Scholarship scam in Bihar: 376 students fraudulently take money

Patna (IANS) While the Nitish Kumar government has been facing criticism over several scams in its 16-year tenure, the latest one has been detected in Darbhanga by the state minority welfare department involving scholarships to 376 students in the…

Top Maoist leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 slain insurgents in Maharashtra

Mumbai/Gadchiroli (IANS) A top CPI (Maoist) Central Committee Member Milind Teltumbde -- who carried a booty of Rs 50 lakh -- is among the 26 Maoists who were gunned down by the security forces in Gadchiroli district, Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil…

Govt may restructure role, responsibilities of Niti Aayog in line with expert panel suggestions

New Delhi (IANS) The government is reviewing the performance of its think tank Niti Aayog to ascertain whether the agency is meeting its objectives for which it was created six year ago replacing the Planning Commission.

Sources said that the…

CJI: Law needs to operate humanely, judiciary has to be sensitive about people's problems

New Delhi (IANS) The Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Sunday said primarily the ability of constitutional courts is to function with absolute independence and necessary boldness in the face of adversity -- which defines institution's character…

Ordinances brought to extend tenures of CBI, ED Directors up to five years

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre has brought in ordinances to extend the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) chiefs up to five years.

Currently, the tenure of directors of both central investigation agencies…

CGST officials unearth Rs 34 cr input tax credit fraud involving 7 firms

New Delhi (IANS) Based upon specific intelligence, officers of the Anti Evasion Branch of Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) Commissionerate, Delhi (East) have unearthed a case of availment/utilisation and passing on of inadmissible input tax credit…

At 0.1 degree, Srinagar records coldest night

Srinagar (IANS) As the mercury continued to dip, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far at 0.1 degree Celsius, as Ladakh's Drass town remained frozen at minus 12.7 degrees, the Met Department said on Saturday.

"The minimum…

Rising prices, economic issues biggest problems facing the country

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 32.8 per cent of the people feel that rising prices and economic issues are the biggest problems the country is facing at the moment, while just 6.1 per cent of them are worried about corruption, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS…

43.7% voters in 5 poll-bound states see Modi as best PM candidate

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 43.7 per cent voters in the five poll-bound states of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand see current Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the best candidate for the posit, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS 5-State…

Gadchiroli: 26 Maoists killed in gun-battle with police

Nagpur (IANS) In a major development, at least 26 Maoists were killed during a fierce encounter with the Maharashtra Police in the deep forests near Dhanora in Gadchiroli district, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Ankit Goyal said.

"Around…