Five more injured in Pakistani shelling

At least five people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district were injured in Pakistani shelling on Tuesday evening, taking to 13 the number of injured in the ceasefire violations in

Major scam in water conservation plans: Gujarat Congress

Paresh Dhanani, the Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly, on Tuesday alleged a major scam by the BJP government in the water conservation schemes carried out in the state since 2006 until recen

Ramzan ceasefire improved law and order: J&K police chief

Jammu and Kashmir Police Chief S.P. Vaid on Tuesday said the ceasefire announced during the holy month of Ramzan has been successful and has helped improve the overall law and order situation in th

Court notice to Delhi Police on Kejriwal's plea

A court here on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking visuals and statement recorded by the agency in connection with an alleged assault on Chief

Five more injured in Pakistani shelling

At least five people in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district were injured in Pakistani shelling on Tuesday evening, taking to 13 the number of injured in the ceasefire violations in

New air passenger-friendly norms soon

Domestic air passengers will soon be able to avail of full refunds and additional compensation for flight delays/cancellations as the government on Tuesday put in the public domain a new 'passe

Nipah virus claims 10 lives in Kerala, two serious

The toll due to the Nipah virus (NiP), presently identified in Kerala's Kozhikode and Malappuram, rose to 10 on Tuesday even as the Central and state governments scrambled to contain its outbre

Nine dead in police firing in Toothukudi

Nine people, including a girl, died on Tuesday in police firing after the ongoing anti-Sterlite protests turned violent with thousands of people from nearby areas allegedly attacking the District C

Narrow escape for passengers as plane overshoots Shirdi runway

A disaster was averted when an Alliance Air plane with around 70 passengers overshot the runway while landing at the Shirdi airport here on Monday evening but the pilots managed to bring it to a ha

Congress, JD-S to give stable Karnataka: Kumaraswamy

Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy said on Monday he was confident that the yet-to-be sworn in coalition government with the Congress in Karnataka will be stable. Kumaraswa

AAP names 31 candidates in Chhattisgarh

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday released a list of 31 candidates for Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh set to be held later this year. Senior AAP leader and Delhi Minister Gopal Rai,

No need to panic, Kerala ready to tackle Nipah virus: Minister

After three confirmed deaths due to Nipah virus (NiV) and reports of eight other patients awaited, Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja on Monday said things are under control and there is no need

Four held for ragpicker's killing in Gujarat

Police on Monday arrested four persons for brutally beating to death a Dalit ragpicker near Rajkot city in Gujarat on suspicion of theft. The state Government promptly announced a financi

Nearly 49% students fail in Haryana as state improves result

Nearly 49 per cent of students failed in the Class 10 exams of the Haryana Board of School Education (HBSE) as per the result which was declared on Monday, even as the state authorities claimed tha

Pakistan general election proposed on July 25-27

Pakistan's Election Commission on Monday recommended holding general election in the country between July 25 and 27. The poll panel forwarded a summary in this regard to President Mam

President Kovind says no to honorary doctorate from Nauni varsity

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday refused to accept an honorary doctorate that was to be conferred on him by the horticulture and forestry university at its annual convocation in Nauni near here.

China calls mining report near Arunachal border 'groundless'

China on Monday dismissed as "groundless" a report that it was mining gold on its side of the disputed border in Arunachal Pradesh. However, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said th

Informal summit takes India-Russia ties to new level: Modi

Stating that Russia has always been a true and fast friend of India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his informal summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take bila

Saudi detains 7 activists ahead of lifting of driving ban

Saudi Arabia authorities have arrested seven women's rights advocates, weeks before the kingdom is to lift its ban on women driving, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday. The reasons f

IPL: Royals alive after ending RCB's campaign

Rajasthan Royals rode on a fine half century from Rahul Tripathi, combined with leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal's four-for to outclass Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 30 runs and more importan