Whistleblower bureaucrat crackdowns on 'VVIP culture' at Corbett National Park

Nainital (IANS) From fake websites to the alleged forged booking of guest houses, Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar seems to be mired in a long tale of corruption and controversies.

Several incidents have come to light…

Yogi tightens hold on private universities in UP

Lucknow (IANS) All private universities in Uttar Pradesh will now have to give an undertaking to the government, saying that their campuses will not be allowed to be used for "any anti-national activity", a new ordinance says.

The…

UP highways to have herbal plantations for clean air

Lucknow (IANS) The national and state highways in Uttar Pradesh will soon have clean and bacteria-free air as the Yogi Adityanath government is planning to plant herbal Ayurvedic plants along the highways in the state to improve air quality…

Super sleuth, who interrogated Dawood Ibrahim, says don confessed to crime

New Delhi (IANS) The super sleuth who interrogated India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim has finally penned a book revealing the don was an ordinary looking coward person, who confessed that he was involved in (organised) crime.

Former…

Rahul Gandhi turns 49, Modi extends wishes

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday turned 49. Wishes poured in from political leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi tweeted: "Best wishes to Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. May he…

Entire Jharkhand to have a single water policy

Ranchi: Chief Minister Raghubar Das in a key decision has directed that in the entire state there would be only one water policy. He has approved the proposal to form an interdepartmental committee for a common water policy instead of having different…

10 injured in grenade attack in J&K's Pulwama

Srinagar (IANS) At least 10 people were injured in a grenade blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama town on Tuesday, police said.

Police sources said militants hurled a grenade at Pulwama police station, but it exploded outside the compound…

Anticipatory bail of Jharkhand legislator rejected in sexual harassment case

Ranchi (IANS) A court in Jharkhand rejected anticipatory bail of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Pradeep Yadav in a sexual harassment case on Tuesday.

Additional District Judge (ADH) in Deoghar district Mohammad Nasirudin…

Four Ayodhya terror attack conspirators get life sentences

Prayagraj (IANS) Fourteen years after a terror attack on Ayodhya by Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives, a special court here on Tuesday convicted four of the accused in the conspiracy behind the attack and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

The…

Centre compulsorily retires 15 senior CBIC officials for misconduct

New Delhi (IANS) Within days of showing the door to a dozen senior Income Tax officials for alleged charges of misconduct, the axe has now fallen on 15 senior revenue officials dealing with indirect taxes on charges ranging from demanding bribe, criminal…