Kejriwal slams law & order situation after Saket court shooting

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the law and order situation in the national capital after a woman was shot at in the premises of the Saket Court Complex.

"The law and order situation in Delhi has completely…

Saket court firing: Woman stable; teams formed to nab suspect, say Delhi Police

New Delhi (IANS) A woman in her 40s was shot at in Delhi's Saket court complex on Friday morning and sources in the police said that the attacker, who was wearing lawyer's attire, has been identified.

The injured woman was identified…

Ahead of Modi's visit, renewed calls for naming Sydney suburb as 'Little India'

Melbourne (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Australia in May, the diaspora community in a western Sydney suburb is renewing calls to officially declare their area as 'Little India'.

Home to many popular Indian…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

'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…