HC refuses to set aside death warrant against Nirbhaya convict

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to set aside the death warrant issued against Nirbhaya death row convict Mukesh.

A division bench of the court presided by Justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Saihgal asked counsel…

Railways signals cadre merger process on despite protests

New Delhi (IANS) The Railway Board has withdrawn its request to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruiting Group A officers under various cadres, suggesting it has set the ball rolling for merging eight railways cadres into one in line…

UNSC to hold private talk on Kashmir; no outcome expected

New Delhi/New York (IANS) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) members will hold a closed door discussion on Kashmir at China's request on Wednesday night.

Top diplomatic sources said that China has once again sought discussion on…

No decision of cabinet expansion despite end of Kharmas

Ranchi: Despite the end of the period of Kharmas no clarity seems on the horizon as far as the expansion of Hemant cabinet is considered.

It is expected that for the next three-four days confusion would continue to prevail in the state as Chief…

Thousands take dip in Himachal rivers on Makar Sankranti

Shimla (IANS) Braving winter chill, thousands of devotees across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday took holy dips in rivers to mark Makar Sankranti, a Hindu festival dedicated to the deity Surya.

Since early morning the devotees were seen congregating…

BJP may get Babulal Marandi back after Jharkhand poll defeat

Ranchi (IANS) Speculations are rife that former chief minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) president Babulal Marandi is all set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the coming days.

After the BJP faced humiliating…

SC dismisses two Nirbhaya convicts' curative pleas

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petitions filed by two Nirbhaya gang rape and murder convicts - Vinay Kumar and Mukesh - who questioned the death sentence handed down by trial court and upheld by the High Court…

IIT-H develops combination therapy for cancer treatment

Hyderabad (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) on Tuesday said that its researchers have developed an efficient combination therapy for the treatment of cancer.

The researchers have developed a synergetic combination of…

BJP MP targets Microsoft CEO: Literate needs to be educated

New Delhi (IANS) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella statement that "CAA is just bad for India" has not gone down well with the BJP, and party MP Meenakshi Lekhi trained guns at the corporate biggie on Tuesday.

Calling it a "perfect example" of "How…

Budget may offer flat tax rate sans exemptions to individuals also

New Delhi (IANS) The government is considering a proposal to extend further incentives to salaried taxpayers in the upcoming budget. The Finance Ministry may allow individual taxpayers to pay a lower flat rate of tax if they forego all exemptions.