New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The leak of data related to India’s Scorpene submarines created a stir on Wednesday, with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar seeking a report from the Indian Navy on the documents. The…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The cabinet on Wednesday approved a scheme to enhance the grant of compensation to the civilian victims of terror attacks, communal violence, left wing extremism (LWE), cross-border firing and mine,…
By Rupesh Dutta New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Leading gynaecologists have termed the government nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, that bans commercial surrogacy, as a black day, and say it will lead to malpractices…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday launched a new Hindi website and released an updated version of the English website of his ministry. Speaking on…
Ankara, Aug 24 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said the US is ready to offer any necessary support to Turkey after the July 15 failed coup attempt against the Turkish government. “We…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of “cover-up” over the alleged data leak of the Scorpene submarine, which it said had “gravely compromised” India’s national security. The party demanded…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the flood situation in various states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, and directed party MPs, MLAs and other elected representatives…
Srinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) A teenager was killed and dozens were injured in scattered clashes on Wednesday as Home Minister Rajnath Singh met leaders of the main political parties in a bid to break the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Salient features of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, cleared by the Union cabinet on Wednesday: Who can go for surrogacy: Only Indian couples, who are legally married The couple must…
Raipur, Aug 24 (IANS) A Maoist was killed on Wednesday in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district in an encounter with police, officials said. The Maoist has been identified as Punem Podiya, who was the president of the…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) With a growing number of countries being targeted by terrorism, the cost of waging terrorist activity is much lesser than the economic impact it brings, chief of Indian Navy’s frontline Western…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said the Centre is compelling states to form policy according to its desires, thus damaging the federal structure. His remarks followed a…
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Woman wrestler Sakshi Malik, who won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics in Brazil, will be the new brand ambassador for the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'(save daughters, teach daughters) campaign…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to prohibit “commercial surrogacy” and allow “ethical altruistic surrogacy” only to needy infertile married…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Delhi assembly on Wednesday ratified the Goods and Services Tax bill with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia stating that it was the biggest tax reform in India. “We support…
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings were allegedly ordered off the plane and interrogated by British police after fellow passengers accused them of being members of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi had not blamed the RSS as an institution for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, but the people associated with it, the Supreme Court was told…
Paris, Aug 24 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday chaired a security council meeting to discuss “protection against terrorist threats”, officials said in a statement. Hollande discussed the state of terrorism menace and took…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Congress’s Uttar Pradesh Chief Raj Babbar has said that his party’s main agenda in the upcoming UP assembly elections is corruption, and not a fight against any political parties. In…
Washington, Aug 24 (IANS) The US has said that critical opinion should be “encouraged, not silenced” with regard to freedom of the press in a democracy. The comment came in the wake of an attack…