One killed, 47 rescued from Mumbai hospital blaze

Mumbai (IANS): At least one person was killed and other 47, mostly patients and staffers, were rescued from a massive fire that broke out in the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Andheri (East) here on Monday, BMC Disaster Control…

Separatist shutdown paralyses life in Kashmir Valley

Srinagar (IANS) A shutdown called by separatists on Sunday to protest the civilian killings a day before in Pulwama district, has paralyzed life across the Kashmir Valley.

The shutdown has been called by the Joint Resistance Leadership…

President, PM remember soldiers killed in 1971 war

New Delhi (IANS) On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who lost their lives during the 1971 India-Pakistan War.

"On…

Congress thinks it is above judiciary: Modi

Allahabad (IANS) Launching a blistering attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the party has always thought it was above the judiciary.

"The party that has ruled the country for the longest…

Sonia Gandhi unveils Karunanidhi's statue at DMK party office

Chennai (IANS) The Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and former President of the Congress party Sonia Gandhi on Sunday unveiled the bronze statue of late DMK President M. Karunanidhi in Tamil Nadu.

Sonia Gandhi…

Bengal BJP chief calls for President's rule in state as government stops Rath Yatra

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal BJP leadership on Sunday said the party would move the court against the state government's rejection of its application to hold a Rath Yatra here.

The saffron outfit was scheduled to hold…

Six killed in explosion in Karnataka sugar factory

Bengaluru (IANS) At least six people were killed in an explosion in a boiler at a sugar factory in Bagalkot district of Karnataka on Sunday.

"Six people have died on the spot due to the blast in the boiler of the sugar factory…

5 killed in J&K gunfight, clashes

Srinagar (IANS): Three militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, while two civilians died in subsequent clashes in the area, police said.

The gunfight took place…

Congress steps up heat on Modi government over 'CAG report' on Rafale

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a probe into the Rafale deal, the political dogfight over the issue intensified with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of "misleading" the apex…

Heavy rainfall warning issued in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of Kolkata on Saturday issued a heavy rainfall warning for around 10 districts of West Bengal ahead of the approaching storm.

"Yesterday's (Friday) deep depression…