Seven coaches derails in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow (IANS) Seven coaches of a passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh disrupting traffic on the busy Moradabad-Bareilly route on Thursday, an official said.

Six coaches along with the guard coach were headed to Bareilly for…

No report cards for Meghalaya kids refusing vaccination

Shillong (IANS) School students who refuse to go for Measles-Rubella vaccination will not receive their annual examination report cards in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, an official said on Thursday.

The vaccination…

J&K Assembly dissolved amid claims for power

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS): In a dramatic development, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was dissolved on Wednesday night after three mainstream parties came together to stake claim to form a government that was countered by Peoples Conference leader…

Clash during religious procession in Kanpur leaves over half a dozen injured

Kanpur (IANS): More than half a dozen people were injured in Kanpur on Wednesday as two religious groups clashed with each other during a procession on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad's birth anniversary, police said.

After the police…

India suggests voting to break UNSC reform deadlock

United Nations (IANS): To break the decade-long deadlock in the negotiations for Security Council reform, India has suggested adopting the General Assembly's rules of procedure with voting to deny "naysayers" their virtual veto…

Bihar topper scam: Jailed kingpin threatens jailor, doctor

Patna (IANS): Jailed prime accused in Bihars topper scam, Bachcha Rai, has threatened a jail official and a doctor leading to a case being registered against him, police on Wednesday said.

Rai, who is lodged in Beur Central Jail here,…

Kovind, Modi greet nation on Milad-un-Nabi

New Delhi (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the country on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed.

"Good wishes to all fellow citizens, especially our…

Court awards death penalty for 1984 riots

New Delhi (IANS): A court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a man and life imprisonment to another after holding them guilty of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey awarded the death penalty to Yashpal…

Decided not to contest 2019 polls: Sushma

Indore (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday said that she has decided not to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

"Candidates are decided by the party. But I have made up my mind that I won't be…

J&K separatist leader killed by unknown gunman

Srinagar (IANS): A leader of Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Tehreek-e-Hurriyat group was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Hafizullah Mir, who was the district president of the…