100 Punjabi workers stranded in Abu Dhabi without passports

Chandigarh (IANS) At least 100 Punjabi immigrant workers have been stranded in Abu Dhabi without passports, and were seeking help from the Indian government for their safety and early evacuation, according to the media reports.

Their family…

Lingayat seer suicide case takes political turn, police begin probe

Ramnagar, (Karnataka) (IANS) Police in Karnataka have started a probe into the suicide of a 45-year-old Lingayat seer in Ramnagar district after preliminary inquiry revealed that he was being harassed by a local politician, sources said on Tuesday.

Pak militants outnumber locals in J&K, training 'hybrid' terror outfits

New Delhi (IANS) The increased number of foreign (Pakistani) terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir has added to the challenges of Indian security agencies, which revealed that the said terrorists are working to prepare hybrid terrorists in the Valley. The…

As countdown starts for WB panchayat polls, TMC has a lot to answer for

Kolkata (IANS) As the West Bengal State Election Commission has blown the bugle for the three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal in March next year, political circles feel that the rural civic body polls would be under totally different circumstances…

Court of Inquiry to probe Army chopper crash in Arunachal, 4 out of 5 bodies found

Itanagar (IANS) Army authority has constituted a Court of Inquiry to investigate the causes of the crash of an Advanced Light Combat helicopter of the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district, and bodies of four of the five personnel…

Jolt to BJP in Telangana as two leaders return to TRS

Hyderabad (IANS) In a big jolt to the BJP in Telangana ahead of the by-election to Munugode Assembly seat, two leaders on Friday quit the party and rejoined the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

Senior leader Dasoju Sravan and former…

Normal life thrown out of gear in Kolkata as protests intensify against late-night police action

Kolkata (IANS) Normal life in parts of Kolkata and Salt Lake collapsed in phases on Friday following waves of protests over the late-night police action to remove protesters agitating in front of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE)…

India moving fast to reduce carbon emissions, carbon footprint per head is 1.5 tonne: PM Modi

Rajpipla (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's carbon footprint is 1.5 tonne per head, compared to the world's four tonne per head as the country is moving fast to reduce carbon emissions by installing renewable energy…

PM to launch recruitment drive on Oct 22 for 10 lakh personnel

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel on October 22 via video conferencing.

In the rozgar mela, appointment letters will be handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees, a statement…

'CM never met any HC judge': Chhattisgarh govt tells SC in NAN scam

New Delhi (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel never met any high court judge in connection with the Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam (NAN scam) after the Centre's counsel had indicated…