India
Babies Delivered by Candlelight, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat Says it Was an Emergency
Nine deliveries were conducted using candlelight and torches at the Government Doon Medical College Hospital here due to power outage for several hours from 8pm on Tuesday.
'Paraya Kaam Apna': SP's Dig at Yogi Govt for 'Taking Credit' of Greater Noida Metro Project
The opposition party in Uttar Pradesh said the work on the metro project was started during the chief ministership of Akhilesh Yadav in 2016.
2 Lakh Leprosy Cases Reported Every Year, India Accounts For More Than Half of Them: WHO
WHO regional director for South-East Asia Poonam Khetrapal Singh also lauded India for repealing two legislations - one that discriminated against persons affected by leprosy and another which allowed leprosy as legitimate grounds for divorce.
Arun Jaitley in Good Health, Recovering Rapidly, Says Interim Finance Minister Goyal
Last week, Jaitley unexpectedly flew to the United States for a "medical checkup" only days before the February 1 budget.
CBI Raids Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's House Over Alleged Land Scam in Gurugram
The investigative agency is simultaneously conducting raids at more than 30 places in Delhi and nearby areas .
From Lush Green to Black and White, How Citizenship Bill Has Changed Assam's Colours
As protests and politics around the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 heats up in the otherwise green state, a new kind of politics has changed Assam's shades. It's called 'the politics of black flags versus white flags'.
Gujarat Protectionism: No 10% Upper Caste Quota for Those Who Settled in State After 1978
The move is apparently aimed at giving preference to Gujaratis in education and jobs and protecting their interests.
Republic Day: Security Stepped up at Delhi Metro and IGI, 400 Additional Personnel Deployed
While metro passengers are being scrupulously frisked by two personnel at the time of entering a station, travellers at the airport are being asked to remove shoes, heavy jackets and belts before boarding the aircraft.
Did CBI Raid The Wrong Office of Videocon Group in Case Related to Mrs and Mr Chanda Kochhar?
Going by the address of Videocon Industries as given in the FIR, the actual CBI raid should have taken place in the 17th floor office on the B-Wing of the Mittal Court complex in Nariman Point. But CBI sleuths carried out the day-long raids in the C-Wing...
PSLV-C44, Carrying India's Military Satellite Microsat-R and Students' Payload Kalamsat, Lifts off
In its 46th flight, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) would place the 740-kg primary satellite Microsat-R, an imaging satellite meant for military purposes, in a 274-km polar sun synchronous orbit about 14 minutes after the lift-off.
'Tiranag Yatra' in AMU Kicks Up a Row, BJP Student Leader Served Show-cause Notice
The participants said the Tricolour procession', which began from the campus gates and ended at the sports ground, was part of the Republic Day celebrations.
Bihar Man Rapes 4-year-old Daughter, Arrested After Girl Reveals Ordeal to Teacher
The man, who apparently raped her at his house in Kamalpur on Tuesday night, was booked under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Four Injured at Jaipur Literature Festival After a Tree's Part Falls on Them
The 12th edition of the five-day festival, billed as the largest free literary event in the world, will host over 350 speakers including authors, scholars, actors, humanitarians, politicians, business leaders and sports persons from across India and the w...
Assam NRC Deadline Should Not be Extended Beyond July 31, Says Supreme Court
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice RF Nariman said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Assam, will ensure that the meeting is held within seven days.
Trouble Mounts for Akhilesh Yadav as ED Conducts Raids in 4 States Over Gomti Riverfront Project
The Rs 1,500 crore revamp of the riverfront was a pet project of Yadav and was sanctioned by him as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh just before the 2017 assembly elections.
Indian Navy Set to Open Third Base in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Counter China
The Indian military has seized upon the Andamans that lie near the entrance to the Malacca Straits to counter the Chinese challenge, deploying ships and aircraft since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014 promising a more muscular policy.