BJP’s Roopa Ganguly forced to turn back from riot-hit Basirhat
Basirhat: The West Bengal police today stopped a three-party delegation to Basirhat in the wake of the continued violence in district. BJP's Roopa Ganguly, a team of Left leaders and a Congress delegation led by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attempted to visit...
US Senators ask Pakistan to do more to eliminate safe havens
Washington: Top American Senators have asked Pakistan to do more to eliminate terrorist safe havens in the country. A bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator John McCain conveyed this to authorities in Pakistan during a visit to the country this...
Like LPG, you can soon give up your rail subsidy
New Delhi: Taking a cue from the petroleum ministry, the Indian Railways is set to launch a Give-It-Up campaign to travellers for letting go of the subsidy on train tickets. A similar mission launched by the Ministry of Petroleum was a...
13 IAS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday transferred 13 IAS officers including Transport Commissioner K Ravindra Naik. Naik has been sent to Azamgarh as Divisional Commissioner while P Guruprasad, who was on wait list, has been made Transport commissioner and MD,...
IAF’s MIG 23 aircraft crashes in Jodhpur’s Balesar
Jodhpur: An Indian Air Force’s (IAF) training aircraft crashed in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan on Thursday. According to reports, the incident happened in Balesar region of the district. Both the pilots have been ejected safely. More details are awaited on...
Achal Kumar Joti takes charge as Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi: Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Thursday took charge as the Chief Election Commissioner. Joti was on Tuesday today appointed as the CEC suceeding Nasim Zaidi. Joti, a 1975-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, will have a short tenure of...
Woman gang raped in front of her children
Visakhapatnam: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in front of her three children at her house in the city, police said. The police on Tuesday nabbed the two accused and their accomplices and are interrogating them. In her complaint...
Tamil Nadu theatres remain shut for 4th day over double taxation
File Pic Chennai: The indefinite strike by theatre owners and distributors in Tamil Nadu demanding withdrawal of 30 per cent local body tax on movie tickets entered the fourth day today. Since new films are traditionally released on Friday, considered auspicious...
Army Jawan goes missing in Kashmir with AK-47, 3 magazines, suspected to have joined terrorists
Srinagar: An Army jawan has went missing with AK-47 and three magazines from north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Thursday. He has been identified as Zahoor Ahmad Thakur and is associated with the 173 Territorial Army. Thakur is a resident of Pulwama district...
Jobs, admissions on fake caste certificates not valid: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today held that government jobs or admissions secured under reserved category by using forged caste certificates cannot be held valid or sustained in the eyes of the law. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar...
CM’s allegation baseless, meant only to blackmail people: WB Governor
Kolkata: Dismissing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations that he humiliated and insulted her, West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi today said the charges are baseless and meant only to emotionally blackmail the people of the state. Reacting strongly to Banerjee's allegations,...
Supreme Court declines relief to Sahara’s Subrata Roy, refuses to extend deadline for payment of Rs 552 crore
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted that embattled Sahara chief Subrata Roy has deposited Rs 710.22 crore in the SEBI-Sahara account, but warned that its cheque of Rs 552.21 crore must be realised within the July 15 deadline. The...
I love you and your people in India, Moshe tells Modi
Jerusalem: PM Narendra Modi meets Moshe Holtzberg, the now 11-year-old survivor of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, in Jerusalem. The boy reads out a statement in English with a smattering of Hindi -- 'Namaste to the PM of Hindustan. Aapka Swagat...
Communal fires simmer in Bengal: Internet suspended in 24 Parganas
Baduria: After clashes in Baduria and Basirhat areas of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas over a Facebook post, Internet services were disrupted in the Baduria district, reported a news agency. State authorities blocked Internet services in the Basirhat sub-division of North...
Why is there no enabling law for appointment of election commissioners: SC asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre as to why there is no enabling law for the appointment of Election Commissioners in the poll panel. The top court agreed to accord final hearing on Public Interest Litigation (PIL)...
Make marriage registration must: Law Commission of India
Representational Image New Delhi: The Law Commission of India, in a report, has recommended that the registration of marriages be made compulsory. According to the report, the move will not provide for any new rights but will ensure "better enforcement...
Consider plea to withdraw 30% local body tax: Rajinikanth to govt
Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today appealed to the state government to consider the demand of theatre owners and distributors to withdraw the 30 per cent local body tax imposed on the film industry. "Keeping in mind the livelihood of lakhs of...
Nothing in talks for Mamata to feel insulted, humiliated: WB governor
Kolkata: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi of threatening her, the latter on Tuesday expressed shock over the language used by the former in her press conference and said there was nothing in the...
Law Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages within 30 days
Representational Image New Delhi: The Law Commission of India, on Tuesday, submitted its 270th Report titled ‘Compulsory Registration of Marriages’ to the Government for consideration. The Report begins by acknowledging that despite efforts from all sectors, the society is still plagued...
Ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir assembly over GST bill, Engineer Rasheed marshalled out
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly was on Tuesday adjourned till 2:30pm after noisy scenes were witnessed in a special one-day session called to discuss the implementation of Goods and Services Tax. Independent MLA from Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed was...
RBI places print order for Rs 200 notes
New Delhi: RBI to introduce Rs 200 notes, printing order has been placed, a news agency reported. Almost eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 (now old) notes, the RBI has started printing...
