Ex-Andhra Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao commits suicide

Hyderabad (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao died allegedly after attempting to commit suicide at his house in Hyderabad on Monday. He was 72.

Police rushed to his house in posh Banjara Hills and…

Dreaded dacoit killed in MP encounter

Chitrakoot (Madhya Pradesh) (IANS) Dreaded dacoit Babli Kol, who was carrying a Rs 7 lakh bounty, was killed along with his partner Lavlesh in a gunfight with the Madhya Pradesh Police.

The bodies of the two dacoits were recovered…

Delimitation in J&K to begin soon after assuming new status

Srinagar (IANS) Fresh delimitation of Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir is right now the top priority of the central government so that elections are held in the Union Territory as soon as possible.

Once completed, the proposed delimitation…

Farooq Abdullah detained under PSA, can go sans trial for 2 yrs

Srinagar (IANS) In a major development in Kashmir, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah was on Monday detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Not just that, the place where Abdullah senior will be housed has been declared…

Loyalist to get key posts in Congress rejig later this month

New Delhi (IANS) After a spate of resignations from the party, Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi may announce her new team during Navratra later this month. The party may be restructured in the due course.

"The party is looking for…

Two Americans held for flying drone over Rashtrapati Bhawan

New Delhi (IANS) Intelligence agencies and Delhi Police scrambled into action after they were alerted about a drone flying over the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the Prime Minister's Office in the high-security 'no flying zone' in Lutyens'…

Kashmiri Pandits vow to return home, pay homage to martyrs

New Delhi (IANS) The Kashmiri Pandits have observed the "martyrs day" here, and resolved to continue the fight to reclaim the homeland. The community has been observing this day for past 29 years.

According to a statement…

Security beefed up along the LoC over Pak's aggressive stance

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian Army has intensified its presence along the Line of Control (LoC) in view of Pakistan's increased aggressive posture along with direct and indirect threats of war ever since Parliament ended the special status…

More than 2,050 ceasefire violations by Pak this year: MEA

New Delhi (IANS) India said on Sunday that Pakistan has resorted to more than 2,050 unprovoked ceasefire violations so far this year in which 21 Indians have been killed, amid reports that Pakistan was moving additional forces to the border with India.

Nagaland truck fined Rs 6.53 lakh for MVA violation

Bhubaneswar IANS) A Nagaland-registered truck was fined a whopping Rs 6.53 lakh for seven traffic violations in Odisha's Sambalpur. But, this was not under the new Motor Vehicles Act.

The fine was imposed on August 10 for flouting…