing '

Mr Vikram Goud, son of former Minister and Congress leader Mukesh Goud, sustained bullet injuries when an unidentified person allegedly opened fire at him at Film Nagar in the wee hours.

The incident took place at around 0300 hrs when Vikram was in the living room at his residence at Film Nagar, police said here. Vikram, who received bullet injuries, was shifted to Apollo hospital in Jubilee

5 killed in road accident in Agra '

Five people were killed and 20 others injured when a truck hit a tractor trolley in Sikendra area of the Taj city here last night. Police said that the deceased all native of Etah district were on religious tour to some temples in Agra when the accident occurred.

After the incident the truck driver managed to flee from the spot. The injured have been admitted to the hospital where condition o

SIT begins questioning Ravi Teja in drug case'

Leading Telugu actor Ravi Teja on Friday appeared before Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Hyderabad drug racket.

The actor reached Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise Department of Telangana, around 10 a.m.

A four-member team of SIT officials began questioning the actor with regard to the racket busted in July.

Like other actors grilled over last two weeks, Ra

UP govt inspects primary schools to improve quality of education '

In its commitment to reform the education system in the state, the Yogi Adityanath government has started a week-long inspection programme in four selected districts of Uttar Pradesh to examine the performance, quality and grasping power of the primary government school students. The week-long pilot project was commenced by the UP government after it was reported that the primary school student o

Nitish Kumar Swaps Allies, Takes Charge After Dramatic Break-Up: 10 Facts'
Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United or JDU has 71 lawmakers in the 243-member Bihar assembly while the BJP has 53 - making a total of 124, just over the halfway mark.

PATNA: Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the sixth time on Thursday morning, 14 hours after he resigned from that position, ending his two-year-old alliance with Lalu Yadav and the Congress. He is back with the BJP, whose Sushil Modi was also sworn in; he gets his old post of Deputy Chief Minister back. Other new ministers will take oath after Nitish Kumar has won a trust vote o

Higher Edu Dept decides to call meeting of Principals of all govt colleges on July 29 '

Haryana Higher Education Department has decided to call a meeting of Principals of all government colleges in the state at Red Bishop, Panchkula on July 29 at 1100 Hrs. Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Department said that various matters would be discussed in the meeting, including action taken report regarding decisions in last meeting of principals, feedback about centralised online

Trust deficit between builders & consumers should be eliminated: Yogi '

tressing the need to build trust between builders and consumers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today that many complaints have been received that realtors have taken money from the buyers but houses were not delivered. Mr Yogi also unveiled website of Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UPRERA) www.up.rera.in. He said this website will work as a bridge between cons

Freedom fighter K.E. Mammen dead'

Gandhian and freedom fighter from Kerala K.E. Mammen passed away at a private hospital near here on Tuesday, the hospital said. He was 95.

The 95-year-old freedom fighter was a bachelor and the hospital had been looking after him for the past three years. He will be cremated on Thursday.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his predecessors Oommen Chandy, A.K. Antony and V.S. Achuthanandan besi

Sonia, Rahul pay tribute Kargil martyrs'

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid tributes to the soldiers who died in the Kargil war and said the nation is extremely proud of them and recognises the pain of their family members.

Saluting the courage and valour of the martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas, Sonia Gandhi said: "The Nation is extremely proud of the brave soldiers who made the supreme sac

Cong questions silence of PM, Amit Shah on charges levelled against Naidu '

The Congress today questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on the charges of corruption levelled by it against BJP Vice Presidential nominee Venkaiah Naidu, while terming the replies given by Mr Naidu and the Telangana Government as unsatisfactory. The party posed four more questions for the PM, BJP president and Mr Naidu on the charges against him of ha

It's for BCCI to decide on women's IPL: Mithali'

Indian women's cricket skipper Mithali Raj, who recently led the eves to the final of the ICC Women's World Cup in England, on Wednesday supported an Indian Premier League (IPL)-styled T20 tournament for the women but left it for the BCCI to decide.

Mithali had earlier called for a women's IPL to help the Indian girls cope up with high pressure situations, especially after the women-in-blue sq

Venkaiah Naidu's response on allegations has raised more questions: Congress'

The Congress on Wednesday said that NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu's response to its allegations against him on issues of probity had "left more questions" and demanded he and his BJP answer them.

Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah had "chosen to be mum" on the allegati

Patwari caught red handed by VB'

Punjab Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing campaign against corruption, today nabbed an Irrigation Patwari Mohandeep Singh posted at halqa Kokhar Kalan, Mandal Jawaharke District Mansa red handed for accepting a bribe of Rs 2,000. Stating this here today a spokesman for Vigilance Bureau said the Patwari was nabbed by a vigilance team, while he was accepting the bribe from Kaka Singh, a complaina

Nurse jumps into Cauvery; commits suicide'

A nurse working in the KR Hospital in Mysore allegedly committed suicide today by jumping into the Cauvery river at Srirangapattana in the district. Police said she has been identified as Usha Priya, a resident of Yachenahalli village of Bannur taluk. Usha had informed the family that she was going to offer prayers at the river in view of the newmoon day but jumped into river. Before committing s

Don't harm China by inviting Dalai Lama: China to Botswana '

China on Wednesday fumed over the Dalai Lama's planned visit to Botswana, warning the African country not to "harm" Beijing's "core interest".

Beijing opposes countries keeping contact or hosting the Tibetan spiritual leader, who it calls "a wolf in sheep's clothing" and accuses him of secessionist activities in Tibet.

"China has stated its position clearly on the Dalai Lama's visit to the

Government plans to open new post offices in 2017-18'

The government plans to open 81 sub-post offices and 100 branch post offices during the current financial year under the "Rural Business & Access to Postal Network" scheme, parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that, under the scheme, the Department of Posts also plans to open 66 branch post offices during the current

Modi to inaugurate Abdul Kalam memorial in Rameswaram'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's memorial at Rameswaram, said officials.

Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami, Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan and NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu will be among those present on the occasion.

Kalam died of cardiac arrest in Shillong on this day

President calls up Punjab CM, condoles his mother's death'

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday called up Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to condole his mother Rajmata Mohinder Kaur's death.

Kovind recalled his stay with the erstwhile royal family at the Moti Bagh Palace in Patiala, about 70 km from here, during his visit to the Punjab city with (the then Prime Minister) Morarji Desai in 1977.

"He (Kovind) remembered the pleasant hospitalit

Indian Women's cricket team gets rousing welcome at Mumbai airport '

The Indian women's national cricket team got a rousing reception upon their arrival at the Mumbai airport today.
As people put 'tilak' on the girls' forehead and garlanded them.
Heart breaking 9-run loss to England in the final of the 2017 ICC Women's World Cup, Mithali Raj-led Team India arrived at the Mumbai airport this morning.

Mithali Raj and Co were given rousing welcome upon arrival f

Vice-Prez, PM call on President Kovind'

Vice-President Mohd Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on new President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Dr Ansari and Mr Modi paid a courtesy call on the new President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Several other dignitaries including Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh Governor PB Acharya, Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul, Mi

Moon's interior may contain water'

There may be substantial amounts of trapped water in the interior of the moon, researchers have said.

By analysing satellite data, researchers at Brown University in the US discovered rich amounts of indigenous water within the volcanic deposits or within layers of rocks spread across the lunar surface after ancient volcanoes erupted on the moon, Xinhua news agency reported.

This suggests t

No talks unless India withdraws, China says before Doval visit'

On the eve of Indian NSA Ajit Doval's China visit to attend the BRICS security summit, Beijing on Wednesday made clear that India's pullback from Doklam on the border remained the "precondition" for any dialogue on the issue.

The Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks, who on Tuesday blamed India for triggering the border row and asked it to withdraw its troops, were "authori

Centre approves Rs 200 cr package for repair works for flood-hit National Highways '

The central government today approved a whopping Rs 200 crore special package for Assam government to take up road repair works especially on National Highways. The assurance to this effect was given by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari when a delegation of Assam government officials and elected MPs led by Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal called on him here. "The allotment of Rs

Government can't take suo motu action over racial abuse: Minister'

The government cannot take suo motu action in cases of racial abuse until a formal complaint is filed by the victim, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday.

