Kharge constitutes new CWC; Tharoor, Pilot, Priyanka included

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IANS) Ending months of suspense, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday announced the constitution of Congress Working Committee (CWC) -- the party's highest-decision making body --, which includes senior leaders like…

Class XII student raped by deputy director of Delhi Govt's Women & Child Deptt

New Delhi (IANS)  A deputy director of Delhi Government's Women and Child Development department has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly raping a class XII student repeatedly in North Delhi's Burari.

A police source said that…

Fire in two trains passing through MP, no casualty

Bhopal (IANS) Fire broke out in two trains passing through Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

In first incident, Hyderabad to New Delhi route - Telangana Express train (12724) caught fire at Pandhurna railway station in Chhindwara district.

The…

SC asks Centre, State information Commissions to ensure public authorities make proactive disclosures under RTI Act

New Delhi, (IANS) The Supreme Court has issued guidelines to Central and State Information Commissions for proper implementation of Section 4 of the RTI Act requiring public authorities to make regular proactive disclosures of information through…

Fire erupts in Udyan Express after reaching B’luru railway station, no casualties

Bengaluru (IANS) After about two hours into its arrival at the Kranthiveera Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) train station in Bengaluru, a fire erupted on board the Udyan Express on Saturday, railway officials said.

An official communication from the…

Operation Hasta in K'taka: Two BJP MLAs skip crucial meeting, Yediyurappa says 'all is well'

Bengaluru (IANS) Amid the rumors of "Operation Hasta" or "Reverse Operation Lotus", two prominent BJP MLAs skipped a crucial meeting called by former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in Bengaluru. 

The meeting was organised to clear the air…

212 Manipur citizens who took shelter in Myanmar return home

Imphal (IANS) In all, 212 men and women from Manipur, who took shelter in Myanmar after ethnic violence broke out in the northeastern state on May 3, returned to the state safely on Friday, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said.

All the…

Hate speech cases of all sides to be dealt with as per law, says SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court said on Friday that it does not need to reiterate that ‘hate speech’ cases be dealt with as per the law, irrespective of the community or religion of the offender.

A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna…

PM Modi dials Iranian President, discusses greater cooperation over Chabahar Port

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday had a telephonic conversation with Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. The two leaders discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

The two leaders reiterated their commitment…

SC refuses to stay publication of caste-based survey results in Bihar

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim direction requiring the Bihar government to abstain from publishing the results of the caste-based survey.

“We will not stay anything, unless there is a strong prima facie…