Many tough laws in India, need to make them more active: PM Modi on crimes against women

New Delhi (IANS) While the anger and outrage over a woman doctor’s rape and murder at a Kolkata government hospital continues to keep the medical fraternity as well as citizens agitated nationwide, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reiterated…

Paris Paralympics: Rubina Francis wins bronze medal in women's 10m air pistol SH1 final

Chateauroux (IANS) Indian para-shooter Rubina Francis secured the bronze medal in the women's 10m air pistol SH1 final after finishing third with a score of 211.1 at the Chateauroux on Saturday.

She finished behind Iran's Sareh Javanmardi…

In far-reaching development, Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal indicted by Akal Takht

Amritsar (IANS) In a far-reaching development, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal was on Friday indicted by Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs. 

The Five Sikh High Priests, led by Giani Raghubir Singh, declared Sukhbir…

Paris Paralympics: Jaipur shooter Avni wins gold medal; Sikar's Mona Agarwal seals bronze

Jaipur (IANS) India won two medals on Friday in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris as Avni Lekhara and Mona Agarwal from Rajasthan claimed gold and bronze respectively, in the Women's 10m Air Rifle SH-1.  Avni had earlier won gold and bronze…

Paris Paralympics: Preeti Pal bags bronze in women's 100m T-35

Paris (IANS) India opened its account in the athletics competitions at the Paris Paralympics with a bronze medal as sprinter Preeti Pal finished third in the Women's 100m - T35 Final with a personal best time here at Stade de France on Friday. 

JMM MLA Ramdas Soren takes oath as minister in Jharkhand cabinet

Ranchi (IANS) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Ramdas Soren on Friday took oath as a minister in the Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand. 

Ramdas Soren, 61, is a JMM MLA from the Ghatsila Assembly seat and replaced former chief minister Champai…

Champai Soren slams CM Hemant Soren, INDIA bloc for calling BJP anti-tribal

Ranchi (IANS) Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Friday hit out at CM Hemant Soren and the INDIA bloc for calling the BJP 'anti-Adivasi'. 

Speaking exclusively to IANS, Champai Soren stridently refuted the INDIA bloc's…

Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren joins BJP

Ranchi (IANS) After ending his political journey of four and a half decades with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), former chief minister Champai Soren formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday. 

In a big public meeting organised…

World's first 6th gen DRAM chip developed in South Korea

Seoul (IANS) SK hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, said on Thursday it has developed the world's first 16 gigabyte DDR5 chip using the sixth generation of the 10 nanometer chipmaking technology. 

According to SK hynix,…

Three terrorists killed in two J&K gunfights

Srinagar (IANS) Three terrorists were killed on Thursday in two encounters in J&K’s Kupwara district as the third operation against terrorists continued in the Rajouri district. 

Officials said that two terrorists were killed in the Machail…