New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Taking note of increasing rape and other crimes against women in the national capital, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to initiate the process of illuminating over 7,400 dark spots…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Calling for prioritising the inter-linking of rivers, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said the issue has to be sorted out in consultation with different states. Bharti also…
New Delhi: Opposition members protest in front of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P.J. Kurien during the Monsoon Session of parliament in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo / TV GRAB (PTI7_26_2016_000224A) New Delhi, July…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Following a public furore over severe eye injuries from pellet guns to scores of protesters in the Kashmir Valley, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the formation of…
Imphal, July 26 (IANS) Irom Sharmila, who had long been on a hunger fast against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, on Tuesday surprised people with her announcement that she will end her fast on…
Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) Forging a joint front to fight atrocities against the community after the public flogging of some Dalit youth, some 30 different Dalit groups from across Gujarat have announced they will not…
Shillong, July 26 (IANS) Over 200 students of the Indian Institute of Management- Shillong on Tuesday participated in plantation drive ‘Prakriti’ to pay tributes to former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on the eve of his…
Patidar Anamat Sanghursh Samiti (PASS) leader Hardik Patel. (File Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused clearance to two films based on the Patidar agitation in Gujarat,…
London, July 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May met her Irish counterpart in London on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations following the Brexit vote. Among the topics May discussed with Enda Kenny were the…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Attorney General on a plea seeking pronouncement by a Constitution Bench whether those aspiring to contest panchayat elections could be asked…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the identity of a 14-year-old Dalit rape victim. Maliwal responded…
Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) At least two soldiers of the Pakistani army were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday afternoon in the country’s port city of Karachi, officials said. The Inter Services Public Relations…
Paris, July 26 (IANS) A priest and two armed men were killed and a person was injured in a hostage-taking incident in a church in France’s Normandy region on Tuesday, President Francois Hollande said. Rev….
Lucknow, July 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh and accused it of deviating from the ideals of socialist ideologue…
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) India has sought greater security cooperation with Bangladesh’s law enforcing agencies, including the armed forces, to fight a “common battle” against terrorism, Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Parliament on Tuesday passed the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016, seeking to prohibits employment of children below 14 years in any “profession” but allows “home-based work”,…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Thousands of Delhi commuters had a harrowing time on Tuesday as around one lakh drivers of auto-rickshaws and taxis went on an indefinite strike. The Delhi government termed the strike…
Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) Pakistan Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Tuesday slammed the US, saying the turmoil in the Middle East was due to the “double standards” of the Western power. “The criticism by…
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) Nine suspected militants were killed and one was arrested in an early morning raid on a hideout in Dhakaâs Kalyanpur area on Tuesday. “We initially suspect them to be JMB (Jamaaâtul…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Amanatullah Khan, arrested on the charge of threatening a woman, and sent him to 14…