Unnao rape case: Survivor's aunt cremated amid security

Unnao (IANS) The mortal remains of Pushpa Singh, aunt of the Unnao rape survivor, were consigned to flames at Misra Ghat on Wednesday by her husband Mahesh Singh. The last rites were conducted amidst tight security and in the presence of district…

Mystery over coffee baron's disappearance comes to end, body found

Bengaluru (IANS) Almost 36 hours after Cafe Coffee Day owner V.G. Siddhartha went missing, his body was found early on Wednesday, police confirmed.

A group of fishermen recovered the body from the Netravathi river in Karnataka,…

Cabinet approves Rs 308 crore for paying increased honorarium to para teachers from January 2019

Ranchi: The state government has approved an additional sum of Rs 308 crore for paying the increased honorarium to the para teachers with effect from January 2019 to the Jharkhand Education Project Council. A decision in this regard was taken in the…

Triple Talaq bill passed by Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) The Bill outlawing Triple Talaq was on Tuesday passed in the Rajya Sabha.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, was tabled in the upper house for debate and passage by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad,…

Azam Khan's son booked for forging documents for passport

Rampur (IANS) A case has now been filed against Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, for allegedly forging documents to obtain a passport.

The FIR has been filed at the Civil Lines police station against Abdullah Khan,…

Top Jaish commander, associate killed in J&K's Anantnag

Srinagar (IANS) A top Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander, involved in the attack on June 12 attack that left 5 CRPF troopers dead, was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, police said.

"In…

Truecaller bug covertly signs up Indians for UPI account amid hacking fears

New Delhi (IANS) In a nightmare for thousands of Truecaller users in India, a so-called bug automatically created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears.

The…

Nizamuddin station gets graffiti makeover, 11 cities next

New Delhi (IANS) Four of the walls of Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, one of Delhi's busiest stations, are now sporting vibrant paintings of the icons of the national capital, including the Lotus Temple, India Gate and the Delhi Metro.

Reservations intended to achieve equality of opportunity

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that reservations are intended to achieve equality of opportunity, while hearing a bunch of applications on the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 that provides 10 per cent reservation for…

18 killed in Pakistan Army plane crash

Rawalpindi (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday when a Pakistan Army training aircraft crashed into a residential area near Rawalpindi city.

Five crew members, including two pilots, and 13 civilians were…