Ghats inundated, Varanasi lanes turn into cremation grounds

Varanasi (IANS) As the waters of the Ganga river in Varanasi inundated the ghats, cremation of dead bodies is now being done in the lanes of the holy city.

The cremation ground at Harishchandra Ghat and Manikarnika Ghat are now underwater…

INX Media case: HC rejects bail for Chidambaram

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case.

On January 25, the Delhi High Court had reserved its order on Chidambaram's bail plea…

IITs, IIMs in UP to include yoga in curriculum

Lucknow (IANS) Leading management and technical institutions in Uttar Pradesh will now have yoga classes for students and faculty members.

These institutes are incorporating courses on yoga, spirituality and human values to help…

Why fly 44-yr-old jets when old cars not on road: IAF chief

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Air Force chief B.S. Dhanoa on Tuesday questioned why India is flying aircraft that are over four decades old when no one drives even cars of that vintage.

Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa was referring to the…

Chidambaram faces arrest; CBI, ED teams come knocking at his door

New Delhi (IANS) A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Tuesday arrived at the residence of former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidamabaram here after his anticipatory bail…

Trump calls up Modi, Imran, urges for lowering bilateral tensions

New Delhi/Washington/Islamabad (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump over phone during which he conveyed that "extreme rhetoric and incitement to anti-India violence by certain leaders in the region was…

Sensex up 73 pts, Nifty above 11,000

Mumbai (IANS) The Sensex on Monday opened slightly higher over gains by finance and banking stocks.

At 9.32 a.m., the benchmark Sensex was trading 73.45 points or 0.20 per cent higher at 37,423.78.

It opened at 37,485.92, higher from…

Schools reopen in Srinagar, but students missing

Srinagar (IANS) After a gap of 15 days, around 200 school in Srinagar reopened on Monday, but few students showed up. Though teachers were present in most schools, jittery parents avoided sending their children.

"I can't send my children…

NSA Doval briefs Amit Shah on Kashmir situation

New Delhi (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Monday briefed Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir which is under a security clampdown since the abrogation of Article 370 earlier this month.

J&K political parties under intelligence scanner

Jammu/Srinagar (IANS) In a major breakthrough to identify rumour mongers bent upon creating trouble, Jammu and Kashmir and central intelligence agencies claim to have identified activists and sympathizers of mainstream political parties with separatist…