600 prisoners across India to be released on Gandhi Jayanti

New Delhi (IANS) Nearly 600 prisoners, convicted of offenses other than murder, rape, and corruption, will be released from 150 jails across the country on Wednesday, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. All these prisoners will…

NIA charge sheet against Yasin Malik, others on Thursday

Srinagar (IANS) In a sign of tightening the noose around the separatists, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to file charge sheet against several Kashmiri separatists, including Yasin Malik of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front…

MP sex scam: Ex-Ministers, top babus, TV reporter under lens

Bhopal (IANS) A former MP Cabinet Minister had to resign following a 'sting operation' by the honey-trap syndicate in 2016. After watching the two-minute video, authenticated by forensic experts, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central…

SC sets aside its 2018 verdict on SC/ST Act

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside its judgment which introduced measures like prior inquiry before the arrest of an accused under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989.

The…

'Back to Valley' program aims at reviving tourism in Kashmir

Srinagar (IANS) The Centre is launching the ‘Back to Valley programme to give a major boost to tourism in the Kashmir Valley. This will be the first major push by the government to revive tourism in Kashmir after the scrapping of Article 370.

UP to identify Bangladeshis, other foreigners

Lucknow (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) O. P. Singh has asked all district police chiefs to identify Bangladeshis and 'other foreigners' so that they can be deported. This is being seen as an unofficial launch of the…

Congress denied permission for 'Nyay Yatra'

Shahjahanpur (IANS) Congress leaders on Sunday claimed that the district administrative authorities have denied permission to "Nyay Yatra" seeking justice for Shahjahanpur victim.

Congress leader and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada…

BJP going to polls based on development work: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP is going for polls in Haryana and Maharashtra based on the party's development work and the "double engine" of having the party ruling both the Centre and states.

Modi appreciates student's idea at Singapore-India Hackathon

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while congratulating the winners of Singapore-India Hackathon in Chennai appreciated an idea given by the students and said that he would discuss the idea with the Speaker as it would…

Minister for degree/diploma courses in skill development

New Delhi (IANS) There should be degree or diploma courses in skill development as mere certification would not work, said Union Power Minister R.K. Singh here on Monday.

Addressing a conference of state Skill Development Ministers,…