Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill comes to effect, Rs 10,000 fine for refusing way to ambulance

New Delhi (IANS) Brace up for stringent penalties as the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was cleared by Parliament last month, has comes into effect.

The higher penalties will be applicable throughout India. The…

575 J&K youths join Army after Art 370 revoked

Srinagar (IANS) As many as 575 local youths from Jammu and Kashmir joined the Indian Army in Srinagar on Saturday, less than a month after withdrawal of special status to the state.

The youths were inducted into the Jammu and…

Assam woman commits suicide ahead of NRC list

Guwahati (IANS) A woman in Assam's Sonitpur district on Saturday committed suicide shortly before the state's final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list was released.

The incident took place at No 1 Dolabari village,…

10 killed in Maharashtra factory blast

Dhule (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least 10 persons have been reportedly killed and over 40 others injured in a massive blast at a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Saturday morning, an official said.

"The…

NRC final list out, excludes over 19 lakh people

Guwahati (IANS) Over 19 lakh people in Assam have been left out of the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was released on Saturday morning.

Some 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final list, which names…

BJP plans awareness campaign on Article 370 in UP

Lucknow (IANS) In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will carry out a massive campaign in the state to inform people about the benefits of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A.

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J&K situation contrary to what BJP govt saying: Yechury

New Delhi (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, who visited his party colleague Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, said the situation on the ground is "completely contrary" to what the Central government…

Terrorist threats against opening schools, shops: Army

New Delhi (IANS) Terrorist groups have threatened locals in the Kashmir valley against opening shops and schools through posters put up in various areas, the Army said.

Women have also been threatened against going out through these…

CBI carrying out surprise checks at 150 govt departments

New Delhi (IANS) The CBI is conducting "surprise checks" at 150 government departments in association with the Vigilance Department, an agency official said on Friday.

The checks are being conducted since morning at the departments…

AI, cloud computing, drones in focus of Modi govt for better e-governance

New Delhi (IANS) Emerging technology, like blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, drones, cloud computing -- are all on the table of the Narendra Modi government as it pushes ahead to realise the goal of better e-governance…