India
Jet Airways plane lands with 'insufficient fuel'; pilots suspended
As many as 142 passengers and eight crew members of a Jet Airways flight from Doha to Kochi had a narrow escape after the plane landed at Trivandrum airport without the mandatory reserve fuel requirement, leading to the suspension of both the pilots by th...
Chicago's famed arts museum to showcase Krishna paintings
A famed arts museum in Chicago would exhibit a series of paintings on Lord Krishna which includes some of the rare collection of such paintings from India.
First woman who received gallantry award to fight a legal battle to remain in Army
Mitali has now decided to move the Supreme Court after her request for permanent commission was turned down by the Ministry of Defence.
Junk food causing obesity, diabetes and hypertension among kids, ban them in schools: Government panel
The panel has, in its report, recommended that junk food in school canteens and even in the vicinity of an institution must be banned.
Government modifies Atal Pension Yojna to widen reach
With an aim to widen the reach of the Atal Pension Yojna (APY) among informal sector workers, the government said on Thursday it has modified the flagship programme to give subscribers an option to make contribution on a monthly, quarterly or half-yearly...
Woman responsible for chastity and dignity in a relationship: HP High Court
According to reports, Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan said that documents suggested that the accused and the victim were more than "just friends".
Earthquake hits Mandi in Himachal Pradesh
A slight intensity earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale hit Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh late Wednesday night.
Bharat Stage IV emission norms from April 2017
In the run-up, only BS IV compliant four-wheelers will be manufactured in Jammu and Kashmir (Except Leh and Kargil), Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts in Rajasthan from October 1, 2015
PM Modi only speaks but lacks guts to keep his promises: Rahul Gandhi
"During Lok Sabha polls, Modi had promised to bring back black money stashed away abroad and deposit Rs 15 lakh each in every citizen's account. Has that money reached you?" the Congress Vice-President asked.
Family members of Badaun victims seek apology from Mulayam Singh
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for saying that the case was "blown out of proportion" and it was a "cold-blooded" murder by the girls' cousins for property
Pakistan provokes India again, calls a meeting with Hurriyat separatists ahead of NSA level talks
India had in 2014 called off Foreign Secretary-level talks after Pakistani High Commissioner held consultations with Kashmiri separatists.
Delhi the rape capital of India, says NCRB study
The report says that over 1800 rape cases were reported in Delhi in 2014 which is more than 1440 cases that were recorded in 2013.
10 dead in landslide near historic gurudwara in Kullu
The landslide damaged parts of the Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib.
Pakistani troops shell Indian villages, Army posts
"Pakistan army breached ceasefire in Balakot sector using mortars at around 7 PM onwards, the firing is still going on," defense spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta said
CIC red flags illicit tobacco business in Tihar Jail
The directives came during a hearing on the plea of an inmate who had alleged that unauthorised sale of tobacco was happening within Tihar campus
