Saket Court firing: Accused nabbed from Faridabad

New Delhi (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested the man, who shot at woman in Delhi's Saket Court premises on Friday morning, from neighbouring Faridabad in Haryana, said the official sources.

The victim woman, M. Radha,…

Slogans raised in support of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed in Patna

Patna (IANS) A group of Muslims on Friday shouted slogans in support of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf Ahmed and son Asad Ahmed here, and termed their killings a conspiracy by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar…

Visva-Bharati asks Amartya Sen to vacate 'excess' land by May 6

Kolkata (IANS) Visva-Bharati University has issued a final eviction notice to Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen asking him to vacate by May 6, the "disputed" 13 decimals of land within the varsity campus in West Bengal's Birbhum district.

'Big news' is India's population growth is below replacement level: UN expert

United Nations (IANS) While India's population at 1.4 billion has surpassed that of China's, the "latest big news" is that the population growth is below the replacement fertility rate in India and it has a "window of opportunity", according…

No religious event allowed on roads in UP

Lucknow (IANS) No religious events will be allowed to take place on roads, obstructing traffic during the upcoming festivals of Eid, Akshay Tritya and Parshuram Jayanti in Uttar Pradesh.

All district officials in the state have been directed…

SC orders release of two top UP officials held on HC order for defying directive

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Allahabad High Court order, which directed taking into custody two Uttar Pradesh officers, finance secretary S.M.A. Rizvi and special secretary finance Sarayu Prasad Mishra.

The two…

Fugitive Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife detained at Amritsar airport

Chandigarh (IANS) Fugitive Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh's Britain-origin wife Kirandeep Kaur was detained on Thursday at the Amritsar airport while she was trying to board a flight to London, officials said.

A senior police official…

After UAE & Saudi Arabia, Jaishankar discusses Sudan crisis with Egyptian counterpart

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the ongoing situation in violence-hit Sudan.

"Discussed the concerning situation in Sudan just now with Egyptian Foreign…

In heterosexual marriages, child may see alcoholic father thrashing mother, SC on same-sex marriage

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that in heterosexual couples, a child may see domestic violence - a father becoming an alcoholic, thrashing the mother, and asking her for money as it questioned the arguments that two spouses,…

French MNC SAFRAN's chief calls on PM Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Ross McInnes, Group Chairman of French multinational company SAFRAN, that designs, develops and manufactures aircraft as well as rocket engines, had called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PMO said on Thursday.

According…