I do not lack political will, PM tells bureaucrats
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that he did not lack the political will needed to carry out reforms as he asked the civil servants to break silos and work together as a team to perform and transform. Addressing...
How can you make Aadhaar mandatory when we passed order saying it’s optional, Supreme Court asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre how could they make Aadhaar Card mandatory when it had passed an order saying that it is optional. The court also said that it will decide on whether Aadhaar Card...
India will ‘pay dearly’ for playing Dalai Lama card, Chinese media warns
File Pic New Delhi: China's rhetoric over the Dalai Lama's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh continues. Global Times, the Chinese Communist Party-run English daily, in a new article has said that India will 'pay dearly' for playing the 'petty game'...
Combiflam, D-Cold Total among 60 other medicines substandard by drug regulator
New Delhi: Combiflam and D-Cold Total are medicines that are commonly used by many people in times of minor aches and pains and cold and flu respectively. However, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) that regulates the sales and distribution...
Court can’t order UK to return Kohinoor: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said today that the country's judiciary cannot monitor any diplomatic efforts by the government to reclaim the famed Kohinoor diamond from Britain. In saying this, the SC's 3-judge bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar...
Modi’s mantri plans Project Cow like Project Tiger
New Delhi/Chandrapur: Cow is the new tiger. After a ban on cow slaughter and rising incidents of violence by gau rakshaks, Minister of State (Home) Hansraj Ahir has said the government is considering a proposal to set up cow sanctuaries...
Sought access to Jadhav 15 times, concerned about him: MEA
New Delhi: India has officially sought from Pakistan details of the trial proceedings against Kulbhushan Jadhav as well as the appeal process in the case, the External Affairs Ministry said today. Ministry Spokesperson Gopal Baglay said India has asked for consular...
Firefighter Amit Shah jumps in to quench Advani-Joshi statement
New Delhi: Our sources tell us that BJP leaders were curious to learn the nature of conversation between the Margadarshak Mandal leaders LK Advani and Dr MM Joshi, who met soon after the Supreme Court decision to reopen conspiracy charges...
10 suspected ISIS activists held, were planning major attack
File Pic Lucknow/Mumbai: A major terror attack in the country was claimed to have been averted as 10 suspected ISIS activists were held today in a major multi-state operation. The joint operation was carried out by the police teams of Delhi, Maharashtra,...
Man held for hoax e-mail about aircraft ‘hijack threat’
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police on Thursday arrested a travel agent who sent an e-mail five days ago to the Mumbai police about possible hijack attempts at the Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai airports. Though it was mentioned the e-mail sender was a...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif says will continue to work, not awaiting ‘Panama Papers’ verdict
Islamabad: Ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the Panama Leaks case, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he is not waiting for any decision and was elected by people to work. Sharif made these statements while chairing the PML-N's...
3 ISIS suspects held in Mumbai, Jalandhar and Bijnor by UP ATS
Mumbai/Lucknow: Three suspected terrorists plotting a major strike were today arrested and some persons detained in an operation carried out jointly by police teams of five states. Raids were carried out this morning in Mumbra (Maharashtra), Jalandhar (Punjab), Narkatiaganj (Bihar), Bijnor...
Those who say AOL irresponsible have sense of humour: Sri Sri on NGT rebuke
New Delhi: Barely an hour after the National Green Tribunal slammed Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and his Art of Living foundation, the spiritual leader responded saying AOL has done no wrong. "The truth is we have caused no damage to the...
Give same food to dons and petty criminals in jails: UP CM
Lucknow: All convicts in the jails of Uttar Pradesh, whether petty criminals or notorious mafia dons, should get the same food and treatment, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has told state officials. The Uttar Pradesh chief minister's remarks came at a review...
You have No sense of responsibility: NGT slams Sri Sri
New Delhi: The country's top environment court -- the National Green Tribunal -- came down heavily on spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for shifting the blame for the environmental damage on the Yamuna banks. "You have no sense of responsibility....
SC allows NDMC to E- auction Taj Mansingh Hotel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to e-auction the Taj Mansingh Hotel, which is presently run by The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). Rejecting the Tata Group's plea to stall the auction, The...
EC to get 30,000 new VVPAT machines by July for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will get 30,000 new paper trail machines in July, augmenting its present stock to a level where it can deploy these units in all polling stations during the Assembly polls in Gujarat...
Extradition of Vijay Mallya may take 6-12 months: ED
New Delhi: The extradition of money laundering accused Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom would take a minimum of 6 to 12 months, according to senior officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). "We are not disheartened with the release of Mallya...
One killed after Class XII student runs over car
New Delhi: One person was killed while three others were injured when they were hit by a car allegedly being driven by a Class XII student in north Delhi's Kashmiri Gate area this morning. The accident happened at 5.45 am. The car...
Will approach High Court to get justice: Suspended BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav
New Delhi: Expelled Border Security Force (BSF) trooper Tej Bahadur Yadav will move the High Court to challenge his expulsion. The terminated jawan alleged injustice, claiming that the probe carried out against him was conducted in a biased manner. “I...
Ready to sacrifice my life for Ram Mandir: Uma Bharti
New Delhi: Union minister Uma Bharti reacts to the Supreme Court decision to reopen the Babri Masjid demolition case against her, LK Advani, MM Joshi and 20 others. "I am ready to sacrifice my life for Ram Mandir. I am unapologetic...
