One dead in Bengal's Bhatpara violence, prohibitory orders imposed

Kolkata (IANS) One person was killed and several others were injured as violence flared up again at Bhatpara in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday. The police had to open fire to quell the violence and impose prohibitory orders…

Doctors loot funds for poor in Ayushman scheme, probe on

New Delhi (IANS) Exploiting loopholes in the Union Government's mega health scheme - Ayushman Bharat, hundreds of doctors allegedly pocketed huge amounts of public funds meant for the treatment of poor patients. Though the scandal seems to have…

Four TDP MPs join BJP

New Delhi (IANS) Four Rajya Sabha members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

TDP parliamemterians Y.S. Chowdary, C.M. Ramesh, T.G. Venkatesh and G. Mohan Rao also met Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman…

Rahul Gandhi turns 49, Modi extends wishes

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday turned 49. Wishes poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi tweeted: "Best wishes to Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. May he…

Super sleuth, who interrogated Dawood Ibrahim, says don confessed to crime

New Delhi (IANS) The super sleuth who interrogated India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime.

Former…

UP highways to have herbal plantations for clean air

Lucknow (IANS) The national and state highways in Uttar Pradesh will soon have clean and bacteria-free air as the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to plant herbal Ayurvedic plants along the highways in the state to improve air quality…

Yogi tightens hold on private universities in UP

Lucknow (IANS) All private universities in Uttar Pradesh will now have to give an undertaking to the government, saying that their campuses will not be allowed to be used for "any anti-national activity", a new ordinance says.

The…

Whistleblower bureaucrat crackdowns on 'VVIP culture' at Corbett National Park

Nainital (IANS) From fake websites to the alleged forged booking of guest houses, Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar seems to be mired in a long tale of corruption and controversies.

Several incidents have come to light…

Gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

Srinagar (IANS) A gunfight started on Tuesday between holed up militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district.

Police sources said troops of Rashtriya Rifles and special operations group of state police started a…

Soldier, 2 militants killed in J&K gunfight

Srinagar (IANS) An Indian Army soldier and two militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police sources said.

The soldier initially injured in the encounter between the security forces and…