Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) With terrorists targeting families of defence personnel at army camps in Jammu and Kashmir, the Western Command has started imparting self-defence training to the families of serving personnel, official sources said…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday said their meeting with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2017 was inconclusive even as it reiterated…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an order – subsequently withdrawn – that threatened to take away accreditation of journalists found propagating…
By Veturi Srivatsa The dust seems to have settled over the sandpaper-gate or the ball tampering issue that rocked international cricket last week with the culprits breaking down while admitting their guilt. Australia’s deposed captain…
Srinagar, April 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday asked security forces to strictly follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) for crowd control and anti-militancy operations to avoid collateral damage. She held…
Johannesburg, April 3 (IANS) South Africa rode on paceman Vernon Philander’s sensational spell (6/21) to thrash Australia by 492 runs in the final Test and clinch the four-match series 3-1 at the Wanderers Stadium here…
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor is the best fit to play Sanjay Dutt on-screen, says the latter’s “Rudraksh” co-star Suniel Shetty. Suniel was present at the semi-final of the Wheelchair Cricket Series between India…
Bhubaneswar, April 3 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah will arrive here on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Odisha, with his party gung-ho over it and ruling Biju Janata Dal saying it will have no…
By Arundhuti Banerjee Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) Multi-talented Prabhudheva, who has made his mark as an actor, dancer, choreographer and filmmaker, turned 45 on Tuesday. He says dance is an extension of his personality and…
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) The Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) on Tuesday received the 13th set of Metro train at its Transport Nagar depot, an official said. The trains, which are being manufactured by Alstom…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that record 9,829 kilometres of national highways at a cost of Rs 1,16,324 crore were constructed in the country during…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay its ruling, which activists say has diluted a law aimed at preventing atrocities on Dalits and tribes, as it asserted that it…
Jakarta, April 3 (IANS) Human Rights Watch has urged the authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province, where Islamic law is in force, to release four people arrested on suspicion of gay sex. The accused were handed…
Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Union minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday defended the Supreme Court order on the amendment of certain sections of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, saying it is in…
Gold Coast, April 3 (IANS) With a massive 222-member contingent, India will aim to showcase its status as a rising sports power with an expected rich medal haul when the 21st Commonwealth Games begin here…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Four more persons were arrested on Tuesday on charges of involvement in the Staff Selection Commission examination racket, police said. The arrested persons — Kushal Negi, Anup Rao, Neeraj Kumar…
Jerusalem, April 3 (IANS) Scores of African asylum seekers and supporters gathered outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to protest against his decision to scrap a deal with the UN…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The toll in the violence in Madhya Pradesh during the Bharat Bandh called on Monday by some Dalit organisations to protest dilution of the SC/ST act rose to eight on Tuesday…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) In a digital initiative to promote ease of exports, particularly for Indian agricultural products, the Commerce Ministry on Tuesday launched three portals – for Safe Food Export Traceability, Single Laboratory…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The CRPF has given out-of-turn promotions — for the first time in last 14 years – to four personnel who were instrumental in thwarting two separate “fidayeen attacks” on the…