'Sisodia's claims regarding non-cooperation of officials vague', Govt to SC on Centre-Delhi row

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has told the Supreme Court that no Union Territory (UT) has its own services under the Constitution and the present status of Delhi is in existence since 1993, while disputing Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's…

One year of Nagaland killings: Black flag protests staged in 6 districts

Kohima (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Oting massacre, which claimed 14 civilian lives last year in a botched operation by the the security forces, several organisations led by the Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO) held black…

'Like Jarasandha, fake currency, terror financing should be cut into pieces', Centre to SC on DeMo

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Monday contended before the Supreme Court that even if the initial objective of the 2016 demonetisation exercise was not achieved, the entire policy cannot be invalidated, adding that three evils -- black money, fake…

China's renewed interest in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi (IANS) China's renewed interest in Arunachal Pradesh has evoked some sharp criticism from New Delhi in the recent past. China has time and again asserted its claim on around 90,000 sq.km of the Indian state as its own territory, while…

ABHM leader held while going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at Idgah

Mathura (UP) (IANS) An Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) leader was arrested on Tuesday while allegedly going to recite Hanuman Chalisa at the Shahi Masjid Idgah on the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex.

Officials said that seven-eight other…

Kashmiri driver returns gold worth Rs 10L to tourist in Pahalgam

Srinagar (IANS) An honest taxi driver on Tuesday returned gold worth Rs 10 lakh to a tourist in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam resort.

The president of Pahalgam taxi stand said that Akash Farooq Wani, a taxi driver in the tourist resort has…

Delhi govt suspends recognition of DPS Rohini for violating fee hike norms

New Delhi (IANS) The Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government has suspended the recognition of DPS Rohini for violating norms of hiking fees during the 2021-22 academic sessions.

The DoE said that the school authorities were not complying…

AIIMS's main building server resumes partially two weeks after cyber attack

New Delhi (IANS) The server facilities at the main building of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here resumed partially on Tuesday, two weeks after being hit by a ransomware attack.

An official said that some online and offline…

BJP-SP in direct contest in UP bypolls

Lucknow (IANS) The stage is set for a direct contest between the BJP and Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance in the bypolls to one Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

The BSP and the Congress are…

Border row: Maha ministers to enter K'taka, Kannada activists to swarm Belagavi

Bengaluru (IANS) The border row has escalated in Belagavi in Karnataka with Maharashtra ministers announcing their visit to the border city on Tuesday. The Kannada organisations on the other hand have given a call to the workers to arrive into Belagavi…