New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday issued notice to the Telangana government over the deaths of 21 patients due to power failure, an NHRC statement said. Taking cognisance of…
Gurgaon, July 27 (IANS) Gurgaon’s Mini Secretariat, which houses offices of many state government departments, owes nearly Rs 1.86 crore in electricity bills to Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, and has left the power company…
Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) At least 57 persons have been killed and thousands forced to flee their homesteads due to landslides and floods in Nepal since Monday. According to the Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs,…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Wednesday that if Narsingh Yadav is cleared of doping charges by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), then…
New Delhi, July (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Benami Transactions Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the definition of ‘benami’ transactions, establish adjudicating authorities and an appellate tribunal. “The legislation has the…
Lucknow, July 27 (IANS) Two Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership on Wednesday and accused party chief Mayawati of selling tickets for a price. The legislators –…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Carnatic music exponent T.M. Krishna and social activist Bezwada Wilson are two Indians who have been conferred the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for this year. While Krishna got the award…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Wednesday revealed the names of two junior wrestlers who are alleged to have spiked Olympics-bound grappler Narsingh Pancham Yadav’s…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) In the second conviction in a coal block allocation case, a special court on Wednesday awarded three year jail terms to two senior officials of Delhi-based Rathi Steel and Power…
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Profit booking, combined with caution ahead of derivatives expiry and a key announcement over the US interest rate, depressed the Indian equity markets on Wednesday. During the day’s volatile trade session,…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The fourth Home Minister level talks between India and Bangladesh will be held here on Thursday and would include a review of the implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement, security…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was so furious with the AAP that he can even have him (Kejriwal) murdered. In an open…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking on various issues of national importance, saying his silence had left the country speechless. “He…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday visited the AIIMS here to enquire about the condition of five Kashmiri patients admitted with severe eye injuries from pellet guns, hospital authorities…
By Porisma P. Gogoi Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), July 27 (IANS) A water conservation project that will benefit 2,500 households and 10,000 individuals was on Wednesday handed over by the Coca-Cola India Foundation (Anandana) and its…
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu)/New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The search for the missing Indian Air Force’s (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft, that went missing on July 22 with 29 people on board from over Bay of Bengal,…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India on Wednesday signed a deal with US defence and aerospace giant Boeing for four P-8I maritime surveillance planes, sources said. The deal is a follow on to an earlier…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Methandienone, the banned substance found in the dope test of wrestler Narsingh Yadav who has subsequently been suspended for the Rio Olympics, can stay in the body for long and…
Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) Initiating the largest-ever exercise of its kind in the country, the Punjab government on Wednesday started dope testing of over seven lakh candidates who have applied for posts of constables in…
Rameswaram/Chennai, July 27 (IANS) The search for the missing Indian Air Force’s (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft, that went missing on July 22 with 29 people on board from over Bay of Bengal, entered its sixth…