"We cannot take suo motu action until the victim lodges a formal complaint," Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha in the context of a Khasi woman who was asked to leave the elite Delhi Golf Club in June for wearing her tr

Film celebrities salute Indian soldiers on Kargil Day'

A string of Bollywood celebrities, including Abhishek Bachchan, Juhi Chawla and Raveena Tandon, on Wednesday paid tributes to Indian soldiers and martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

Kargil Vijay Diwas marks the success of Operation Vijay. On July 26, 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders.

Here's what the celebrities

Don't make abusive remarks against Jaitley: HC to Kejriwal'

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday termed as "indecent, scandalous and abusive" the remarks made against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former lawyer Ram Jethmalani during cross-examination in a defamation case.

Justice Manmohan asked Kejriwal's counsel to ensure that during cross-examination "no indecent or scandalous" questions were raised and Jaitley was no

Britain will ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, minister says'

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get them off the roads altogether 10 years later, environment minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
It follows a similar announcement earlier this month by the French government, while German cities including Stuttgart and Munich have also said they are considering banning some diesel vehicles.
The

40 farmers left for New Delhi to organize agitation against Lt.Governor Kiran Bedi '

As many as 40 farmers of Puducherry today left for New Delhi to organize agitation against Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi at Jantar Mantar for not approving the file pertaining to the waiver of crop loans. Soon after the Congress came to power in the union territory, it had initiated steps to fulfill it’s promises including the waiver of the crop loans in cooperative banks. After a cabinet decision a fi

President Kovind condoles passing away of Prof Yash Pal'

President Ram Nath Kovind has condoled the passing away of eminent Indian scientist Professor Yash Pal. In a condolence message sent to Prof Pal's wife, Nirmal Pal, the President said, “I am sad to learn about the passing away of your husband." "The Eminent Indian scientist served the nation in various capacities including as Chief Consultant, Planning Commission, Chairman UGC and Member of Scien

Jammu girl bags prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Award in Dubai'

A girl from Jammu has not only made the state but the country proud by winning Dubai’s prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Award for her distinguished academic performance. Aaratrika Singh Jamwal, 11, studying in DPS Dubai has been rewarded with prestigious Award instituted by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the UAE Minister of Finance.

The award was conferred to Ms Aaratrika for her outstanding achievem

Heavy rains kill nine in Jharkhand'

Incessant rains for last five days have wrecked havoc in Jharkhand and claimed nine lives.

Three persons were killed in Ranchi when a tree fell on an auto-rickshaw on Tuesday. Two persons were killed each in Dhanbad and Hazaribagh districts. One person died in Giridih and another in Bokaro district, officials said.

The Jharkhand government has announced Rs 2 compensation to the families of

Telangana man kills five of a family, ends life'

A man killed five members of his family before committing suicide in Telangana's Khammam district on Wednesday, police said.

The bodies of six people, including two children, were found in a canal of Paleru reservoir early on Wednesday.

Police initially treated it as a case of suicide by the entire family but preliminary investigations revealed that Sheikh Saleem, 32, killed his parents, wi

Governor Ram Naik, CM Adityanath remember Kargil martyrs'

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday paid tributes to the Kargil martyrs for their supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.

Both placed wreaths at the Shaheed Smriti Vatika in the Cantonment area and honoured the widows and family members of the martyrs who laid down their lives during the Kargil War.

A large number of retired Army personnel, famili

No evidence 39 Indians are dead, search to continue: Sushma'

There is no evidence of the 39 missing Indians in Iraq being dead or alive but search for them will continue till there is concrete evidence about their fate, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament on Wednesday.

Making in a statement in the Lok Sabha, the Minister refuted the allegation that the government was misleading the nation on the issue. She said it would be a "sin"

Six killed as vehicles collide on NH-24 in Delhi'

At least six people were killed and three others injured when two vehicles collided on National Highway 24 in East Delhi in the wee hours today. According to police sources, the incident occurred at 0300 hrs when a speedily-driven truck jumped off the divider and collided with another vehicle, killing five people on the spot. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of the injured s

Read how the Jawans of Indian Army evicted Pakistani intruders from the icy heights'

New Delhi: The Kargil Vijay Diwas, which is celebrated across the country on July 26 every year, reminds us of India's military prowess and the great sacrifices made by the armed forces while steadfastly keeping the nation safe.

As we celebrates the 18th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay, a proud nation also remembers its fallen heroes who made supreme sacrifices during the 60-day armed conflict

Kargil Vijay Diwas: 3 lessons from Kargil war, more relevant today'

Eighteen years ago, the over 60-day Kargil war came to an end this day as India took command of the outposts taken over by Pakistani intruders.


On the 18th Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after Operation Vijay, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley remembered the martyrs of the Kargil War.

"Remembering our brave soldiers who fought gallantly for the pride of our nation

Jaitley, defence chiefs pay tributes to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas'

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force on Wednesday paid tributes to martyrs to mark the Kargil Vijay Diwas.

Jaitley, along with Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Air Force Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate.

"Salute to the valour of our soldiers on #KargilVijayDiwas," Jaitley twee

Kargil Vijay Diwas reminds us of India's military prowess: PM Modi'

New Delhi, July 26: As the nation remembers its brave heroes on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the great sacrifices made by the Armed Forces.
Prime Minister Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Remembering our brave soldiers who fought gallantly for the pride of our nation & the security of our citizens during the Kargil War."

He further added that Kargil

Passenger finds lizard in food served in Train'

New Delhi: A Lizard was found in a food served to a passenger on-board Poorva Express Number 12303 on Howrah-Delhi route on Tuesday. The passenger then took a picture of lizard in the food and complained to Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Twitter.

Following the complaint, the Rail Minister pressed the authorities into action. The passenger in her Twitter complaint, wrote, "The passenger ate

Rs 2000 note to go out of circulation soon '

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India has stopped the printing of the Rs 2,000 currency notes and will not be printing new notes of that denomination for the current financial year, reported Livemint.


RBI officials reportedly told the newspaper that the central bank has also accelerated the process of printing the Rs 200 currency notes. The new notes are expected to start circulating by next

Three kg unclaimed gold seized from aircraft'

Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized about three kg of gold from beneath a seat of an aircraft that arrived at the Airport here from Dubai this morning. Airport sources said, the value of the unclaimed gold was worth more than Rs one crore.

NIA arrests two from UP in terror funding case'

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested two more people in connection with its probe into Pakistan's terror funding in the Kashmir Valley, officials said.

The two, who were held in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, have been identified as Atif and Asif, an official said.

Atif was arrested on charges of providing weapons and ammunition to the separatists and Asif was said to be a

Govt opens GST helpdesk in Parliament Library '

The Government has set up a helpdesk in Parliament Library to answer MPs' queries related to the Goods ans Services Tax. This information was given by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to the BJP MPs in the party's Parliamentary meeting today. The Minister said this helpdesk of Revenue Officers will work in the office hours during the entire session of Parliament.

'Any MP can get answer to his qu

UP police scraps SI online exams after hacking of question papers '

Uttar Pradesh police has ordered a probe by STF into the hacking of question papers of the online exams for sub-inspector posts in the state police department. The online exams had started on July 17, but yesterday it was detected that the question papers were hacked and immediately the entire exams was scrapped. State director general of police Sulkhan Singh today announced to scrap the entire o

CM expresses shock over demise of U R Rao '

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today expressed shock over the demise of Eminent Scientist Prof Udupi Ramachandra Rao popularly known as UR Rao. Prof Rao had died in Bengaluru yesterday.

In a message here, the Chief Minister hailed the contribution made by Prof Rao as former Chairman of ISRO. The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved fa

Teachers Eligibility Test mandatory for being a Sikshamitra' in Uttar Pradesh: Apex court '

The Supreme Court today said Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory for being a Sikshamitra' in Uttar Pradesh. A division bench, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel and also comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, passed the order in connection with the appointment of teachers in the state.

