New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Attorney General and Maharashtra on a plea by a rape victim seeking termination of her 24-week-old pregnancy due to the abnormal…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday squarely blamed Pakistan for the present unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and also said that the neighbouring country is “sponsoring” terrorism in India….
Amritsar, July 21 (IANS) With the makers of the film ‘Flying Jatt’ not taking remedial action despite objections over the use of a Sikh religious symbol, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is mulling legal…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said atrocities against the Dalits across India during the National Democratic Alliance government’s rule since May 2014 were following a “pattern” which was evident in its…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) BJP patriarch L.K. Advani on Thursday expressed his displeasure over the release of a book titled “Advani ke sath 32 Saal”, saying it was published against his wishes. “It has…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Accusing the Centre of destroying federalism and pushing the states towards destruction, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ridiculed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit for development carried…
New York, July 21 (IANS) Seven Indian companies figure in the latest Fortune 500 list, released on Thursday, of the world’s biggest companies in terms of revenue. Among Indian companies, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC)…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Accusing the Congress of playing “cheap politics” over Kashmir, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the “unity and integrity of the country is paramount” and not the lives…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The government on Thursday told the Rajya Sabha that it may consider extending the last date for disclosure of property by NGOs under the Lokpal if all parties agreed. The…
Shanghai, July 21 (IANS) Emerging markets and developing economies need to “judiciously mix fiscal, monetary and structural policies” to deal with the “heightened uncertainty, market volatility and risk-averse behaviour” caused in wake of Brexit, India…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Expressing concern over the rise of ‘cow protection’ vigilantes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted the peoples’ “right to choice” and warned against the bid to “saffronise everything”….
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) There is a mandatory provision in the rule book that elected lawmakers in the Lok Sabha ought to be consulted for taking up projects under Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojana…
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Amid protest over Uttar Pradesh BJP leader Daya Shankar Sigh’s abusive remark, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Thursday that…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Profit booking and upcoming global event risks suppressed the Indian equity markets on Thursday. Consequently, the key indices provisionally closed in the red, as heavy selling pressure was witnessed in banking,…
Una (Saurashtra), July 21 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the home of a Dalit man whose four sons were brutally flogged on July 11 for skinning a dead cow and announced…
Kuala Lumpur, July 21 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak faces pressure internationally and at home amid US allegations of massive fraud at state investment fund 1MDB. The fund, set up by Najib in 2009…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Atrocities against Dalits have been increasing since Independence, and the caste system in India has a “Taliban-like attitude”, Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav said on Thursday in the Rajya Sabha….
Amritsar/New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Unaccompanied baggage belonging to an Indonesian passenger, who had failed to board the Dubai-Amritsar flight of budget passenger carrier SpiceJet, on Thursday morning caused a major security scare at Amritsar’s…
Lucknow, July 21 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers on Thursday afternoon called off their agitation here against former Uttar Pradesh BJP Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh for his abusive remarks against BSP chief Mayawati after…
Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Amid speculation that curfew will be relaxed in the Kashmir Valley, a state police spokesperson on Thursday said that the restrictions will “remain strictly in place throughout the day till further…