India

The 28-year-old man was clicking selfies from a risky toehold and slipped and fell on the rocks from a height of 50 m and died on Friday.

The encounter took place at Abujmad in Gadchiroli, when naxals were in preparations of the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Week, which the Maoists observe from December 2 to 8, the official said.

Sourabh Choubey created an e-wallet named 'M-2-Money' into which complainant Anil Singh, a Jabalpur resident, deposited Rs 6 lakh but was then unable to access it.

Thane city mayor Naresh Mhaske came down heavily on the cutting of the trees along the metro route at night, and had ordered civic officials to register a complaint with the police.

In a series of tweets, prime minister Narendra Modi said the government 'aspires to do even more in the times to come'.

Jagadish Chandra Bose wanted to go to England to compete for the Indian Civil Service but his father cancelled the plan as he wanted his son to be a scholar.

Police said the racket has reached dangerous proportions and the banned drugs that came in the form of chocolates, candies and milk powder are likely to have been shipped from Canada through the online portal.

It may seem hopeless but we can't let up on #RageAgainstRape

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said he has been in regular touch with officials of the Telangana government so that those who were involved in the woman's murder are caught and punished.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh, while participating in a debate on a private member's bill, termed it as 'double standards' by such state governments and stressed that local bodies are also part of cooperative federalism.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had extended the interim order by which it had stayed the further cutting of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony for setting up the Metro car shed.

The top court noted an ambiguity in this regard for want of a precedent as to whether a municipal commissioner can be considered as head of a government department, liable to be prosecuted under the Water Pollution Act.

As new Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, New Delhi hopes to turn the page on its strained relationship with Gotabaya’s brother and ex-president Mahinda.

Eknath Shinde, Subhash Desai (both Shiv Sena), Jayant Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal (both NCP), and Nitin Raut and Balasaheb Thorat (both Congress) were the others sworn in as ministers.

The bill was passed by a voice vote and some amendments moved by opposition members were defeated.

Air India owes crores of rupees to vendors and has struggled to pay salaries and buy fuel, with losses mounting following earlier privatisation attempts.