Srinagar, February 7 (IANS) Terming the decision of the abolition of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of Civil Services as unwarranted and arbitrary, former finance minister of the Union Territory Syed Mohammad Alta
New Delhi, February 7 (IANS) Following a brief altercation between Congress and BJP MPs inside the Lok Sabha on Friday, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleged that his voice is being suppressed in the H
New Delhi, February 7 (IANS) A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Tihar jail authorities seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape a
Thiruvananthapuram, February 7 (IANS) The cover page of the 11th Budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac on Friday has two different illustrations printed on it -- a first in the history of the
People wearing masks are seen at Chennai International Airport, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar/Files
NEW DELHI, February 7 (Reuters) - Indian tour operators estimate they could lose up to $
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS) UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay on Thursday hailed the Indian government for successfully promoting girls' education in the country and said that India has influenced the vis
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is learnt to have unearthed some crucial evidence linking the Popular Front of India (PFI) to the Shaheen Bagh protests. The information, coming ahead of
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS) Accusing the Congress of indulging in political hypocrisy on the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said in Parliament the NRC was fir
Youth climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, leads a climate strike in eastern Odisha state, India, on October 27, 2019. (Photo: HANDOUT/The Child Movement)
'If you call me Greta of India, you are n
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS) Hitting out at Pakistan as well as opposition parties for misleading Muslims on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Act will not harm
New Delhi, February 6 (IANS) Crime against children rose in the year 2018 as compared to 2016 and 2017, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Thursday.
Union Minister for Women and Child Develo
Paro Taktsang, also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger's Nest, a popular tourist site located in the cliffside of the upper Paro valley in Bhutan. (Photo Courtesy: Douglas J. McLaughlin [CC B
New Delhi, February 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced in the Lok Sabha that the government has given approval to a proposal for "Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra" trust to take care
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi visiting the Pavilions of the 11th edition of DefExpo, at Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh on February 05, 2020. (PIB Photo)
Lucknow, February 5 (IANS) With an aim streng
A view shows a new S-400 "Triumph" surface-to-air missile system after its deployment at a military base outside the town of Gvardeysk near Kaliningrad, Russia March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar/File Photo
New Delhi, February 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday said if there is a will and a change in mindset on the part of the government, then women officers could be allocated command posts in the Army. The cour
New Delhi, February 5 (IANS) Nirbhaya's mother on Wednesday welcomed the verdict of the Delhi High Court which gave the rapists a week's time to exercise their legal remedies and hoped that a final death warran
Lucknow, February 5 (IANS) With an aim strengthen India's position in the world, especially in the defence manufacturing sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the government expects to do
Vijayawada, February 5 (IANS) Strongly defending his decision to shift the administrative capital of Andhra Pradesh from Amaravati to Visakhapatnam, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday exuded con
New Delhi, February 5 (IANS) After the BJP could not name its Chief Minister candidate despite Arvind Kejriwal''s deadline, the Aam Aadmi Party chief on Wednesday invited Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a deb