After hearing in detail the arguments from various petitioners and respondents in the case, the apex

GP employees demand regularisation, payment of minimum wage '

Members of Karnataka Gram Panchayat Employees Federation today staged an agitation demanding regularisation of their services on the lines of BBMP Pourakarmikas. They took out a massive rally from City Railway station to Freedom Park where they held an agitation. Addressing the agitators, Federation State President H K Ramachandrappa alleged that 5,653 Gram Panchayat employees were deprived of ev

High-end ropeway project in Goa to promote tourism'

Goa Tourism has tied up with a private operator to provide ropeway, zip-line and sky diving services near the state capital, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar told the state assembly on Tuesday.

Ajgaonkar said the "state-of-the-art project" will incorporate international ropeway systems and also have recreation and entertainment tourism activities such as a 4D aquarium, revolving restaurant,

Goa's new airport to be commissioned by May 2020: Parrikar'

The first phase of Goa's upcoming Mopa international airport will be operational by May 2020, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the state assembly on Tuesday.

"GMR Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) has already started pre-construction work and, as per concession agreement, the first phase of the project is likely to be commissioned by May 2020," Parrikar said in a written reply tab

Goa to bring out scheme to support non-milk yielding cows: Parrikar'

Maintaining that the BJP-led coalition government stood by the existing ban on cow slaughter in the state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said he was working on a scheme which would help dairy farmers maintain cows which are beyond the milk-yielding age, up till their death.

"My government believes in ban on cow slaughter. I'm also aware of the problem faced by farmers who nee

India responsible for border mess, must pull back: Chinese Foreign Minister'

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said India is responsible for the latest border row and asked it to withdraw troops from Doklama, which Beijing calls Chinese territory.

This is the first time a top Chinese government official has reacted to the festering border dispute in Sikkim sector, where the armies of the two sides are locked in a stand-off since over a month.

"The rights

Amarinder Singh's mother cremated'

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's mother Rajmata Mohinder Kaur was cremated in Patiala city on Tuesday.

The cremation took place at the 'Shahi Smadhan' of the Patiala royal family amid tight security.

Amarinder Singh, his younger brother Malwinder Singh, family members and close relatives including former union minister Natwar Singh were present.

Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore,

Text of Ram Nath Kovind's speech in Parliament '

Following is the text of new President Ram Nath Kovind's speech in the Central Hall of Parliament after taking the oath. "Respected Shri Pranab Mukherjee ji, Shri Hamid Ansari ji, Shri Narendra Modi ji, Shrimati Sumitra Mahajan ji, Shri Justice J S Khehar ji, Excellencies, Hon’ble Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Fellow Citizens I thank you for electing me to the responsibility of

Indonesia speed boat capsizes, killing at least 10 - police '

A speed boat capsized off Indonesia's Borneo island today, killing at least 10 people with several others believed missing, police and rescue officials said. Indonesia's search and rescue agency said in a statement that 40 people were estimated to have been on board at the time of the accident off North Kalimantan province.

"For the time being the number of people on board is still an initial

President Kovind's swift transition into cyber world'

Ram Nath Kovind's transition into the cyber world as the President was swift, smooth and seamless.

"Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India; would be carrying out my responsibilities with all humility #PresidentKovind." came the tweet from the Twitter handle of Kovind @rashtrapatibhvn even as he was completing the mandatory constitutional oath of office in the Central Hall of Pa

Time to teach India another lesson: Chinese expert'

Amid the ongoing border row, a Chinese expert has said it was time India was taught a "second lesson" as it continues to be on an "intransigent path".

John Gong, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics here, said in a commentary in the state-run Global Times: "The public's patience is running short with India's Doklam transgression.

"To such an unruly neighbou

Security beefed up ahead of PM’s visit to Rameswaram '

A multi-layered security blanket has been thrown over the Island town of Rameswaram ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi on July 27. Mr Modi, on that day, will inaugurate “Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam National Memorial,” built by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Pei Karumbu, the burial site of former Rashtrapati in Rameswaram, coinciding with his second death anniv

Pranab Mukherjee enters his new residence'

Keeping with the tradition, President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave a warm farewell to his immediate predecessor Pranab Mukherjee and accompanied him to his new residence -- 10, Rajaji Marg -- a short distance from the massive Presidential Palace, to bid him good bye.

Earlier, Kovind was given a guard of honour by the President's Bodyguards after being sworn in as the new President.

Befor

HP govt offers DSP post to Indian Women team member Sushma'

Himachal Pradesh government offered post of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to Indian Women International Cricket Team member Sushma Verma, who hails from this hill state. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, before leaving to Delhi this morning, said the state is proud of her achievement in the International Cricket arena.

He said the state government has offered post of Deputy Superintende

PM to make aerial survey of flood affected areas of Gujarat this afternoon '

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Gujarat this afternoon. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today called on the Prime Minister at Parliament House, and apprised him of the situation arising out of incessant rain and flood in parts of the State. The Prime Minister then decided to conduct an aerial survey after the swearing-in ceremony of new

Pratibha Patil, Meira attend Kovind's swearing in, Naidu-KCR exchange pleasantries '

The Who's Who of Indian politics including former President Pratibha Patil, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and former Chief Ministers and incumbent Governors attended the grand ceremony of oath taking by new President Ram Nath Kovind. The function was graced among others by former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and incumbent Governors Najma Heptulla, Vidyasagar Rao, S C Jamir, O

HC says Vande Mataram should be sung in all Educational institutions once a week '

In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court today ordered that the National Song 'Vande Mataram' should be played and sung in all educational institutions, including schools, colleges and Universities, at least once a week. On a writ petition filed by one K Veeramani, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Teacher's Recruitment Board (TRB) to award one mark to him to a question on which languag

Armed forces reasonably equipped to defend borders: Jaitley '

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today dismissed a report that the country did not have ammunition for war beyond 10 days, saying there were ample stocks in the country and the arms procurement process had been simplified. Mr Jaitley gave this information in response to a question by Prof Ram Gopal Yadav of Samajwadi Party during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha where he referred to the report of the Co

Fresh batch of pilgrims leaves for holy Cave '

Fresh batch of pilgrims today left Baltal and Pahalgam base camps for the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where so far over 2.44 lakh yatris had paid obeisance since the commencement of the 40-day yatra from June 29. Weather is pleasant and yatra is progressing smoothly from both shortest Baltal and traditional Pahaglam tracks, a yatra official told UNI this morning.

He

Curfew-like restrictions imposed in SeK, downtown in Srinagar'

Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed since early this morning in the Shehar-e-Khas (SeK) and downtown Srinagar, following strike called by separatists in protest against the arrest of seven separatist leaders by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with “terror funding”. According to District Magistrate (DM), Srinagar, Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, restrictions under Section 144 of CrP

What President Ram Nath Kovind said in his first address after taking oath'

New Delhi: Ram Nath Kovind took oath as India's 14th President today at a simple ceremony held at the Central Hall of Parliament House. Kovind, who is the second Dalit President after KR Narayanan to enter the sprawling 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan, was administered the oath of office by Supreme Court Chief Justice KS Khehar.

Addressing the gathering immediately after taking oath, President Kov

Modi condoles death of Professor Yash Pal'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of Professor Yash Pal saying that the country has lost a brilliant scientist and academician.

"Pained by Professor Yash Pal's demise. We have lost a brilliant scientist and academician who made a lasting contribution to Indian education," Modi said in a tweet.

Sharing his picture with the eminent scientist, Modi said: "I

Many trapped in Mumbai building collapse'

Many people have been trapped as two wings of a four-storey building collapsed in Ghatkopar here on Tuesday morning, an official said.

At least 14 fire engines, rescue vans and ambulances, besides teams of the state disaster management force, have rushed to the site, the BMC Disaster Control official said.

