Shah holds detailed meetings on J&K, northeast

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a series of detailed meetings on issues in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast region.

Shah focussed on security and development initiatives in Jammu and Kashmri ahead of the Assembly…

Google Maps now offers live train status, bus data

Hyderabad (IANS) Google Maps on Tuesday launched three new public transport features, including live train status, to help commuters in India.

Google Maps users in 10 of the largest cities in India will be able to see bus travel…

Kerala braces to fight Nipah, fake news on disease

Kochi (IANS) With youth in Kerala testing positive for Nipah virus (NiV), fighting misinformation surrounding its spread and cure has become a major issue for the state government.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Kerala Chief…

Rs 55 crore Haj House inaugurated in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Tuesday inaugurated the Rs 55 crore Haj House in Ranchi, on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.

After the inauguration, the Chief Minister told the media here: "Secularism is in our blood. There…

SC issues notice to Puducherry CM in turf war

New Delhi (IANS) In a new twist to the turf war in Puducherry, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy and directed that any cabinet decision involving financial implication or land transfer cannot be implemented…

SP will also contest bypolls alone: Akhilesh

Ghazipur (IANS) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said he will now prepare for Assembly bye-elections and his party will contest on all 11 seats where polls are to be held.

"I will consult my party leaders and then we…

Government toys with Delimitation Commission in J&K

New Delhi (IANS) Home Minister Amit Shah has hit the ground running, as expected. With a catalogue of review meetings, Shah has many crucial things on his agenda including redrawing the long pending delimitation of constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.…

Kerala youth tests positive for Nipah: Minister

Kochi (IANS) Kerala Health Minister K.K.Shailaja on Tuesday confirmed that the youth being treated near Kochi has tested positive for Nipah virus (NiV). She also assured that elaborate arrangements have been made to tackle the emergency and there…

Missing AN-32: Search operation resumes in Arunachal

Guwahati (IANS) Indian Air Force in association with the Army and Indo Tibetan Border Police on Tuesday resumed the search operation for the AN-32 aircraft that has remained missing from the sky of Arunachal Pradesh.

"Search…

Raghubar asks Maoist to surrender or face bullets

Dumka: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that Maoists were counting their last breathe in the state which was mainly possible due to better police apparatus who put their lives into danger to break the back bone of the ultras. He said that…