India
All Members of SC Collegium Were Unanimous in Transfer of Karnataka HC Judge Justice Jayant Patel
Justice Jayant Patel's transfer had created a controversy since the judge was shifted out of Karnataka at a time when he was set to take over as the acting chief justice of Karnataka HC.
OPINION | Why Amit Shah's Kerala Yatra May Struggle to Make Much Headway
It is this huge divide or gap in perception that the Amit Shah yatra hopes to bridge. That the Kerala Hindu has no real affiliation with the BJP's national interests or 'hidden agenda' (cow, Hindi, Gujarat, Hindu Rashtra, destablising Congress or CPM gove...
Supreme Court to Hear Rohingya Refugees' Plea on October 13
The apex court said it will hear the arguments only on the points of law and asked the parties to desist from advancing emotional arguments as the matter concerned humanitarian cause and humanity, which required to be heard with mutual respect.
Army Proved its Might by Conducting Surgical Strikes, Says PM Narendra Modi
Apart from the AIIMS project in Bilaspur, the PM also laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) at Una and a steel processing plant at Khandrori in Kangra district via video conference.
Use of Terrorism as Instrument of State Policy Cannot be Tolerated: India to UN
Addressing a United Nations committee on "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism", Yedla Umasankar said that the fight against terrorism has to be unrelenting and fought across all fronts.
Fresh Floods Hit Assam, 78K People Affected
At least 86 villages in seven revenue circles had been affected by the fresh wave of deluge with Goalpara on the Assam-Meghalaya border being the worst-hit, an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report said.
Did US Intelligence Try to Protect Mahatma Gandhi, Asks PIL in Supreme Court
In his written submission, Dr Pankaj Phadnis, a researcher and a trustee of Abhinav Bharat, Mumbai, who has filed the petition, said telegrams were sent from the US Embassy here to Washington on January 30, 1948 after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi a...
Modi at Ramlila LIVE: PM Addresses Public at Red Fort
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the public and said our festivals are key to our ethos.
Rs 12 Crore Sanctioned, Rs 1,000 Allotted. Railways' Cruel Joke on Elphinstone Bridge
In what further indicts Western Railways’ negligence over the tragedy, documents accessed by CNN-News18 show officials allotted only Rs 1,000 to renovate the bridge out of Rs 12 crore that had been sanctioned by then railway minister Suresh Prabhu.
Why Trial Court Order in Sohrabuddin Case was Not Challenged, Bombay HC Asks CBI
While hearing a revision application filed by Sohrabuddin's brother Rubabuddin Sheikh, challenging the trial court orders of discharge, Justice Revati Mohite-Dere said the CBI should be "equally aggrieved" with the trial court's order.
Border Dispute With China Can be Resolved Through Dialogue, Says Rajnath Singh
Undertaking the first-ever visit by a senior minister to the China border after the recent resolution of the stand-off in the Dokalam area of the Sikkim sector, Singh said there has been a "perceptional difference" of the border between the two neighbours...
A Year On: The Night India Carried Out Surgical Strikes
The covert mission into the LoC, popularly known as surgical strikes, was aimed to inflict the maximum number of casualties on terror groups supported by Pakistan.
VVPAT to be Used in All Booths During Gujarat Assembly Elections
Gujarat will be the second state after Goa to use the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for Assembly polls, the Election Commission said.
Implement Reservation in IIMs, Global IIM Alumni Network Appeals to President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi
In an open letter to Kovind, Modi on Wednesday, the alumni group has quoted the recently published data obtained through RTI showing only 2 SC, Nil ST and 13 OBC members amongst 512 faculties in 10 IIMs.
Centre Extends Deadline for Obtaining Aadhaar Card for Availing Government Schemes to December 31
As many as 135 schemes (of 35 ministries) including the free cooking gas (LPG) to poor women, kerosene and fertiliser subsidy, targeted public distribution system (PDS) and MGNREGA will be covered by the extension.
Watch | Tourism Minister KJ Alphons Takes Modi’s Swachh Campaign to Whole New Level
Sweepers were lined up on the streets wearing gloves and masks, but the minister got down to business at the Janpath market in Delhi without any cleaning gear.