Students to get chance to take exams twice a year under NEP: Nishank

New Delhi(IANS) The Modi government came out with the New Education Policy 2020, replacing a 34-year-old national policy on education. Under the new policy, students will get a chance to take the board examination twice.

What will be the big…

Cong preferred votes over lives of Muslim women: Smriti

New Delhi (IANS) Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday accused the Congress of preferring vote bank over the rights of the Muslim women in the country.

"The Congress got an opportunity to rule in favour of the Muslim…

Now TV set imports on checklist to stop entry of Chinese products

New Delhi (IANS) Government has put further squeeze on imports of items coming from countries such as China by putting imports of colour television sets of different sizes in the restricted list.

Accordingly, a notification issued by Directorate…

Mehbooba Mufti's detention extended by three months

Srinagar (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the detention of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for another three months.

An order issued by Principal Secretary, Home, Shaleen Kabra,…

R'sthan Cong MLAs shifted to Jaisalmer amid horse trading allegations

Jaipur (IANS) Amid allegations of horse-trading, the Rajasthan Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaipur have been shifted to Jaisalmer for the next 14 days on Friday. The Rajasthan Assembly is scheduled to convene on August 14 and till then the…

Sacred soil, water from Sangam to reach Ayodhya today

Prayagraj (IANS) The soil and water from Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati -- will reach Ayodhya on Thursday for the 'bhoomi pujan' of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5.

The soil and water were handed…

3 Assam Rifles soldiers killed near India-Myanmar border

New Delhi (IANS) Three Assam Rifles personnel were killed and five injured in an ambush near India-Myanmar border at Chandel area in Manipur on Wednesday night.

A senior government officer said that a group of 15 soldiers were returning from…

Jaya Jaitley awarded 4-yr jail term in defence graft case

New Delhi (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced ex-Samata Party president Jaya Jaitley to four years jail term in a corruption case relating to a defence deal.

Two other convicts and Jaitley's former party colleague Gopal Pacherwal…

India-Mauritius partnership is destined to soar higher: PM

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and Mauritius is destined to soar higher in future.

He was inaugurating the Supreme Court building of Mauritius with his counterpart Pravind K.…

Delhi HC suspends sentence against Jaya Jaitly in defence graft case

New Delhi (IANS) A few hours after being sentenced to jail for four years in a corruption case relating to a defence deal, the Delhi High Court in a major relief to ex-Samata Party President Jaya Jaitly, suspended the sentence awarded to her.