Cong's Aditi Singh, others defy boycott in UP assembly

Lucknow (IANS) The Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, which boycotted the marathon 36-hour Assembly session, has been betrayed by its own Legislators.

The biggest jolt was suffered by the Congress when its Legislator Aditi Singh not only attended…

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…

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…

PM leads nation in paying tribute to the Mahatma

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the nation in paying respect to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary by paying tribute to the Father of Nation at the Raj Ghat here.

He stayed for some time at…

Shastri surcharged India with 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan': Modi

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 115th birth anniversary on Wednesday, saying he had given new energy to the whole nation with his call of "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan".

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…

'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.

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…

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…

India prepared to face any threat: Air chief Bhadauria

New Delhi (IANS) Soon after taking over as the new Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF), R.K.S. Bhadauria said here on Monday that India is ready to deal with any kind of external threat.

Asked if India was ready to deliver another…