Lucknow, 14 July (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Wayanad (Kerala) Priyanka Gandhi has sharply criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to merge thousands of government sc
Jaipur, July 14 (IANS): For the first time in independent India, senior constitutional authorities, including former Chief Justices of India, Supreme Court judges, Chief Ministers, and Assembly Speakers, are pa
Patna, July 14 (IANS): At least nine people lost their lives due to lightning strikes across Bihar in the past 24 hours as sudden weather changes brought thunderstorms and rain to multiple districts, including
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS): The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that “there is nothing much the government can do” to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen. Appearing before a
Beijing, July 14 (IANS): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Beijing on Monday. The two leaders discussed the SCO's growin
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS): Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has, in an internal mail to the airline’s staff, stated that the Preliminary Report into the Boeing Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad has found no mechanic
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): In a landmark judgment, an Appellate Tribunal dealing with money laundering cases stated that if the ED fails to publicise or delays the attachment of an accused’s property, it woul
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): India’s pilot associations have slammed the 'reckless speculation' around the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, as sections of the media have hinted that the pilots ar
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) In a mega drive to enhance passenger safety, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved the installation of CCTV cameras in the common movement area near the doors in all 74,000 co
Chennai, July 13 (IANS): A massive fire that broke out in a diesel-laden goods train near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu was fully extinguished after nearly seven hours of intense firefighting on Sunday. The bl
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea seeking directions to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution.Indian national Nimi
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): The preliminary findings into the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad are not enough to determine the exact cause of the accident, and investigators should not draw con
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chauhan has written to the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories to take immediate and strict action aga
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS): As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar continues, it has been found that the names of a large number of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar are m
Tiruvallur, July 13 (IANS) People are being evacuated from the vicinity of Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur Railway Station after four wagons of a diesel-laden goods train caught fire early Sunday morning, triggering a
Chennai, July 12 (MExN): Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University) celebrated its 31st Convocation Ceremony on July 12.The ceremony was graced by the Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lald
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Four out of every five electors in Bihar have submitted their enumeration forms (EF) as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, taking the total cov
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Premanand Mahaveer Toppannavar aka Parmanand Jain (26), the sole accused in the rape of an outsider student within the boys’ hostel of Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta (IIM-C)
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the Supreme Court's order on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, while hitting out at the BJP for “
Patna, July 12 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, claiming that the state is under “