Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) Amid a fresh controversy over its legal validity, the one-man Justice S.N. Dhingra Commission of Inquiry set up by the Haryana government to probe controversial land deals in Gurgaon district has…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) No Indian was among the 10 people who died in fire at a villa in Kuwait, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday. In a statement, the Ministry said…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar has pointed out several flaws and criticised the Draft Trafficking Of Persons Bill, 2016, saying the bill fails to address the critical issue of child…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Two minors were taken into custody on Thursday for allegedly killing a 15-year-old student over some mischief in their pan shop, police said. The victim, a student of class 9…
London, June 30 (IANS) Five contenders emerged on Thursday in the race to become the next Prime Minister of Britain following David Cameron’s decision to quit. But there was shock when former London mayor Boris…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) ‘All clear’ was sounded at the US Andrews Base, just outside of Washington, D.C., after a lockdown was ordered earlier due to “presence of an active shooter” reportedly barricaded inside the…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) SpiceJet on Thursday sought to allay concerns over some incident involving its flight to Amritsar from Delhi and said there was neither any tyre burst, nor a fire on board…
Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) India on Thursday successfully test-fired twice a medium-range surface-to-air ballistic missile, developed jointly with Israel, off the coast of Odisha, officials said. The missile, having a strike range of 70 km,…
Yaounde (Cameroon), June 30 (IANS) A suicide bomb attack in Cameroon’s Far North Region left 10 people killed, military officials said on Thursday. But one local source told Xinhua news agency on Thursday that people…
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat was questioned for around eight hours on Thursday by Enforcement Directorate officials in connection with the Louis Berger bribery case. An official told reporters that…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has summoned Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for personal appearance before it on July 8 over his “raped woman” remark, the panel said on Thursday….
Hyderabad, June 30 (IANS) A special NIA court here on Thursday sent five Islamic State (IS) suspects allegedly plotting terror attacks in the city to judicial custody till July 14. The five accused arrested by…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Output of India’s core industries declined in May after five consecutive months of rise, official data showed on Thursday. The gauge for select factory output — Index of Eight Core…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it was not against politicians taking part in the affairs of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) or interfering in…
Istanbul, June 30 (IANS) Some CCTV footage has caught one of the attackers at Istanbul Ataturk Airport smashing his rifle on the floor in frustration over being unable to find new victims. Forty three people…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, June 30 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from grape growers and wineries, the Karnataka government has decided to slash hike in excise duty on fortified wine by 120 percent from July 1,…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday launched ‘Nivaran’ portal, an online system for redressal of service-related grievances of serving and former Railway employees. Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu said it…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday expanded his cabinet inducting nine new ministers — four of cabinet rank and five ministers of state. Home Minister Babulal Gaur, a…
Agartala, June 30 (IANS) With an aim to oust the Left Front government in Tripura, the Trinamool Congress will organise “Booth chalo” (march to booth) campaign, party Vice President Mukul Roy said here on Thursday….
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) Panaji Mayor Surendra Furtado was on Thursday fined Rs 200 by the traffic police for wrong parking of his car next to a building housing the local Municipal Corporation offices. Furtado…