Centre to restrict free movement at Myanmar border: Shah

Guwahati (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the central government will stop people's free movement at the Myanmar border and safeguard it in the same manner as Bangladesh.

Speaking during the first batch…

Moral policing: Interfaith couple beaten up by vigilantes in K'taka, 7 arrested

Haveri (Karnataka) (IANS) In yet another incident of moral policing, an interfaith couple was beaten up by a group of nine people in Karnataka's Haveri district, police said on Saturday.

According to the police, the incident took place…

Simultaneous polls: Rs 10,000 cr required for new EVMs after every 15 yrs, says EC

New Delhi (IANS) If Lok Sabha and assembly elections are held simultaneously, the Election Commission (EC) will need around Rs 10,000 crore after every 15 years to buy new Electronic Voting Machines, the poll body said.

The EC has informed…

Rape convict Ram Rahim gets 50-day parole, ninth time in four years

Chandigarh (IANS) Rape convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence in Haryana for raping two disciples, was granted a 50-day parole on Friday, ninth time in four years.

After the parole, he will…

SC imposes Rs 1L cost on lawyer for filing PIL against Rahul's LS membership restoration

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday imposed an exemplary costs of Rs 1 lakh on a Lucknow-based lawyer for filing a “frivolous” PIL challenging restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership.

A bench presided…

IMD issues red alert for north India, cold day & dense fog to continue for next five days

New Delhi (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert, saying that dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during the next five days while cold day to severe cold day…

PM Modi inaugurates BIETC in B’luru

Bengaluru (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Boeing India Engineering and Technology Centre (BIETC) in Bhattara Marenahalli near Devanahalli in Bengaluru Rural district.

The BIETC is built with a capital of Rs 1,600…

14 killed in boat tragedy in Vadodara; Gujarat govt launches probe

Vadodara (IANS) At least 14 people -- 12 students and two teachers -- lost their life when their overloaded boat capsized in a Lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city, Gujarat, after which, the state government launched a probe.

The government…

ED conducts fresh raids in Bengal school job case

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh raids and search operations at three different locations in Kolkata in connection to the central agency’s ongoing probe in the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West…

Delhi HC directs intimation to Dhoni about defamation suit by ex-biz partners

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed its registry to inform former Team India cricket captain M.S. Dhoni about the filing of a defamation suit by two ex-business partners Mihir Diwakar and his wife Soumya Das against him.