Cannot cut Aarey trees till Oct 21: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited cutting of any more trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony and directed the Maharashtra government to maintain status quo till October 21, the next date of hearing.

The matter will then…

India gets 1st tranche of citizens' Swiss bank account info

New Delhi/Berne (IANS) In a major step towards fighting black money, India got the first tranche of Swiss Bank details of its residents under the Automatic Exchange of Information agreement.

India is among 75 countries with…

Tension in UP district after monkey shot dead

Shamli (IANS) Tension has been prevailing in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh after a monkey was shot dead by a youth and his two brothers, police said on Sunday.

The monkey is revered by Hindus as a representative of Lord Hanuman…

Auto sector cuts losses, as govt schemes, discounts attract buyers

Mumbai (IANS) Sagging auto sector sales showed signs of revival in September on account of depreciation benefits and heavy discounts.

"Depreciation benefits and discounts have helped a little bit in increasing sales in September in comparison…

Highway blocked after mob lynching incident in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) The lynching of a suspected child lifter in Kodarma led to a massive protest by the people, who laid a seige to the Ranchi-Patna national highway on Sunday, blocking traffic for several hours.

The relatives of the lynched man…

PSU stake sales may be placed for Cabinet nod in Nov-end

New Delhi (IANS) In the first lot of big-ticket disinvestments, the government is aiming the stake sales of PSUs, including BPCL, SCI and Concor, among others, which have recently been cleared by the Amit Shah-led panel, at the earliest and they…

Elections to be declared in Jharkhand after October 25

Ranchi: Elections in the state in all probability will be declared after October 25th.

If the words of the sources in the election commission are to be believed than either in the 4th week of October or in the first week of November the dates…

Need to make plastic free Jharkhand: Raghubar

Jamshedpur: Chief Minister Raghubar Das has called upon the people to carry out their responsibility and make the state plastic-free.

On the occasion of Maha Ashtami the Chief Minister reached the Puja Pandal located at Sitaram Dera and offered…

Buses go off in Telangana as TSRTC strike begins

Hyderabad (IANS) Buses of state-owned Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) went off the roads across the state as employees began an indefinite strike from Friday midnight to press for their demands.

Hundreds of passengers were…

ISRO releases pictures of moon surface

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the pictures of the moon surface clicked by the Orbiter High Resolution Camera (OHRC) mounted on the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter.

According to the ISRO, the pictures taken…