NIA busts LeT-linked hawala module, arrests 3

New Delhi (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has busted a hawala network linked to the Pakistan-based Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) and arrested three persons from Delhi, including a Kashmir-based hawala…

Aadhaar not required for opening bank accounts, admission in schools or to get mobile phone connections : SC

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar document but with modifications. It ruled it will not be required for opening bank accounts, admission in schools or to get mobile phone connections.

No need to collect quantifiable data on SC/ST: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state does not require to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) persons for giving them reservation in promotion.
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Reliance Entertainment denies making payment to Julie Gayet, her firm

New Delhi (IANS) Refuting what it termed "deeply shocking" allegations of a quid pro quo in the Rafale deal, Reliance Entertainment on Wednesday denied it has made any payment to actress-producer Julie Gayet, partner of the former…

Publicise criminal records of candidates: SC to political parties

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to post on their websites and publicise in the media full details of the criminal charges the candidates they are fielding in elections are facing.

Pronouncing the judgment,…

UN:Sushma discusses strategic cooperation, trade, development at bilaterals

United Nations (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met nine leaders from across the globe in a whirlwind of bilateral interactions and spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.

She began her day on Monday by attending the high-level…

Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the second phase of India's Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN), designed to strengthen security along the country's coastline and prevent a repeat of attacks such as the 26/11 Mumbai terror…

Modi dedicates airport in Sikkim, attacks past governments on northeast development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated Pakyong Airport, Sikkim's first airport, marking a major milestone for the northeastern state and describing the expansion of air connectivity as part of a broader effort to bring the region closer…

Pakistan's one-trick pony act on Kashmir doesn't resonate at UN: Akbaruddin

India will focus on a broad multilateral agenda at the upcoming high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session rather than allow the proceedings to be dominated by Pakistan's repeated attempts to raise the Kashmir issue, India's…

JeM commander killed in J&K gunfight

A senior commander of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant group was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday, police said.

The militant, identified as Adnan, was killed in Aripal village…