Railway bribery scam plot inspired by Bollywood, Rs 10 note number used as code for payment

New Delhi (IANS) The 2013 railway bribe scam looked inspired by the Bollywood thrillers of late '70s and '80s in which the villains could be seen carrying one half of a rupee note to match it with the other half as the modus operandi to receive…

Begin hunger strike from wherever you are, farmers' leaders told

New Delhi (IANS) After 'Bharat Bandh' called earlier this month, the protesting farmers on Sunday declared a wider day-long movement, urging its leaders to undertake a hunger strike from wherever they are protesting.

The announcement…

Voting begins for Goa zilla panchayat polls

Panaji (IANS) Voting for the zilla panchayat (ZP) polls in Goa, which has 203 candidates in the fray contesting from 48 constituencies, began on Saturday morning.

The polling process began at 8 am and is scheduled to conclude at 5 pm.

The…

Madras HC orders probe into missing 103 kg gold seized by CBI

Chennai (IANS) The Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) into the missing 103.864 kg gold out of 400.47 kg seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation from Surana Corporation Ltd and kept…

Agri reforms to usher in new investments, farmers to gain: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that agricultural reforms will usher in new investments into the sector.

Modi said this at the 93rd 'Annual General Meeting' of the industry body Ficci. The event was organised…

K'taka iPhone plant vandalised by employees over salary dues

Kolar (IANS) An iPhone manufacturing plant run by Taiwanese tech giant Wistron Corporation at Narsapura came under attack on Saturday from its employees over salary dues, the police said.

The iPhone plant established at 43 acres at Narasapura…

India pledges $2B philanthropy for Covid care

New Delhi (IANS) India pledged $2 billion out of $20.6 billion philanthropy funds for 2020-2021 to strengthen all levels of care in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions with an enhanced focus on women,…

Total Fertility Rate falling, 2001-11 saw sharpest decline in 100 years: Census

New Delhi (IANS) India is witnessing a constant decline in the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), and as per Census 2001-2011, the sharpest decline in population has been recorded in this decade, in the last 100 years, the Centre has informed the Supreme…

2 years after appointment, SC panel begins work in ISRO spy case

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Two years after the Supreme Court directed a three-member committee under retired SC judge D.K. Jain to probe if there was a conspiracy among the then police officials to falsely implicate top ISRO space scientist S.Nambi…

Farmers' protest continues for 16th day, more on way to Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) The farmers' protest at several interstate borders of Delhi with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh continued for the 16th day on Friday as their leaders strategised for the proposed intensification of their agitation across the country.…