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EBC Quota In Gujarat May Survive If Supreme Court Reviews Its 1992 Ruling,...
AHMEDABAD -- A section of legal experts today was of the view that Gujarat government's decision to give 10 per cent reservation to the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) would not stand the current...
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Why Can't BCCI Office Bearers Retire At 70, If Politicians Can, Asks Supreme...
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today pulled up the BCCI for resisting the Justice RM Lodha-led committee's recommendation on capping the age of its office bearers to 70 years , observing "when...
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Forest Fire Claims 5 Lives In Uttarakhand, NDRF Forces Deployed
DEHRADUN -- Raging forest fires in Uttarakhad have killed five people and blighted 1890.79 hectares of forest land in Kumaon and Garhwal regions prompting Governor KK Paul to seek deployment of three...
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AgustaWestland Controversy: Congress Now Poses Three Counter-Questions To BJP
NEW DELHI -- Asserting that the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is expert at levelling allegations, the Congress Party on Saturday accused the former of conspiring against it and asked three counter...
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AgustaWestland Controversy: 'Who Took The Bribe', Asks Manohar Parrikar Point...
DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI -- With the Congress attempting to corner the Union Government for allowing the tainted AgustaWestland to take part in the 'Make in India' initiative and the Defence Expo, the...
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No Diesel-Run Taxis In Delhi From Tomorrow
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Saturday refused to extend the deadline for conversion of diesel taxis into CNG, even as taxi owners pleaded before the apex court that there is no technology...
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Man Alleges Police Harassment In Facebook Post Before Ending Life By Jumping...
A mobile shopkeeper in Ludhiana committed suicide after posting a suicide note on his Facebook page accusing the police of harassing him in their hunt for a notorious gangster. Inderpal Singh Ahuja,...
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President Pranab Mukherjee Gets Heartwarming Traditional Welcome In New Zealand
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee got a pleasantly peculiar welcome in Auckland on his maiden trip to New Zealand when he rubbed noses with the Maori chief in a traditional welcome on his arrival....
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This 19-Year-Old Daughter Of A Slain Indian Army Captain Will Leave...
Gurmehar Kaur was two-years-old when she lost her father. Captain Mandeep Singh died in the line of duty during the 1999 Kargil war. In a video produced and shared by Ram Subramanian, Kaur recollects...
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PHOTOS: Have A Look At Newly-Weds Bipasha Basu And Karan Singh Grover
Bipasha Basu's wedding ceremony with former TV heartthrob is currently underway at Mumbai's St. Regis hotel. As far as Bollywood weddings go, this one takes the cake in being the filmiest of all. While...
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Hindu Tailor Hacked To Death By ISIS In Bangladesh
DHAKA -- Three assailants sped up to a Bangladeshi tailor's shop by motorcycle on Saturday, dragged out the Hindu owner and hacked him to death, police said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State....
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Uttarakhand Government Deploys Mi-17 Choppers To Douse Forest Fire
DEHRADUN -- With major fires blighting around 1,900 hectares of forests in Uttarakhand, the government today decided to press two MI-17 helicopters into service as NDRF, SDRF and Army personnel...
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Petrol Price Hiked By ₹ 1.06/Litre, Diesel By ₹ 2.94/Litre
NEW DELHI -- Petrol price was yesterday hiked by Rs 1.06 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.94 a litre. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 62.19 per litre from midnight on Friday as against Rs 61.13 previously,...
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Jat Reservation Row: Section 144 Imposed In Jind As Leaders Start 'Jail...
JIND -- The district administration in Jind, Haryana, has clamped prohibitory orders for two days with the Jat leaders threatening to hold 'jail bharo' movement beginning today demanding the release of...
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Chhota Rajan Faces Death Threat From Chhota Shakeel In Tihar Jail
NEW DELHI -- Underworld don Chhota Rajan, deported to India after being caught from Bali in Indonesia in October last year, continues to face death threat even inside the high security Tihar jail where...
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Priyanka Chopra Attends White House Correspondents' Dinner
WASHINGTON -- Indian actress Priyanka Chopra is glad to meet US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as she attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner here. Lovely to meet the very...
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Rajasthani Teenager Over Grandmother's Job At A Construction Site To Feed Her...
DUNGARPUR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For Anita, the eldest daughter in a family in Rajasthan, a family tragedy means she has had to leave school and go to work, unlike her friends, doing an...
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These Muppets Are Teaching Young Kids How To Manage Their Finances
NEW DELHI -- Muppets and other fun-filled activities are now being used to help children acquire healthy financial skills and behaviour under a new multimedia initiative in the city. The "Sapna,...
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Rajasthan Govt Suspends 6 Officials In Rehabilitation Home Deaths Case
JAIPUR -- The Rajasthan Government on Sunday suspended two deputy directors, one coastal superintendent, one caretaker and two doctors in connection with the death of 11 people, including seven...
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AgustaWestland Chopper Controversy: Manohar Parrikar To Present Deal Details...
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Sunday that he would present the detailed chronology of the AgustaWestland chopper deal before Parliament on Wednesday. "I will place the detailed chronology...
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