Women register online for Sabarimala prayers

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) A total of 550 women from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years have registered online for prayers at the Sabarimala temple during the upcoming festival season beginning on November 16.

According…

Modi kickstarts campaign from Bastar, says Congress sympathising with Maoists

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) (IANS): Kickstarting his election campaign in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the Congress of sympathising with Maoists and calling them "revolutionary" and ruining the lives of tribals.

50 injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad

Hyderabad (IANS) Firecrackers left at least 50 people injured during Diwali celebrations in Hyderabad and outskirts, an official said on Thursday.

The injured were brought to government-run Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital late Wednesday…

3 civilians, 1 CISF trooper killed in Maoist attack in Dantewada

Raipur (IANS): A CISF trooper and three civilians were killed when Maoists blew up a vehicle on Thursday in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, four days before the first phase of Assembly polls in the state, police said.

Two Central…

Air India flights hit as contract workers go on strike in Mumbai

Mumbai (IANS) At least three dozen domestic and international flight arrivals and departures were disrupted affecting thousands of passengers after over 1,000 contractual ground staffers resorted to a flash strike at the Mumbai airport early…

Modi celebrates Diwali with Army, ITBP in Uttarakhand

Dehradun (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday celebrated Diwali with the personnel of Army and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), mandated to guard 3,488 km Sino-India border, in Uttarakhand and said that India was taking great strides…

ED arrests PNB fraud accused ,Choksi's Hong Kong firm director

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it has arrested from Kolkata a director of a shell company of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.

"We…

Congress-JD-S trounces BJP 4-1 in Karnataka bypolls

Bengaluru (IANS): In a Diwali gift ahead of 2019 general elections, the JD-S-Congress coalition on Tuesday worsted BJP 4-1 in the bye elections in Karnataka winning two Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies, while conceding the Shimoga parliamentary…

Odisha police kills 5 Maoists in Malkangiri

Bhubaneswar (IANS): Five Maoists have been killed in an encounter with the security forces and ammunition recovered in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Monday.

The gun battle took place inside a forest area near Papluru village…

India completes n-triad; Modi cautions 'nuclear blackmailers'

New Delhi (IANS): With nuclear-capable submarine INS Arihant successfully completing its deterrence patrol, India on Monday completed its nuclear triad as it achieved nuclear strike capabilities in air, land and sea.

Congratulating the crew…