States can't use annual income as sole criterion for creamy layer: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said states cannot determine "creamy layer" from backward classes, solely on the basis of economic criterion or annual income, as it quashed a notification issued by Haryana by which sections of backward…

18 calves death case: 10 arrested in Karnataka's Hassan

Hassan (Karnataka) (IANS) The Hassan police in Karnataka on Monday arrested 10 persons in connection with the death of 18 calves while they were being illegally transported.

More than 50 calves were stuffed inside a small goods vehicle. The…

Flying object repulsed by BSF at Indo-Pak border in Jammu

Srinagar (IANS) BSF troops fired and repulsed a flying object along the International Border in the Arnia sector of Jammu, officials said on Monday.

"Today morning at about 0530 hrs, a blinking red and yellow light in the sky observed by our…

IT e-filing portal now live after emergency maintenance: Infosys

New Delhi (IANS) The income tax e-filing portal is now live after remaining unavailable for around two days.

Infosys, the developer of the portal, informed about the development through a tweet. The tweet came after the Finance Ministry summoned…

Bengal BJP divided over demand of division of state

Kolkata (IANS) A day after state BJP President Dilip Ghosh verbally supported Union Minister John Barla's demand of separate statehood for North Bengal, the state BJP leadership is divided over the issue with some of the frontline leaders openly…

Indian Army promotes 5 women officers to Colonel rank

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army cleared the way for the promotion of five women officers to Colonel rank, post completion of 26 years of reckonable service.

This is the first time that women officers serving with the Corps of Signals, Corps…

Some media glorifying Taliban: Pinarayi Vijayan

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday slammed a section of the media for 'glorifying' the Taliban.

He said this while speaking at the 167th birthday celebrations of Sree Narayana Guru -- one of Kerala's…

Koregaon-Bhima case: NIA says JNU, TISS students were recruited for terror

Mumbai (IANS) In a shocking revelation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that the accused in the Koregaon-Bhima and Elgar Parishad cases had allegedly recruited students of two top Indian universities for terror activities in the country…

Railways cancels 68 trains in view of farmers agitation in Punjab

New Delhi (IANS) The Railways on Monday said that it has cancelled 68 trains amid the farmers agitation in several parts of Punjab.

A Northern Railway spokesperson said that due to farmers agitation in Ferozpur division of Punjab, it has cancelled…

NMP: Under-utilised brownfield assets to be monetised, govt to retain ownership

New Delhi (IANS) Only under-utilised brownfield assets will be monetised under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

The NMP targets to raise Rs 6 lakh crore through asset…