New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that all FIRs involving cognizable offences must be uploaded on state police web sites within 24 hours of their registration. The court, however, exempted…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani has been renominated the chairman of the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. According to official sources, BJP member Arjun Ram Meghwal,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in his first bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the 14th India-Asean Summit and the 11th East…
Panaji, Sep 7 (IANS) AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday made an indirect overture to a leader of a breakaway RSS faction in Goa while appealing to “good leaders” from…
Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on a visit to Laos, a first for any sitting US President, said he believed the “US has a moral obligation to help the country heal”. Obama…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A court hearing a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case on Wednesday allowed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s plea to confront one of the witnesses with her previous statement and said it will…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) In an escalation of the diplomatic row, India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan’s High Commissioner Abdul Basit over the “discourtesy” shown to New Delhi’s top diplomat in Islamabad, Gautam Bambawale. Secretary…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking order to lodge an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party leaders for failure to deliver on…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will begin on Thursday a four-day tour of poll-bound Punjab where he will release the AAP’s Farmers’ Manifesto, it was announced on Wednesday. The Aam…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh is to appear before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday to give explanation for his article in defence of sacked Delhi minister Sandeep…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said engaging school teachers and university professors for non-academic work was against the constitution. The court directed that the 32 teachers who are working as…
Bengaluru, Sep 7 (IANS) Bowing to the Supreme Court order, Karnataka on Wednesday began releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu amid massive protests and demonstrations across the Mysuru region. “We have started releasing water…
Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) Yoga can contribute to resilience against non-communicable diseases and can be used for preventing and controlling many other lifestyle diseases, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday. “Major non-communicable diseases like…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Delhi Police have arrested a 52-year-old man and his woman accomplice for running an international human trafficking racket, and rescued 26 women who were to be trafficked to Gulf countries,…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India is not considering allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail trading in the current circumstances, the government said on Wednesday. “At the moment, India can create several Walmarts…
Amritsar, Sep 7 (IANS) Intelligence agencies have detained a Kashmiri man at the Attari border near here for carrying a badge of Pakistan-based terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, security officials said on Wednesday. The man, Hilal…
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu will formally announce a new political front ‘Awaaz-e-Punjab’ here on Thursday. The former Rajya Sabha member had on September 2 floated the new political front online. It…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Even as India is merging some state-run banks, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said there was no move to privatise them. He also said the target date of April…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) An 11-member Pakistani cycling contingent will take part in two back-to-back cycling events in New Delhi starting on September 14, it was reported on Wednesday. The first event, Asian Track Cup,…
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday underlined the need for the creation of joint mechanisms between India and its neighbours to tackle drug trafficking and infiltrations….