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,…
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…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Following the furore over severe pellet gun injuries to protesters in the Kashmir Valley, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the formation of an expert committee to explore…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed that customs and traditions have to pass a legal and constitutional test, telling Tamil Nadu which held ‘Jallikattu’ (bull fighting) was a 5,000-year-old sport…
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…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indiaâs star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed in Group G in the womenâs singles category while Kidambi Srikanth is placed in Group H in the men’s singles at the upcoming…
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…
Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) India has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to attend the BRICS and BRICS-BIMSTEC summit in October in Goa, Indian envoy Harsh Vardhan Shringla said here on Tuesday. India will host…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) An Emirates flight from Dubai to Male made an emergency landing at Mumbai airport on Tuesday afternoon after smoke was detected on board, officials said. All 309 passengers and 10 crew…
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…
Jalandhar, July 26 (IANS) A light machine gun (LMG) and large amount of ammunition stolen by a BSF trooper from Jammu and Kashmir was recovered in Punjab’s Jalandhar city on Tuesday by security agencies, a…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) As the national capital reported this season’s first dengue death — an 18-year-old succumbing to the mosquito borne virus last week, the Delhi government on Tuesday issued an advisory to…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that any attempts to regulate air fares of India-based passenger carriers on international routes will violate law. According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Domestic air passenger traffic rose 20.81 per cent in June to 79.75 lakh from 66.01 lakh registered during the corresponding month of last year, official data showed on Tuesday. During…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) A tiny colony of the endangered Humboldt Penguins, including three males, three females and two female babies, arrived at Mumbai Zoo from an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, an…