Lynching victim Pehlu Khan's son shot at in Rajasthan

Jaipur (IANS): Unidentified assailants on Saturday opened fire at a car in which Rajasthan lynching victim Pehlu Khan's son Irshad, and other key witnesses in the 2017 case were going, officials said.

They were on their way to a court in…

26 Agra schools to get sanitary pad vending machines

Agra (IANS) Twenty-six schools in the Taj city will soon get sanitary pad vending machines installed, a Uttar Pradesh official said on Saturday.

They have been gifted by social entrepreneur and founder of Niine, Amar Tulsiyan in…

SC declines SIT probe, says arrests not for dissent

New Delhi (IANS): In a 2:1 majority judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere in the arrest of five activists in the Bhima Koregaon case in Maharashtra. It also declined to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT), allowing Pune…

Nation-wide traders strike against Flipkart-Walmart deal

New Delhi (IANS) Amid a nation-wide traders' strike on Friday called by the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), the organization submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In response to the call for…

Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar (IANS): A shutdown called by separatists affected life across the Kashmir Valley on Friday with heavy security deployed here and other vulnerable places.

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed by Syed…

SC opens Sabarimala gates to women aged 10-50

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala dedicated to Lord Ayyappa to the women in the age group of 10-50, saying it was violative of their fundamental rights and constitutional guarantees.

Satyarthi for global action against online child sex abuse, pornography

New York (IANS): Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel laureate and advocate for children's rights, has called for the adoption of a legally-binding international convention outlawing online child sex abuse and pornography, an evil that has proliferated…

Mary Kom named brand ambassador of Tribes India

New Delhi (IANS): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Thursday launched the "Punch Tantra" collection to promote tribal artifacts and named world boxing champion Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of "Tribes India" -- an initiative…

Pawar boosts PM on Rafale, adamant on JPC probe

Mumbai (IANS): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image has been unscathed in the ongoing Rafale fighter aircraft row, a statement the BJP heartily welcomed on Thursday.

"There…

India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj

United Nations (IANS): India has declared that as a firm believer in multilateralism, it was ready to take the lead on climate action.

"The world needs a roadmap for finance and technology to achieve the goals set out in the Convention…