At least five victims trapped in the debris of the ill-fated Sai Darshan building ha

Prez condoles passing away of Prof U R Rao'

President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of Prof. U.R. Rao. In a message to his wife Yashoda Rao, the President said, “I am sad to learn about the passing away of your husband, Prof. U.R. Rao. An internationally-renowned space scientist, Prof. U.R. Rao will be long remembered for his services to the nation in various capacities including Chairman of ISRO, Secretary, Department of

Chhatrapati Shivaji descendent NCP MP held for extortion'

Nationalist Congress Party MP Udayan Raje Bhosale was arrested here on Tuesday in connection with an allegation of assault and extortion levelled by a businessman.

Bhosale, a direct descendent of the warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji, appeared before the police after his anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by the Bombay High Court last week and by a Sessions Court in April.

Bhosale is among

GST won't impact growing Indian smartphone market: Report'

The overall smartphone demand in India will hit 234 million units in 2017, an increase of 11 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would have no impact on smartphone demand in the country, global market research firm GfK said on Tuesday.

"Smartphone demand in India also remained resilient in the second quarter of 2017, having levelled out slightly to 14 per cent year

SIT continues questioning Tollywood artists in drug case'

Telangana's Prohibition and Excise authorities on Tuesday continued questioning of Telugu film industry personalities in connection with the Hyderabad drug racket case.

On Tuesday, art director Dharma Rao appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the racket.

SIT officials began questioning him at around 10.30 a.m., at Abkari Bhavan, the office of Prohibition and Excise De

Scientists spot new evidence of water on Moon'

Numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped water compared with surrounding terrains, a new study of satellite data has revealed.

The study found evidence of water in nearly all of the large 'pyroclastic' (fragments of rock formed after volcano eruptions) deposits that had been previously mapped across the Moon's surface, inc

First Haj flight leaves Srinagar for Saudi Arabia'

The first Haj flight with 420 pilgrims aboard took off from here on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia.

Although the first Haj flight was scheduled to leave at 9 a.m., it got delayed and took off at 10.05 a.m. for Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Haj and Auqaf Minister Farooq Andrabi saw off the pilgrims at the Srinagar international airport.

Mehbooba requested the pilgrim

China preparing for potential crisis with North Korea -report '

China is preparing for a potential crisis with North Korea by increasing its defences along their shared border, including establishing a new border brigade and building bunkers for civilians, the Wall Street Journal reported. China has been strengthening its defences along the North Korean border since Pyongyang's first nuclear test in 2006, including building a fence along parts of the border a

Rahul leads opposition protest against cow-vigilante violence in Parliament premises'

The Opposition Congress Members of Parliament led by party vice president Rahul Gandhi and leaders from other parties, including the Left, Trinamool Congress and RJD, today staged a demonstration in Parliament House premises protesting against "cow-vigilante and anti-Dalit violence". Among others, members like Saugata Roy, Kalyan Banerjee (both Trinamool), Jaiprakash Narain Yadav (RJD), Jyotiradi

Yogi Adityanath to visit Ayodhya tomorrow'

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is slated to pay his second visit to Ayodhya tomorrow for attending the ' shradanjali ' sabha to pay tribute to late Parmahans Ramchandra Das. During his around three-hour stay, the Chief Minister is slated to visit the 'samadhi sthal' of Paramhans at Choudhury Charan Singh ghat on the banks of river Saryu and later will attend the 'shrandanjali sabha'

Three Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters '

Sri Lankan Navy arrested three Indian fishermen and seized a mechanized fishing boat for allegedly straying into the territorial waters of the Island nation and indulged in illegal poaching at midnight last night. State fisheries department officials said here this morning that the incarcerated fishermen hailed from Kottaipattinam fishing hamlet in Pudukottai district.

More than 600 fishermen

Ram Nath Kovind to take oath as country's 14th President today '

Mr Ram Nath Kovind will today be sworn in as the 14th President of the country at an impressive ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament here. Mr Kovind, the second Dalit President after KR Narayanan, will be administered oath by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar at 1215 hrs. The ceremony will be attended by Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior members of the Cabine

Renowned scientist, academician Yash Pal passes away '

Renowned scientist and academician Yash Pal has passed away at Max hospital in Noida, family sources said today. He was 90. Prof Pal, who died at 2000 hrs last night, is survived by wife and two sons.

Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan awardee, Prof Pal had served as chairman of the University Grants Commission and the founder director of ISRO's Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad. His last

India awaits its 14th President | All updates of Ram Nath Kovind swearing-in ceremony'

Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday will be sworn in as the 14th President of the country. The former Governor of Bihar, nominated by the BJP-led NDA, won the presidential election last week receiving over 7 lakh votes in the Electoral College and defeating Opposition candidate Meira Kumar.

Kovind will be the country’s second Dalit President after KR Narayanan. Before becoming the Governor of Bihar, he

Six Congress MPs suspended for 'unruly' conduct'

New Delhi, July 24: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday suspended six Congress MPs for five consecutive sittings for "improper conduct" after they tore up papers and threw them towards her podium.
The six MPs - Gaurav Gogoi, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ranjit Ranjan, Sushmita Dev, M.K. Raghavan and K. Suresh -- would have to remain out of the lower House for the whole of this week.
During

Urdu University offers spot admissions in different courses '

Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MZNUU) will sanction spot admissions in all programmes except Polytechnic, B.Ed. and M.Ed. for 2017-18 academic year on July 26. According to Prof. P. F. Rahman, Chairman, Central Admission Committee, the admissions will be offered depending on availability of seats in each programme.

The candidates listed in merit list shall be considered first followed

Two killed in blast in Pakistani city of Lahore - rescue service '

An explosion killed two people and wounded 19 in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore today, a rescue service spokesman said, but it was not clear what caused the blast. "We can confirm that it's an explosion.

Two people are dead so far," said Jam Sajjad Hussain, spokesman for the Rescue 1122 service. Bomb blasts by militants are common in Pakistan, especially in tribal areas bordering Afghan

New Industrial policy to focus on electric vehicles: Amarinder '

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said the state is planning to shift to the environment-friendly electric vehicles in a big way, with the new industrial policy to be significantly focused on the same. This was disclosed by Capt Singh at a meeting here with Mahindra & Mahindra Managing Director Pawan Goenka. Mr Goenka said his company was keenly interested in investing in promoting elec

Fire breaks out at Lok Nayak Bhawan '

A fire broke out today at the fourth floor of Lok Nayak Bhawan here, an official of Delhi Fire Services said. He said a call was received at 1600 hrs regarding the blaze in the Bhawan and 26 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

The fire fighters are currently fighting to control the flames. The official said those who were trapped were evacuated safely. The exact cause of the fire is yet to

CAG raises serious issues over security in UP '

Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its latest report has slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for ignoring to provide proper training, arms and ammunition and other facilities to the Anti Terrorism Squad, Special Task Force and Provincial Armed Constabulary(PAC) which could lead to serious risk on the safety and security of the people of the state during any terrorist or Naxal attack. It

Haryana constitutes admission or Counseling Committee for both merit category seats '

Haryana Government has constituted Admission or Counseling Committee for both open merit category seats and management category seats for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in private un-aided medical and dental educational institutions and institutes under Private Universities for academic session 2017.

While stating this here today, a spokesman for Medical Education and Research Department s

Odisha CM directs implementation of anti-graft policy'

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday directed the administration to implement "Zero Tolerance Policy" in true letter and spirit against corruption in different social welfare schemes of the state.

Presiding over a meeting here, the Chief Minister directed implementation of preventive measures to check corruption in social welfare schemes.

He ordered the officials to maintain a str

Haryana approves proposal of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board '

Haryana Government has approved the proposal of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula to hand over 20 acres of land to Union Ministry of Ayush on lease basis for the setting up of National Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy at Shri Mata Mansa Devi Temple Complex in Panchkula.

