Sonia, Priyanka to visit Rae Bareli

Over six months after her visit to Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi will be visiting her parliamentary constituency for two days from Wednesday, party sources said.

MoD rejects Adani Group's bid to participate in Rs 45K cr submarine pr

The Adani Group and state-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited's joint venture bid to participate in a Rs 45,000 crore submarine project -- referred to as Project 75-I -- was on Tuesday rejected by

Rajiv case: SC wants TN response on mercy plea of convict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to inform it within two weeks if a decision has been taken by the Governor under Article 161 on pardon, commutation or remission of the

'J&K Assembly creature of its Constitution and not Constitution of Ind

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is a creature of the Constitution of the erstwhile state, and not the Constitution of India, submitted senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha's counsel, c

Bengaluru church archbishop cries sacrilege, differs with police

Differing with the police department dismissing the St. Francis of Assisi Church's break in as burglary, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bengaluru, Peter Machado, called it a sacrilege.

Udit Raj cries foul over security withdrawal

Upset over withdrawal of security cover, former MP and Congress spokesperson Udit Raj, here on Tuesday, said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had shown its anti-Dalit face again. &qu

Desi field gun Sharang clears field test

 The 155 mm towed field gun Sharang has cleared the final field test and is ready to be inducted in the Indian Army sometime before March 31, sources in the Ordnance Factory board (OFB) said o

SC to hear over 140 pleas challenging CAA on Wednesday

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear in excess of 140 pleas against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which include a majority seeking that the court examine its constitutional validity.

Muslims store arms in mosques: Karnataka BJP MLA

Stoking a fresh controversy, Karnataka's ruling BJP legislator M.P. Renukacharya on Tuesday accused Muslims of storing lethal weapons, including swords, knives and soda bottles, in mosques acro

Global match-fixing kingpin Chawla's interrogation to open Pandora's b

As the Delhi Police's Crime Branch awaits custody of cricket match-fixing kingpin, Sanjeev Chawla in London, his inevitable questioning can trouble at least four former star cricketers and a co

Mumbai mounted police unit's uniform triggers debate

Mumbai Police are bringing back their mounted police unit after 88 years and the unit's new uniform has sparked a debate on social media. It all started after Mumbai Police relea

Parking, poor water supply worry Rajinder Nagar voters

The Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency continues to suffer parking woes despite promised by many leaders to resolve it by developing multi-level parking facilities in the area. Veh

India likely to have its own TOEFL for foreign students

 India is likely to frame its own English language test, on the lines of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), for foreign students to improve its ranking among the most preferred cou

Samsung promotes 162 execs as follow-up to leadership rejig

Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday announced the promotion of executives in a follow-up to the recent reshuffle of its major business heads. The company said 162 executives earned promotions in the

Bengaluru airport starts virus screening of Far East arrivals

Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has set up a Novel Corona Virus screening mechanism in the premises in a bid to prevent its spread in the city, an official here said on Tuesd

Bigg Boss 13 to end in mid February?

The current season of the controversial reality TV show "Bigg Boss" will reportedly conclude on February 15. There was a buzz that the makers are interested in extending the season by two

SL in talks with S'pore over ex-central bank guv's extradition

Sri Lanka was still in talks with Singapore over the extradition of former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran over the $74 million treasury bond scam, it was reported. Prime Mini

Myanmar Prez promises probe into Rakhine war crimes

Myanmar President Win Myint on Tuesday promised criminal investigations and possible prosecutions of those who committed war crimes in Rakhine state, following recommendations of the Independent Co

China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail

A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei to 13-and-a-half years in jail after he pleaded guilty to accepting bribes worth over 14 million yuan ($2 million).

Prenatal smoking, drinking increases SIDS risk: Study

Children born to mothers who drank and smoked beyond the first three months of pregnancy have 12-fold increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), says a new study. SIDS i