India

Chief minister Siddaramaiah is set to take former minister KJ George back in the cabinet after the state CID cleared him of all charges in the death of police officer MK Ganapathi

Making a strong anti-terror pitch at the NAM Summit in Venezuela, India on Sunday asserted that "concrete action" was needed in the fight against terrorism.

Sisodia, who also hold the education portfolio,along with his officers are in Finland to study the education system of that country.

The drive would be carried out in forts situated in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Aurangabad, Nanded, Nashik, Jalgaon, Dhule and Ahmednagar districts.

Police said tight vigil was being maintained and no attempts to mar public peace or disruption of free movement of transportation -- on road or rail -- would be allowed.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Andaman Islands around 2.30 am on Thursday.

The IMD had forecast "above normal" rainfall in the country. The current overall deficiency in the country is 5 per cent.

UN Human Rights chief has said it is crucial that an independent, impartial and international mission be given free access to Indian as well as Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), Powai, are coping with the 'monkey business' on the institute's 550-acre campus located next to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

A 21-year-old youth died of an electric shock after he spit on a high tension, police said on Monday.

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court had asked Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs Cauvery water per day, down from previous 15,000 cusecs, to Tamil Nadu till September 20.

A whopping Rs 43 lakh in cash, 283 mobile phones and 79 laptops were among the belongings left behind by commuters while travelling in the Delhi Metro till August, 2016.

Huge throng of people were gathered outside these shops to buy the prized SIM card – which offers the cheapest tariff plan and the fastest data – two hours before the shops were opened.

Shankar won over critics and audiences alike for treating action in his maiden film Arima Nambi very realistically.

The Prime Minister said that a stable global economic and financial system is imperative for growth as it promotes inclusive and sustainable growth.

"Curfew remains in force in five police station areas of downtown Srinagar," a police spokesman said.