Fire breaks out in Gujarat hotel, 27 rescued

Jamnagar (Saurashtra) (IANS) Fire brigade teams were pressed into service after a massive fire broke out at Alento Hotel near Jamnagar in Gujarat on Thursday evening.

The firemen have successfully rescued 27 guests, while three staffers are…

Militants kill non-local labourer in J&K's Bandipora

Srinagar (IANS) A non-local labourer was killed by militants on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police sources.

According to the sources, at around 1 a.m., "militants fired at Muhammad Amrej, 19, a non-local labourer in…

Supertech twin towers demolition: SC grants an additional week to Noida authority

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with Noida authority submissions seeking an additional bandwidth of August 29-September 4 for demolition of Supertech twin towers in case of any circumstances delaying the demolition on August 28.

Assam CM urges Aamir Khan to postpone his visit to state

Guwahati (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who expressed his willingness to visit the state on the eve of Independence Day to plan the trip after the conclusion of 'Har Ghar Tiranga' celebrations.

Coal smuggling: ED summons 8 IPS officers from Bengal to Delhi

Kolkata (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued summons to eight Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from West Bengal to appear before its Delhi headquarters for questioning in connection with the coal smuggling scam.

Of…

Modi-Shehbaz Sharif meeting likely during SCO summit: Report

Islamabad (IANS) Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, are likely to have a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, diplomatic sources told a media outlet.

Nitish takes oath as Bihar CM for 8th time, Tejashwi again becomes dy CM

Patna (IANS) A day after announcing a new grand alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and other opposition parties after breaking away from the BJP, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time. Along with him,…

Dy CM Sisodia writes to Delhi L-G, demands CBI probe in toll tax scam

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday wrote to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, and demanded a CBI probe into the alleged toll tax scam of Rs 6,000 crore in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

"Drawing…

Maha cabinet mini-expansion today to 'sail through' legislature session

Mumbai (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will carry out a mini-cabinet expansion, 40 days after he ran a 2-man government along with Bharatiya Janata Party's Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, here on Tuesday.

Nationalist Congress…

RJD ready for every political war in Bihar, says party state chief

Patna (IANS) Amid speculation that Bihar's Janata Dal-United might separate from the NDA in Bihar, RJD state President Jagadanand Singh claimed that his party is ready for every war.

He, however, denied any kind of pact with JD-U at this…