SC rejects review pleas, reiterates 'Quota within Quota' permissible

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court has rejected a batch of pleas seeking review of its Constitution Bench judgment, which had held that sub-classification within Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) would be permissible for providing…

Khushi bags bronze as India's medal tally swells to 15 at Lima Junior Worlds

Lima (IANS) Khushi won bronze in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) in the on-going International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Lima, Peru, taking India’s medal tally to 15, which now includes…

Mob storms police station in Manipur's Ukhrul, loots arms and ammunition

Imphal (IANS) A mob looted a large cache of arms and ammunition from a police station in Manipur’s Ukhrul district soon after a clash between two Naga villages in which three people were killed and 30 others injured, officials said on Thursday. 

Investors lose Rs 10 lakh crore amid Middle East conflict

Mumbai (IANS) India equity indices closed in the deep red on Thursday amid conflict in the Middle East.  

At closing, Sensex fell 1,769 points, or 2.10 per cent, to 82,497 and Nifty fell 546 points, or 2.12 per cent, to 25,250.

In the…

Eight railway stations in Rajasthan receive bomb threats, security enhanced

Jaipur (IANS) Eight railway stations in Rajasthan have received bomb threats following which security has been enhanced here, said officials here on Wednesday.  

Railway CPRO Captain Shashi Kiran said, "The Railway official of Hanumangarh received…

EAM Jaishankar, Blinken discuss West Asia, Ukraine

Washington (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has said that he and his US counterpart Antony Blinken discussed West Asia and Ukraine and a whole range of issues including the Delaware bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra…

Iran launches barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel

Jerusalem (IANS) The Iranian military launched a barrage of ballistic missiles targeting "military and security establishments" in Israel on Tuesday night.  

Media reports, citing a statement from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),…

WHO chief praises PM Modi on Swachh Bharat Mission's 10th anniversary

New Delhi (IANS) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and commended the efforts of the government on the 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission.…

PM Modi launches Rs 83,000 cr tribal development schemes in Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of a series of development projects, worth over Rs 83,000 crore, aimed at uplift of tribal communities from Jharkhand's Hazaribagh on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday. 

Elect BJP govt to protect 'Roti, Beti, Maati, PM Modi urges people of Jharkhand

Hazaribagh (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked the people of Jharkhand to bring the BJP to power in the state to protect their "roti, beti, and maati" (livelihood, daughters, and land). 

Addressing the Parivartan Maharally…