Stating this here today, an official spokesman said that the project would be developed at a cost of R

Congress attacks Venkaiah Naidu on probity'

The Congress on Monday attacked NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu over issues of transparency and probity, alleging that the Telangana government had placed a direct order for purchase of vehicles with a company belonging to his son and had granted exemption from Rs 2-crore charges to a trust in which his daughter was a managing trustee.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posed fo

First Haj flight departs from UP to Mecca'

The first flight with Haj pilgrims from Lucknow departed today after Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare and Haj Minister Laxmi Narain and his deputy Mohsin Raza flagged off the bus to the airport from the Haj House. Around 300 Haj pilgrims boarded the first flight which took off from the Choudhury Charan Singh international airport at around 1200 hrs today. Mr Narain wishing the pilgrims for their sa

Pandher, Koli sentenced to death for serial rape, murder '

A CBI court on Monday convicted businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and his domestic help Surender Koli to death in the Nithari serial rape and murder case.

Special Judge Pawan Kumar Tripathi gave the ruling after finding them guilty of rape, murder, abduction and criminal conspiracy over the killing of a 20-year-old woman.

The case, the eighth of the several lodged against them, was registe

Lok Sabha witnesses din as Opposition demands debate on lynchings'

The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as the Opposition members led by Congress created pandemonium, demanding a discussion on the issue of atrocities against Dalits and Muslims by the cow vigilantes.

Congress members staged a sit-in near Speaker Sumitra Mahajan's podium throughout the Question Hour as she refused to permit discussion on the issue.

While Opposition Leader Mallikarj

Government introduces Banking Regulation Bill'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced a bill under which the Centre may authorise the Reserve Bank of India to direct banks to initiate recovery proceedings against loan defaulters.

The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill will replace an ordinance that earlier enabled this.

The recovery proceedings would be under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 that provides for a tim

Will act against policemen found with beer bottles: Parrikar'

Two days after police personnel in an official patrol car were found with beer bottles, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that strict action would be taken against the three.

Parrikar added that the BJP-led coalition government would have no tolerance for policemen drinking on duty.

"Police cannot do this and if someone is caught doing this (drinking on duty), I will crack

NIA arrests 7 Kashmiri separatists for terror funding'

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested seven Kashmiri separatist leaders who have allegedly received funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone-pelting protests in the Kashmir Valley.

Those arrested included Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Shah and moderate Hurriyat chairman's close aide Shahid-ul-Islam, an NIA official told IANS.

Is India really prepared for war, asks Thackeray'

Expressing serious concern over the continuing tensions on India's borders with Pakistan and China, Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Monday wondered whether the country is really prepared for war.

"Jammu and Kashmir, which was peaceful for the past 10 years, is up in flames since the killing of Burhan Wani. China is outright issuing threats to us. Are we really prepared in case a war br

UP to undertake major police recruitment soon'

Short-staffed for very long, the Uttar Pradesh Police will soon be rolling out a major recruitment drive, an official said on Monday.

Applications for eligible candidates would be invited some time next week, and the drive would cover vacancies of over 30,000 police constables and 3,200 sub-inspectors, the official said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government proposes to recruit more

20 arrested for Kashmir police officer's lynching'

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said it has arrested 20 persons accused in the lynching of Deputy Superintendent of Police Muhammad Ayub Pandit over a month ago.

Pandit was lynched on June 23 by a mob outside the city's biggest mosque in Nowhatta area where he was deployed to regulate entry of devotees.

"The 20 main accused involved in the lynching of the officer have been arrested

Sasikala got VIP treatment, given five rooms in Central Jail'

The jail authorities at Parappana Agrahara here, who are facing serious corruption charges, had allotted as many as five rooms in the new building of the Central jail to AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and she was accorded special treatment. Sources said that this was revealed by new ADGP S Megharik and DIG Revanna before the Public Affairs Committee headed by former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok, whi

Government considering path-breaking FDI reforms for defence sector'

A more liberal FDI policy is currently under consideration to attract FDI in defence sector, sources said.

The aim is to attract Rs 35,000 crore investment in the next five years, give a flip to defence production in India and create more jobs.

Under the new norms, the government is likely to allow 100 per cent FDI under the automatic route for the production in India of tanks, armoured veh

China again urges India to withdraw troops'

Beijing on Monday urged New Delhi to immediately withdraw all troops that have "illegally" entered China, stating that the nation would defend its territorial sovereignty "at all costs".

"The Chinese border troops have taken initial counter measures at the site and will step up targeted deployment and training," Xinhua news agency quoted Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defe

IMF slashes US growth forecasts for 2017-2018'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for the US to 2.1 per cent for this year and the next, down from the 2.3 per cent for 2017 and 2.5 per cent for 2018 that it had predicted in April, the media reported.

The global financial institution cited the "uncertainty" over President Donald Trump's administration policies as the main reason for the downgrade

Central Command plans events for Kargil Day'

The Central Command of the Indian Army will celebrate Kargil 'Vijay Diwas' on Wednesday through a series of functions, a defence spokesperson said on Monday.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated all over India on July 26 every year to commemorate the emphatic victory in the Kargil War against Pakistan and honour the war heroes.

It was on this day in 1999, the Indian Army successfully took cont

Karvan-e-Aman bus leaves for Kaman post to cross over to PoK '

Despite high tension after the recovery of heroin from a truck which had come from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) last week and frequent ceasefire violation by Pakistan troops, the Karvan-e-Aman bus, operating between Muzaffarabad, capital of PoK and Srinagar, left here this morning for Kaman post, the last Indian military post on this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector to cross ove

President not in favour of two executives: Ansari '

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee had told Governors and Lt. Governors that their role was "mainly confined to giving advice to the Chief Minister as there cannot be two functional executive authorities in a state".

He said Mukherjee had also noted that the Governor had no discretion but to accept the verdict of floor test in certain situations.

Modi condoles death of ex-ISRO chief'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the death of former ISRO chief U.R. Rao. He said Rao's contribution to India's space research will always be remembered.

"Saddened by the demise of renowned scientist, Professor U.R. Rao. His remarkable contribution to India's space programme will never be forgotten," Modi said in a tweet.

Veteran Indian Space Research Organisatio

Political culture of Kerala will frustrate BJP, Cong should win regional forces: Vayalar Ravi '

Notwithstanding claims by the BJP over its pan-India expansion, the saffron party's growth has a limitation and in 2019 parliamentary polls, the regional parties will play an important role, senior Congress leader Vayalar Ravi has said here. "It is on this backdrop, I say the Congress parties should have good working rapport with regional forces and build up a strong secular front to take on the

Kabul suicide blast kills at least 24, wounds 40, official says'

A suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, today killed at least 24 people and wounded 40, doubling earlier casualty estimates, acting Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said. Police said earlier that a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul, although the target of the attack remained unclear.

Eminent space scientist U R Rao passes away'

Eminent Space Scientist and former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) U R Rao has passed away at his Indiranagar residence in the city today. He was 85 and leaves behind his wife, son and a daughter. Prof Rao, a Padma Vibhushan recipient was the Chairman of ISRO from 1984 to 1994.

Recepient of various awards, Prof Rao’s highest achievement was to design and launch Aryabhata

President Mukherjee to address nation today'

President Pranab Mukherjee will address the nation this evening on the eve of demitting office. The address will be broadcast from 1930 hours on the national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in English followed by Hindi versions, a Rashtrapati Bhavan source said here. Broadcast of the address in English and Hindi on Doordarshan will be followed by bro

Iraqi Minister arrives on India visit, talks to focus on missing Indians'

Search for the 39 missing Indian labourers who were kidnapped in Mosul three years ago is expected to gather momentum with the visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who arrives here on Monday on a five-day visit.

