Water availability in 91 major reservoirs down to 26%

New Delhi (IANS) Total water availability in 91 major reservoirs in the country has reduced to 26 per cent of their actual storage capacity, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.

The total live storage capacity of these 91…

INS Vikramaditya catches fire, naval officer dies

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian Navy officer died on Friday while trying to put out a fire on INS Vikramaditya when the ship was entering the Karwar harbour in Karnataka, the government said.

Lt Cdr D.S. Chauhan, who was leading the firefighting…

2 Hizbul Kashmiri militants killed in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) Two Kashmiri militants affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen group were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Following specific…

Rich and powerful want to control court: SC on CJI matter

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said some rich and powerful people want to control its functioning, as it heard for the third time the matter related to allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

The…

Missing election officer in Bengal found safe

Kolkata (IANS) The nodal election officer who went missing at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district was found on Thursday, a senior police officer said.

"Arnab Roy was traced near the Howrah station. He is fine and presently…

Rahul to blame if Modi-Shah return to power: Kejriwal

New Delhi (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be responsible if Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes back to power in the Lok Sabha polls.

Speaking to the media…

SC judge Ramana recuses from inquiry panel into CJI case

New Delhi (IANS) Supreme Court judge Justice N.V. Ramana has recused from a three-judge inquiry panel constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi by a former staffer of the top court.
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Army opens doors for women in military police

New Delhi (IANS) In a historic development, the Indian Army on Thursday started the process of recruiting women, three months after the government announced its decision to open the entry of women as Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR).

Lanka blast suspect had links with IS module in India

New Delhi (IANS) Zahran Hashim, a radical Tamil-speaking cleric who is believed to have masterminded the Sri Lanka blasts which left over 350 people dead and around 500 injured on Easter Sunday, was in "direct and regular" touch with…

Modi regime at exit door after three phases: Congress

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress said on Tuesday that with people in 302 Lok Sabha constituencies having already exercised their franchise at the end of third phase of seven-phased election, the message was that the Modi government was at the "exit…