Civic, Panchayat polls won't be deferred: J&K Chief Secretary

Srinagar (IANS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on Wednesday denied reports that the upcoming municipal elections are likely to be deferred.

Scorching earlier reports that the Governor's administration is considering…

J&K likely to defer municipal polls

Srinagar (IANS): The Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to defer the municipal elections scheduled in October to January 2019, sources said.

This comes after two major political parties -- the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic…

HC refuses to interfere on plea over fuel price

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the sale of petrol and diesel at reasonable prices instead of letting oil companies increase the rates exorbitantly.

Centre implements HIV/AIDS Act to protect rights of affected persons

New Delhi (IANS): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday said that the HIV AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act 2017 has been implemented.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (3) of section 1 of the Human Immunodeficiency…

Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar during shutdown

Patna (IANS): Rail and road traffic were hit across Bihar on Monday due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices.

The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties…

India launches new digital bridge with Africa

New Delhi (IANS): As part of India's reach out to Africa, the External Affairs Ministry on Monday signed an agreement with the Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd. (TCIL) to establish a pan-African e-network between the two nations.

"This…

Fuel price hike momentary difficulty, Bharat Bandh unsuccessful: BJP

New Delhi (IANS): Calling the hike in prices of petroleum products a "momentary difficulty" due to the international crisis, the BJP on Monday slammed the Congress and other opposition parties for the incidents of violence during the Bharat…

Two sentenced to death for 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts

Hyderabad (IANS): A special court here on Monday sentenced two convicts to death and a third to life sentence for the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts which had claimed 42 lives.

Anique Shafiq Syed and Akbar Ismail Choudhary, the alleged Indian…

Opposition grand alliance an eyewash: Shah

New Delhi (IANS): With the party deciding to fight the next Lok Sabha elections under his leadership, BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday hit out at opposition plans for a grand alliance, saying his party was not in the least bothered about it calling…

Fuel price hike: Petrol hits record high of Rs 80.50 in Delhi

New Delhi (IANS): The high cost of global crude oil and a weak rupee took the petrol price in Delhi to a record Rs 80.50 per litre on Sunday.

The diesel price in Delhi rose on Sunday by 10 paise to Rs 72.61 per litre. The prices of both petrol…