The visit of al-Jaafari, who is to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj here, comes days after the Indian Minister announced that the 39 Indian labourers

CPI to observe Nation wide Jail Bharo in support of farmers from Jul 24 '

Communist Party of India (CPI) will observe nation-wide Jail Bharo, demonstration, picketing of Central and State Government offices in support of farmers for three days from tomorrow. Announcing this at a press conference here today, CPI National Council Secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan along with Telangana CPI Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy said the BJP led NDA Government headed by Prime Minister Nare

Police, culprits indulge in fight over rape case in Greater Noida, 4 arrested '

A major scuffle broke out between police and at least half a dozen scoundrels today morning in connection with a two-month-old rape and murder case in Gautambudh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. One of the criminals suffered bullet injury while three of his companions were arrested by the police. Two of them managed to escape under cover of darkness. The injured has been admitted to Delhi's Guru

Teenager hangs self after argument with brother'

A teenager in West Bengal allegedly committed suicide on Sunday after an argument with her brother over a headphone, police said.

"A 19-year-old girl from South 24 Parganas district's Baruipur allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself on Sunday morning. The body was recovered from her bedroom," an officer from Baruipur police station said.

According to police, the college student was u

Modi wishes women's cricket team for World Cup final'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the women's cricket team before the start of the final of ICC Women's World Cup and said he joined the 125 crore Indians in wishing them the very best.

"As our women's cricket team plays the World Cup final today (Sunday), I join the 125 crore Indians in wishing them the very best! Captain Mithali Raj has been leading from the front. Her cool appro

Don't forget 1971, Naidu warns Pakistan'

Hitting out at Pakistan for "aiding and abetting terror", NDA's Vice Presidential candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday reminded it not to forget what happened in 1971 in a reference to the Bangladesh War in which it faced a humiliating defeat.

Naidu was addressing the annual Kargil Parakram Parade here, held in remembrance of soldiers killed in a war with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargi

Mother of abused three-year-old arrested for collusion'

The mother of the three-year-old girl, who died in a hospital here after being repeatedly sexually and physically abused, including being pierced with needles, has been arrested for allegedly helping in the crime, police said on Sunday.

"Mangala Goswami was arrested on Saturday for allegedly helping the main accused in abusing the child. She has been remanded to two days of police custody," p

Dubious funding allegations against BJD malicious: Odisha CM'

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said the allegations about his Biju Janata Dal (BJD) receiving funds from dubious sources during the 2014 general and assembly elections were "malicious, fabricated and false".

"All the allegations are malicious, fabricated and false. If needed, we will take legal action," Patnaik told reporters here on his return after a five-day visit to Delhi.

LS Speaker, Advani, Ananth Kr & Prakash Javadekar pay tributes to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anny '

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, veteran BJP leader LK Advani and Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar, Thavar Chand Gehlot and Ananth Kumar today paid tributes to the great Freedom Fighter Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his birth anniversary. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on the occasion , an official release said.

Arun Jaitley inaugurates Sainik Rest House in capital '

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Sainik Rest House (SRH) here today. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jaitley expressed hope this is the beginning of an initiative and the Kendriya Sainik Board will be able to expand on these in the years to come so that such facilities become an integral part of facilities for Ex-Servicemen. It is the 315th Rest House of the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB),

India launches first R&D facility for high-end fuels, gas'

India has launched its first petroleum Research & Development (R&D) facility for testing high-end BS-VI quality fuel emissions, according to an official here.

Operated by state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the R&D facility is designed to test all types of fuel including petrol, diesel, ethanol-blended petrol, bio-diesel, CNG, LNG, hydrogen-CNG and 2G-ethanol blends to ensure they meet the super

Those with evil designs will be taught befitting lessons by our soldiers if they cross the line: Naidu '

Issuing a warning to Pakistan for aiding and abetting terror, NDA nominee for Vice Presidential poll Venkaiah Naidu today said that if those with evil designs and ulterior motives cross the line, they would be taught "befitting lessons" by our brave soldiers. 'We are the world’s largest Democracy and one of the world’s oldest civilisations.

We believe in civil ways of resolving all disputes.

Banned currency worth Rs 2.30 cr seized, five held '

Police have arrested five persons and seized Rs 2.30 crore banned currency notes at Kumbalam toll plaza, near here today. The arrested were identified as Abdul Jaleel (55), native of Muvattupuzha, Ram B (41), native of Tripunithra, Sathyan (54), native of Thrissur, John (51), native of Kozhikode and Jayachandran (40) native of Irrinjalakuda, Thrissur, police said. Acting on a tip-off, police seiz

Path for Ram Temple at Ayodhya will be cleared before 2019 LS polls: Sakshi '

Controversial BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj has unleashed a flurry by announcing here that the NDA government will go to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls after construction work of the much awaited Ram Temple at Ayodhya. "The BJP government at the Centre will clear all hurdles for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and then will jump in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls," he told reporters here yest

Women's World Cup: England win toss, decide to bat'

England captain Heather Knight won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup here on Sunday.

Both teams have decided to field unchanged line-ups for the summit clash.

This is the second time that the Indian eves have reached the final. They reached the World Cup final for the first time in 2005 when they lost to Australia by 98 runs.

"We w

Charge sheet against Gayatri Prajapati for lodging fake cases against UP IPS officer, wife'

Lucknow police is likely to submit charge sheet against former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati in the case registered by activist Dr Nutan Thakur at Gomtinagar police station in connection with her along with her husband IPS officer Amitabh Thakur's implication in various criminal cases. Official said here today that the period of 90 days after Prajapati’s arrest would be over tom

4 held for attempting to smuggle tiger skin '

Four people were arrested while planning to smuggle tiger skin at Ranikamath village, police said. “A joint team of police and Forest Department officials arrested Sandeep Ahirwar, Rajesh Vishwakarma, Rajkumar Ahirwar and Abhijeet Sakrawar yesterday,” said Superintendent of Police Gaurav Tiwari.

People on banks of river Krishna warned to move to safer places '

Authorities have warned people living on the banks of river Krishna to move to safer places as there is possibility of heavy discharge of water due to increase in inflow. Sources said that though there is respite in South West Monsoon rain since the last two days there is heavy discharge of water from Maharashtra dams. Due to incessant rains in Maharashtra and in Belagavi district three houses we

One million students in UP to be tested on knowledge on RSS, Modi, Yogi on Aug 26 '

Come August 26, around one million students of Uttar Pradesh would sit for an unique competition to test their knowledge on the philosophy of RSS and the achievements of Narenda Modi and Yogi Adityanath governments. The completion would be held in Lucknow and other parts of the state on August 26 for the birth centenary year celebrations of Deendayal Upadhyaya by BJP. The questions will come from

Arrested Congress legislator in Kerala suspended from party post'

The Congress on Sunday suspended arrested Kerala legislator M. Vincent from the post of party secretary, a day after he was arrested on charges of sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who attempted suicide.

Addressing reporters here, state Congress president M.M. Hassan said the party taking cognisance of the nature of the complaint against Vincent, decided to suspend him from

New school building funded by India inaugurated in Nepal'

Indian envoy to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated a school building in Udayapur district and laid the foundation stone for construction of a campus building for another educational institution in Basaha in the same district, for which India has extended NRs 66.44 million as financial aid, a statement said.

The newly-constructed building of Shree Janata Higher Secondary School in Jogidaha co

Iraqi Foreign Minister to arrive India tomorrow on five-day visit '

Foreign Minister of Iraq Dr Ibrahim Al-Eshaiker Al-Jafari will arrive India tomorrow on a five-day visit. According to official sources here, the visiting Minister will have a meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tomorrow. Later in the day, Mr Jafari will meet Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The visiting dignitary will call on Vice-President Hamid Ansari later in

China shuts down 3,918 illegal websites'

A total of 3,918 illegal websites were shut down by China's internet watchdogs from April to June, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has said.

The websites included those that published content that jeopardized national security, and those that spread violence, vulgarity or unfounded rumours, according to the CAC statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Up to 316 case

Crackdown on illegal sale of Gutkha, 750 arrested in city '

Launching a major crack down on illegal sale of gutkha, pan masala and other banned items, the Chennai City Police have arrested 750 people and seized tobacco products worth Rs 10.04 lakh and Rs 1.07 cash items during the last four days. Police sources said here today that during the intensive raids conducted during the last four days, 750 people, who were found selling banned items like Mava, Pa

Dozens of IS militants killed in air raid: Iraqi forces'

Iraqi forces have said dozens of Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an air raid conducted by the Iraqi Air Force in the Anbar Province.

