SC to hear pleas challenging Patna HC’s order on caste-based survey on Friday

New Delh (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a clutch of petitions against Patna High Court’s order dismissing pleas challenging caste-based survey in Bihar.

As per the cause list published on apex court’s website, a bench…

Hundreds of villages in Punjab, Himachal inundated; evacuation underway

Chandigarh/Shimla (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab located along the swollen Satluj and Beas rivers were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the crucial Bhakra and Pong dams as the inflow in these reservoirs has alarmingly…

Jadavpur University ragging death: Four more arrested taking total to 7

Kolkata (IANS) The police on Wednesday arrested four other persons, including three current and one former student of Jadavpur University (JU) in connection with the mysterious death of a fresher of the university within the campus on August 10.

Nuh violence: Bittu Bajrangi not associated with Bajrang Dal, says VHP

Gurugram (IANS) A day after Raj Kumar aka Bittu Bajrangi was arrested for allegedly instigating the communal clashes that took place in Haryana's Nuh during a procession organised by Hindu groups, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday said…

Operation Hasta: K'taka Congress planning to rope in prominent BJP leaders ahead of LS polls

Bengaluru (IANS) Karnataka Congress is planning to pull prominent BJP leaders into its fold ahead of the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha election in the state.

Under the exercise -- named 'Operation Hasta’ (Hasta meaning hand in Kannada) -- the…

India is confident nation which focuses on reform, perform & transform model: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has emerged as a confident nation in the last 10 years, and now even at the international level,…

‘Be warned India’: Congress on Bibek Debroy’s article

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday warned the country saying that the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sounded bugle for junking the Constitution which has always been the agenda of the Sangh Parivar.

Pakistani intruder shot dead by BSF in Punjab's Pathankot

Chandigarh (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday shot dead a Pakistani intruder close to the International Border in Punjab's Pathankot sector.

At about 12.30 a.m. BSF troops observed suspicious movement of a Pakistani intruder…

Nine killed as temple in Shimla collapses

Shimla (IANS) Nine people were killed as a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Himachal Pradesh's capital collapsed on Monday following heavy rainfall, officials said.

The temple was located in Summer Hill. At the time of the disaster 25-30…

3.2 magnitude earthquake felt in Kutch near India-Pak border

Kutch (IANS) An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude was felt across Gujarat's Kutch district near the International Border with Pakistan on Monday.

According to official sources, the earthquake was recorded at 8:47 a.m. with its epicenter situated…