Raj men death: Community refuses last rites, demands Rs 51 lakh each for kin

Jaipur (IANS) In wake of the discovery of the charred bodies of two local men in Haryana's Rewari district on Friday, a community panchayat was held in Rajasthan's Bharatpur where families of the deceased sought compensation of Rs 51 lakh…

'Need full transparency', SC's no to Centre's sealed cover suggestion on Hindenburg-Adani row

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday said it would not accept sealed cover names of experts suggested by the Centre for inclusion on the committee to be set up to examine Hindenburg report, which resulted in crashing of Adani group company…

Foreign forces trying to destroy India's democracy: Smriti Irani

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Smriti Irani launched a scathing attack on American billionaire George Soros, saying that foreign forces were trying to destroy India's democracy, and called upon Indians to unitedly respond to 'foreign powers…

SC collegium recommends 19 additional judges of 3 HCs to be made permanent

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court, four additional judges of the Bombay High Court, and 10 additional…

I-T 'survey' at BBC offices continues for third straight day

New Delhi (IANS) The Income Tax (I-T) department's 'survey' at BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai continued for the third consecutive day amid reports that some of its employees in the national capital haven't gone home since the process…

Infiltration bid foiled in J&K's Kupwara, one intruder killed

Srinagar (IANS) One terrorist was killed at the Line of Control (LoC) as security forces foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Thursday, adding that search operation was underway in the area.

Tripura polls: Over 70% turnout till 3 p.m. amid several incidents of violence

Agartala (IANS) Over 70 per cent voters cast their votes till 3 p.m. on Thursday in the Tripura Assembly polls amid heavy security, election officials said.

Several incidents of attacks on political workers and intimidation and obstruction…

All Kashmiri Pandits would return to their homeland soon: J&K LG

Jammu (IANS) J&K Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the day was not far when all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their homeland.

"With God's grace, all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their homes in Kashmir and the day is…

Three trampled to death as elephant goes berserk in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur (UP) (IANS) Three persons, including a child, were trampled to death by an elephant who went berserk in a 'yagya' pandal in a village in UP's Gorakhpur district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident occured in Mohammadpur…

Blast cases: NIA raids 60 locations in South India

Chennai (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in connection with last year's Coimbatore and Mangaluru blast cases.

Sources in the agency told IANS that the raids are being…