Iraqi jet fighters carried out the air raid against two IS-controlled towns in western Anbar bordering Syria, said the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to the intelligence body,

Russia-India talks on buying new generation MiG-35s'

As the new generation Mig-35 fighter, touted as being superior to the US F-35, made its public debut at the MAKS Aerospace Exhibition, its Russian makers say talks are on with India for buying the jet.

In the partially cloudy sky at the Zhukovsky airport, the 4++ generation jet roared through its routine, keenly wathched for the first time by hundreds of spectators.

Ilya S. Tarasenko, Direc

1,141 pilgrims leave for Amarnath Yatra'

Another batch of 1,141 pilgrims left Jammu on Sunday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said.

"The pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas at 2.50 a.m. in an escorted convoy of 46 vehicles for the Kashmir Valley," officials said.

As a security measure, no vehicle carrying pilgrims is allowed to cross the Jawahar Tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar national highway

Modi remembers Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Chandra Shekhar Azad'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to freedom fighters Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandra Shekhar Azad on their birth anniversaries.

"Remembering Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Chandra Shekhar Azad and their rich contribution to India's freedom struggle, on their birth anniversary," Modi tweeted.

Tilak was born in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra on July 23, 1856 while Azad was born on July 2

UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting on Jerusalem violence'

The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday morning to discuss the violence unfolding in Jerusalem, diplomats said.

According to the UN mission of China, president of the UN Security Council for July, the meeting will be held behind closed doors.

"Sweden, France and Egypt request UN Security Council to urgently discuss how calls for deescalation in Jerusalem can be support

Pranab Mukherjee set for his new address'

10 Rajaji Road, the new abode of outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, is all ready to welcome its newest resident.

The eight-room, two-storey villa -- quite a change from the 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan -- is no stranger to former Presidents, having previously hosted A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

The rooms of the villa -- spread over an expansive 11,776 sq feet -- have been spruced up and the walls

Ill management of funds affected CMPFO members financial health '

Non-implementation of recommendation of the actuary led to acute deficit in Pension Fund, incorrect diversion of funds from Provident Fund (PF) account to Pension Fund account, non-adherence to the government’s guidelines for investment fund of own employees have adversely affected the financial interests of the members of the Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO), the public expenditure

Improper implementation of RTE leading to unevenness in educational levels: CAG '

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, in its latest report, has found serious shortcomings in implementation of Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) conducted studies in language, Mathematics and social studies during 2013-14 covering all 30 districts and in six sample districts in 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively.

Analysis r

Superfast trains running late, not paying surcharge: CAG '

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today questioned the overloading of passengers in superfast trains and told the Indian Railways that if the superfast train does not run on time, then the surcharge should be returned to the passengers. According to a report tabled in both Houses of Parliament yesterday, as per the existing guidelines of the Railways, when air conditioners are not functio

G. M Saroori visited Thathri, Gugara Kahara, met with cloudburst sufferers'
Announced various relief measures for rehabilitation and welfare of the victims

THATHRI, JULY 22: - Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori visited the cloudburst-sufferers of Thathri areas of district Doda and announced various relief measures for the rehabilitation and welfare of the victims.
The MLA Inderwal was accompanied by SDM Thathri Mohd Anwar Banday, Executice Engineer PHE Abdul Wahid Zargar, Tehsildar Thathri,

Shortage of ammunition: Army can't fight full scale war'

The Indian Army is battling critical shortage of ammunition, especially for its tanks and artillery, and 121 out of the total 152 types of munition do not meet the minimum levels needed to fight a full-scale war, the government auditor has found.

In its latest report on the Army and ordnance factories tabled in Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said that in the last few

Senior Congress leader Shivajirao G. Patil dead at 92'

Senior Congress leader, freedom fighter and former Minister Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, popular in political circles as 'Dadasaheb' died at a private hospital here on Saturday, an official said. He was 92.

A widower, Patil's wife had died in 2015 after 77 years of marriage. He is survived by two daughters Anita Deshmukh and Manya Seth.

Patil was better known as the father of late National Awa

VVIP security for Lalu, Rabri withdrawn at Patna airport'

In another setback after the CBI raids, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his wife and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi will no more enjoy the privilege of direct access to Patna airport or be provided VVIP security at the airport premises, officials said on Saturday.

The direct access to the tarmac has been scrapped by the Civil Aviation Ministry.

"With the latest directive of the Civil Aviation M

Flood-forecasting network non-operational, notes CAG report'

India's flood forecasting stations network was largely non-operational with 222 out of 375 telemetry stations not working, said a CAG report.

The Central Water Commission (CWC), which undertook the work of modernisation of flood forecasting network during the ninth plan, did not depend on telemetry data even after investing in modernisation of telemetry station network for nearly 20 years, sa

Of 4,862 large dams, only 349 have emergency disaster action plans: CAG'

only 349 of 4,862 India's large dams have emergency disaster action plans in place, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India's performance report on flood control and management schemes of the Water Resources Ministry has revealed.

"Out of 4,862 large dams, emergency action plans or disaster management plans of only 349 dams, which is seven per cent, were prepared (March 2016). Mock

Kolkata metro evaluates GST impact on East-West project'

Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) is evaluating the possible impact of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the estimated cost of its East-West project in the city, a top company official said on Saturday.

The estimated project cost of the East-West metro was pegged at Rs 8, 996 crore.

"We are working out the impact of GST on the cost of the project. We already have a meeting with all the a

Congress MLA Vincent arrested for sexual harassment, stalking'

Kerala Congress legislator M. Vincent was on Saturday taken into custody after being charged with sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who had attempted suicide earlier this week.

Demonetisation, GST will reduce cash in system: Jaitley'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that generation of cash will become difficult as a result of demonetisation coupled with the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

"Demonetisation coupled with the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime will make generation of cash a lot more difficult, help towards the objective by creating greater compliance and incr

Improving quality of education and massive upgradation of higher education infrastructure to arrest brain-drain priority of Government:Minister'

Mr Prakash Javadekar, Union Human Resource Development Minister, today stated that improving the quality of education, both at school and higher education levels, to encourage research and innovation along with expansion, is a priority of the Government. Addressing at a session on education sector, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, here, he said stressed on the need to encourage and fa

Delhi has highest density of internet subscribers, followed by Punjab '

Delhi has the highest number of internet subscribers per 100 people followed by Punjab. "As on March 31, the national capital has 122.06 number of internet subscribers out of 100 persons while Punjab has 53.25," data released by the Ministry of Communications said.

States like--Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have 52.55, 44.89, 46.01, 29.53 and 20.86 subsc

Govt Contractors protest against 18 pc GST'

Contractors involved in implementing government projects have opposed Goods and Service Tax (GST) on the works. Addressing a press conference here today, Kalaburagi District Contractors’ Association President Jaganath G Shegaji said that the 18 per cent GST on government works would be a serious blow to the contractors. He demanded that the GST costs be included in the tender amount. "Estimate of

Gudiya rape: traffic blocked, market closed in Shimla '

A large number of vehicles stranded as the Theog market was closed down for around four hours on the Hindustan Tibet national highway due to a bandh called to protest against the inefficient handling of Gudiya gangrape case by the police in which one accused was murdered in the police lockup. The protest call was given by Vyapar Mandal Theog, DYFI, SFI and Himachal Pradesh Kissan Sabha. Sanjeev T

EC failed to curb use of ‘invisible money’ in political funding: Jaitley '

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while calling for a greater degree of transparency in political funding, said India was being funded by invisible money for 70 years and Election Commission failed to curb the use of ‘invisible money’ in it. Delivering the inaugural address at the Delhi Economics Conclave 2017 here today, Finance Minister also criticised the political parties along with the Election

7448 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails in 81 countries '

The Government has said there are over 7,000 Indian prisoners abroad. ''As per information available, 7448 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails in 81 countries,'' an official from Ministry of External Affairs said. Due to the strict provisions of privacy laws, the United States, Canada, Australia and many countries in Europe do not share information about Indian nationals in their prisons

