New Delhi, August 31 (IANS): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to conduct a caste-based census in the country for the “welfare of bac
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New Delhi, August 31 (IANS): Even as the term of the 22nd Law Commission comes to an end on Saturday, the key report on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is still being worked upon.In the absence of a Chairperson, t
New Delhi, August 31 (IANS): While the anger and outrage over a woman doctor’s rape and murder at a Kolkata government hospital continues to keep the medical fraternity as well as citizens agitated nationwide
New Delhi, AugUST 30 (IANS): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday appointed party functionaries as AICC Secretaries and Joint Secretaries in different states, assigning them to work with the respecti
New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): Asserting that India's entire neighbourhood is a conundrum and building strong relations with neighbouring countries will always remain "work in progress", External Affairs Minister
New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): The Union Health Ministry on Friday urged people to adopt organ donation as a way of life, to help provide a new lease of life to hundreds of people with organ failure.One person do
New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday asserted that the era of interrupted dialogues with Pakistan is over, noting that "actions have consequences".In his remarks at a b
Kolkata, August 30 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday shot off another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressing for stingent central legislation on incidents of rape and meting
Kolkata, August 30 (IANS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to Kolkata Police seeking an explanation on the alleged police excesses on the protestors participating in the
Kolkata, August 30 (IANS): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the rape and murder of a junior doctor at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here earlier this month, have secur
New Delhi, August 30 (IANS): Efforts led by the government to curb tuberculosis (TB) in India has led to a 16 per cent decline in incidences, while deaths have been lowered by 18 per cent, said Anupriya Patel,
New Delhi/Mumbai, August 29 (IANS): A high-level delegation from Chile led by Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren and Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela held several meetings with industry leaders in Mum
New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): Scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have decoded how the weak crustal magnetic field on
New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government, facing flak over its new social media policy, came under attack from Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday, as she mocked the sc
Kolkata, August 29 (IANS): Five people were arrested on Thursday on the charges of planning to attack the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kalighat here.The accused formulated a plan f
Nuku'alofa (Tonga), August 29 (IANS): India will undertake one 'Quick Impact Project' or QIP of each country's choice worth USD 50,000 in each of the 14 Pacific island countries, Minister of State (MoS) for Ext
New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): The online portal for passport applications will be shut for the next five days for a maintenance exercise, the government said on Thursday.No new appointments will be scheduled dur
Srinagar, August 29 (IANS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued the notification for the second phase of the 3-phased Assembly polls in J&K. The ECI issued the notification for t
New Delhi, August 29 (IANS): Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday welcomed President Droupadi Murmu's statement, voicing her concerns over the recent rape and murder case at R.G. Kar Hospital in Kolka
Kolkata, August 29 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata are focussing on the possibility of evi
