Tribunal stays EC suspension of Karnataka IAS officer

Bengaluru (IANS) The Bengaluru Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Thursday stayed the suspension of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin by the Election Commission (EC) for inspecting the helicopter of Prime Minister Narendra…

People want Modi government once again: PM

Varanasi (IANS) A day after his massive roadshow in this Uttar Pradesh temple city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a rally of booth workers, calling each one a Narendra Modi -- instilling in them confidence that the nation once more…

Trump aims for major nuclear deal with Russia, China

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump is aiming for a grand nuclear deal with Russia and China, that he sees as a potential signature foreign policy achievement, the media reported on Friday.

Administration officials told CNN that…

Maoists blow up BJP election office in Palamau

Ranchi (IANS) Maoists on Friday blew up a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election office in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said.

The office is located near a bus stand in Hariharganj. The polling for the Palamau Lok Sabha seat will…

SC stays panel proceedings in Jayalalithaa's death

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission probing the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016.

The hospital group had moved…

Now, Google Assistant to read stories to your baby

New Delhi (IANS) There is good news for parents. If you are not particularly good at reading bedtime stories to your kids, just ask the Google Assistant on your phone to do so and you will be able to hear the famous tales from the Panchatantra…

Bay of Bengal depression to turn into cyclonic storm

Chennai (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the depression over the East Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal lay centered at about 1,440 km southeast of Chennai.

According…

Water availability in 91 major reservoirs down to 26%

New Delhi (IANS) Total water availability in 91 major reservoirs in the country has reduced to 26 per cent of their actual storage capacity, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.

The total live storage capacity of these 91…

INS Vikramaditya catches fire, naval officer dies

New Delhi (IANS) An Indian Navy officer died on Friday while trying to put out a fire on INS Vikramaditya when the ship was entering the Karwar harbour in Karnataka, the government said.

Lt Cdr D.S. Chauhan, who was leading the firefighting…

‘New Ulgulan’ needed for making the future generations get rid of poverty: Raghubar

Dumka: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that a new ‘ulgulan’ (revolution) is needed to make the future generations get rid of the poverty prevailing in the state.

Addressing a public meeting here he accused the JMM, JVM(P)…