AAP govt hikes salary of anganwadi staff '

The Aam Aadmi Party government today increased the salary of anganwadi workers and helpers, days after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal assured them to look into their matter. Mr Kejriwal informed about the salary hike through a tweet. "Cabinet increases honorarium, anganwadi workers to Rs 9,678 and helpers to Rs 4,839. Also mobile/net charges will be Rs 500 and Rs 250 per month respectively," the

Gorkhas demand Darjeeling – The queen of Hills - as their homeland '

The Queen of Hills - which has carved a niche for itself for world famous tea and the most googled travel destination in India, situated in northern part of West Bengal, is being demanded as a homeland for the Gorkha community living in India. While the origin of Darjeeling is steeped in the imperial legacy of the British Raj, the Gorkha, a colonial construct is ironically used as a means to chal

Armed Forces bid farewell to Pranab Mukherjee'

Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee has praised the armed forces of the country and paid rich tributes to the martyrs and their families for the sacrifices made by them for the nation. Mr Mukherjee, as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, extended his best wishes to the armed forces and their families during his address at the farewell banquet hosted by the Chief of Staff Committee, last ev

Govt to launch Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana '

The Government will launch a new sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) which will be named as 'Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)'. The main objectives of AGEY are to provide an alternative source of livelihoods to members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) under DAY-NRLM by facilitating them to operate public transport services in backward rural

Sanjay Kothari is Secy to new President, Ashok Malik Press Secy'

Mr Sanjay Kothari, a retired Haryana cadre IAS officer of the 1978 batch, has been appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind, an official release said here today.

Mr Kothari was currently holding the post of chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB), to which he was appointed after his superannuation as Secretary DoPT. Senior journalist Ashok Malik, Distinguished Fel

From lack of ammunition to food served on trains unfit for consumption: Eight Key observations by CAG'

The Comptroller Auditor General of India in its audit reports tabled in Parliament has flagged critical shortage of ammunition in the Indian Army to poor quality of food served on trains.

Here are the key observations made by the CAG.

1) Lack of ammunition, Navy's safety and delayed projects ail Defence infra

Critical deficiencies in ammunition, anti submarine warfare projects lagging be

UP BJP MLA passes away'

BJP MLA from Sikendra in Kanpur Dehat, Mathura Prasad Pal died following a prolonged illness here today. He was around 70. Pal's family members said that he was suffering from cancer and was on his way to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon, when he died near Mathura.

On July 17, Mr Pal had cast his vote in the Presidential polls and came to the UP Assembly on wheel chair. His body would be kept in h

Nitish Kumar to meet Rahul Gandhi on Saturday evening'

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to meet Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday evening as well as attend a farewell dinner for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee, JD-U sources said.

According to a party source, the Janata Dal-United President is set to meet Rahul Gandhi at 4 p.m. to discuss the present political situation in Bihar.

The JD-U, Congress and Rashtriya Ja

NASA invites citizen scientists to explore solar eclipse'

NASA has invited citizen scientist to participate in a nationwide science experiment by collecting cloud and air temperature data and reporting it via their phones during the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21 and pass through the US.

NASA's Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Programme Observer (NASA GO) is a citizen science project that allows us

Trump's new communications chief awaits US approval for China deal '

Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump administration's new communications director, has yet to get approval from US regulators to sell his hedge fund firm to a group led by Chinese conglomerate HNA, according to a person familiar with the matter. Scaramucci agreed in January to sell SkyBridge Capital LLC to clear the way for a job working with US President Donald Trump. That role finally materialized yes

Ground water misuse may lead to Rs 1-2 lakh fine or imprisonment '

Misuse or illegal extraction of groundwater in Uttar Pradesh is set to be a criminal offence that will attract Rs 1-2 lakh fine or imprisonment up to one year for the first offence. Uttar Pradesh Groundwater (Management and Regulation) draft Bill 2017 has been formulated to act against defaulters who may be from industrial, commercial, infrastructural sectors, or bulk or private users of groundwa

US airstrike kills 16 Afghan policemen'

Sixteen police personnel were killed in a US-led coalition forces airstrike in Helmand province of Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.

According to a statement, the US-led forces accidentally struck "local security personnel aligned with Afghan government forces in Greshk district of the province", Khaama Press reported.

"We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the familie

8 Ghaziabad cops suspended over custodial death'

Eight policemen of Sahibabad police station here have been suspended after they were found guilty of a custodial death, an officer said on Saturday.

Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) H.N. Singh suspended eight staffers of Sahibabad police station including the Inspector Incharge, his assistant -- a Senior Sub-Inspector (SSI) -- three Sub-Inspectors and three constables, including

President-elect Ram Nath Kovind gets Secretaries'

Sanjay Kothari, Chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board, was on Saturday appointed as Secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind, an official statement said.

Two days after the former Bihar Governor was elected the 14th President of India, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) announced the names of those who would be joining his office for an initial period of two years.

Nine killed in Rajasthan road accident'

At least nine persons, including six women, were killed and 22 injured when a bus overturned near Udaipur in Rajasthan on Saturday morning, police said.

The incident took place around 9 a.m. when the bus enroute Haridwara from Ahmedabad overturned on the Ahmedabad-Udaipur highway, a senior police officer told IANS over the phone.

Five persons died on the spot while four others succumbed to

1 killed in Bihar's rail overbridge collapse'

One person was killed and three others injured when an under-construction rail overbridge collapsed on the railway track at Bihar's Sasaram railway station on Saturday, police said.

It disrupted the rail movement on the Grand Chord section of the Howrah-New Delhi route, the police said.

"A labourer engaged in construction of the rail overbridge died on the spot after a big portion crushed

Indian Army ammunition stock in critical level, will exhaust after 10 days of war: CAG report'

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled a report in Parliament on Friday and flagged critical shortage of ammunition in the Indian Army. The CAG found deficiencies in the performance of the Ordinance Factory Board (OFB) and no improvement in the functioning of its factories in comparison to what it was in 2013.

"We observed no significant improvement in the availability of

Actively working towards clean political funding: Jaitley'

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that the government was actively working towards providing a system of clean political funding.

"When we deal with the subject of how the political system will be funded, we hope through cleaner money in future. We are actively working on this," he said here at the Delhi Economics Conclave 2017 organised by the Finance Ministry.

Jaitley said th

Egypt says 30 suspected militants killed in Sinai raids '

Egyptian security forces killed 30 suspected militants in ground and air raids in North Sinai conducted over the past four days, the military said in a statement. Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since 2013.

The military statement yesterday said 30 "highly dangerous" militants were

Apple appoints Deirdre O'Brien new VP of People'

Apple has appointed Deirdre O'Brien as Vice President of People, who will report to CEO Tim Cook.

A nearly 30-year Apple veteran, O'Brien, currently Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations, will lead all HR functions including talent development, recruiting, benefits, compensation and business support, as well as overseeing Apple University.

"As long as I've been at Apple, Deirdre

UN chief expresses concern over Jerusalem violence'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation in the Old City of Jerusalem, where three Palestinians were killed and 400 wounded in clashes following the Friday prayers.

There has been scene of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Old City area with protests over security measures and restriction on access to the Temple Mount in East Jer

PM asks party MPs to give up 'red beacon' culture'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the BJP MPs should give up the mindset of "lal batti (red beacon) culture" and said the party lawmakers should work among the masses and carry the message of Central government's pro-poor schemes. Mr Modi made these remarks in a meeting with party MPs from Uttar Pradesh, according to a party source said here. The Modi government had barred the use of beacon

Dowry death: Women burnt alive in Etawah'

A woman was allegedly burnt alive by her in-laws in the Friend Colony in the city over dowry. Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) Rajesh Kumar said here today that as per the pre-death statement recorded on camera, by the victim Sapna(26), she was burnt by her father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and husband yesterday morning.

Later in the evening, she died at the Saifai medical coll

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