India
ICHR member secretary resigns over differences with the Chairperson
Gopinath Ravindran, a Member Secretary of the ICHR and a UPA appointee, resigned from his post reportedly due to differences with Chairperson Rao. Rao's appointment by MHRD had been called political rather than academic by eminent historians.
Charges by Delhi Police against 21 AAP MLAs fabricated, claims Manish Sisodia
Unperturbed by the charges against him, Sisodia said that all 67 MLAs are ready to go to jail.
'Veep' production moving from Washington's backyard to California
The Time Warner Inc unit is shifting the Emmy Award-winning show because of better tax incentives, HBO spokesman Quentin Schaff said in a statement.
Coast Guard files police complaint on missing aircraft
Ten days after its Dornier surveillance aircraft with three officers on board went missing, the Coast Guard filed a formal police complaint on the matter.
Need to devise contigency plan for climate change: YS Chowdary
"The million dollar question is how do we strategise the action on mitigation. I am of the view that we need to devise and put in place a contingency climate resilient plan. Climate has no regional barrier, it is a global issue. We need to address in tota...
After PM Modi's phone call to Sharif, Pakistan wants 'peaceful relationship' and resumption of 'talks' with India
According to sources in the Pakistan government, the country is willing to resume talks with India and wants to discuss "all issues", including Kashmir.
Indian Air Force faces major challenge after losing 7 aircrafts to accidents in 3 months
Since January, two MiG-27, a Sukhoi-30 MKI, a MiG-21, a Mi-35 attack helicopter, a hawk advanced jet trainer have crashed.
Train movement badly affected due to fire at Itarsi station in MP
The movement of trains was badly affected in Bhopal division of West Central Railway after signalling system collapsed following a fire.
Power drunk MPs abusing aircraft crew is not new in India
In a brazen display of so-called political power, notorious MP Pappu Yadav of Bihar has embarrassed the entire political class by misbehaving with an airhostess.
More trouble for AAP, Delhi Police preparing chargesheet naming Arvind Kejriwal, 20 other party MLAs: Sources
Out of 25 cases on which the Delhi Police is filing the chargesheet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been named in six cases.
Delhi the worst in caring for the elderly, says survey
There is no water and power supply is erratic in the dilapidated shack which is home to around 200 people.
Those opposing yoga are traitors, they should keep their mouth shut: Haryana Minister
"Yoga means to unite. Those who want to split, they will never accept it," Anil Vij said.
Pakistan to participate in SAARC satellite project meeting: ISRO
When asked if Pakistan was giving a cold shoulder to the project, the Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) AS Kiran Kumar said, "That is not strictly correct. We have on 22nd (June) a meeting in Delhi, where all these seven SAARC countrie...
NDDB inks MoU with DD Kisan channel
This association will benefit millions of dairy farmers across India. The content will be based on ground realities, actual problems and issues faced by farmers," NDDB Chairman T Nanda Kumar said in a statement.
Madhya Pradesh: Dalit girl beaten up as her shadow falls on high caste muscleman
According to the complaint lodged by the girl's father, the problem began when his daughter was fetching water from a village hand pump and her shadow fell on muscle-man Puran Yadav (belonging to a higher caste) when he happened to pass from there, the AS...
ITC to remove "no added MSG" disclaimer from 'Yippee' noodles
Diversified business conglomerate ITC would remove the disclaimer "no added MSG" from packets of its instant noodles sold under Sunfeast Yippee brand following recent directions by the central food safety regulator FSSAI.