Two more dengue deaths in Bengal, toll now 13
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) With two more deaths, the toll in the dengue outbreak in West Bengal has gone up to 13, state health department officials said on Sunday. A total of 1,495 dengue cases…
Top
Two die, one injured in Bengal acid attacks
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Two women died and another sustained serious burn injuries in three different incidents of acid attacks in West Bengal, police said on Sunday. While a 30-year-old deaf and mute woman died…
Karnataka to consult legal experts on Mahadayi water verdict
Bengaluru, Aug 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government would consult legal experts and decide on August 16 whether to approach the Supreme Court on the rejection of its interim plea by a tribunal on sharing of…
Bus mows down 7 in Punjab
Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured on Sunday when the driver lost cotrol of a private bus and ran over people who had gathered for a religious…
BJP will make Telangana’s future bright, says Modi
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his BJP will make Telangana’s future bright and said the foundation of the same was laid with the party’s booth-level workers meeting here. Addressing…
India’s financial conditions index improves sequentially: study
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The overall financial conditions index in India rose 28 per cent sequentially to 61.1 in the first quarter of 2016-17 from 47.8 in the previous quarter of 2015-16, indicating healthy…
11 women killed in UP road accident
Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Eleven women were killed and more than three dozen others injured when a speeding tractor-trolley upended in Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police said. The condition of about a…
Russia to be barred from 2016 Paralympics: IPC president
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday confirmed a blanket ban on Russia from competing at the 2016 Games. The decision was taken following a recommendation from the World…
Modi calls for protecting Dalits, ending discrimination
Hyderabad, Aug 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for protecting Dalits and said if the country has to progress, peace, unity and harmony can’t be neglected. Addressing a meeting of BJP’s booth-level…
Indian women’s hockey team holds Japan in Olympic opener
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s hockey team showed tremendous fighting spirit as it came back from a two-goal deficit to hold Japan 2-2 in its opening pool encounter of the Olympics…
Sonowal visits Kokrajhar, appeals for 75 CAPF battallions
Guwahati, Aug 7 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday reviewed the situation in Kokrajhar district and urged the Centre to deploy 75 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), which were withdrawn from…
Eight killed in Maharashtra building crash
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) Eight persons from two families were killed when an old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, an official said. The building, Mahadev Nivas, located at Hanuman Tekdi area…
BJP conclave for dialogue among stakeholders to end Kashmir violence
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) A BJP-organised conclave in Jammu and Kashmir has sought dialogue between all stakeholders to end the ongoing spell of violence in the Valley. The conclave, organized by Bharatiya Janata Party General…
Pawar seeks stringent action against rape accused cop
Osmanabad (Maharashtra), Aug 7 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Sunday demanded stringent punishment for a police sub-inspector accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint in Osmanabad. Accompanied by senior NCP leaders,…
Three killed in building crash in Maharashtra
Thane, Aug 7 (IANS) An old, two-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday, killing the landlord, his wife and one other person, while six others are believed to be trapped under the debris,…
GST bill to be taken up in Lok Sabha on Monday, Modi likely to intervene
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The amended Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha on Monday for passage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to intervene in the…
Indian women’s archery team beats Colombia to reach Olympics quarters
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian women’s archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, L. Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi, progressed to the quarter-finals beating Colombia 205-197 in the Rio Olympics at the Olympic shooting…
Thailand’s military-written draft constitution seems ‘approved’
Bangkok, Aug 7 (IANS) Millions of Thais on Sunday appeared to have voted in favour of a new constitution that will give extra powers to the country’s military, which seized control of the government in…
Mani quits UDF, Congress says he will regret it
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) The UDF split on Sunday when the Kerala Congress-Mani led by former Finance Minister K.C. Mani quit the alliance after blaming the Congress for the rout in assembly elections. A miffed…
Justice Katju terms Lodha reforms as ‘unconstitutional’
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, who was appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to advise on the Supreme Court verdict on implementation of Justice…