Youth beaten up in MP, forced to lick sole

Bhopal (IANS) In yet another inhumane act in Madhya Pradesh, a youth was beaten up in Gwalior district and forced to lick the sole of a person's foot.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, two persons can also be heard hurling…

Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls

Kolkata (IANS) As voting for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal is currently underway amid widespread violence, at least six deaths were reported in the first three hours of balloting on Saturday.

Of the six fatalities, two were…

Voting begins for Bengal panchayat polls amid widespread violence

Kolkata (IANS) Amid widespread violence, voting started on Saturday for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal, with three deaths reported.

Murshidabad district, which has always been the epicentre of violence during the previous…

'Ambassadors won't comment on India's internal matters': Govt on US envoy's remarks on Manipur

New Delhi (IANS) The government has said that foreign diplomats would not usually comment on India's internal developments, in an apparent reference to US Ambassador Eric Garcetti's comments that his country is "ready to assist" the Indian…

India urges UK to take strong action against extremist elements

New Delhi (IANS) India is learnt to have urged UK to take strong action against extremist elements threatening Indian diplomats. This issue was raised during talks between National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his UK counterpart Tim Barrow.

Balasore triple train tragedy: CBI arrests senior Railways engineer, two others

New Delhi (IANS) Days after taking over the probe of the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore in which 292 people died and over 800 injured, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three people in connection with the case, including…

Chandrayaan-3: Rocket's electricals tested, registration opens for public to view launch

Chennai (IANS) The Indian space agency is progressing forward with its third moon mission, slated on July 14 at 2.35 p.m., by testing the rocket’s electricals.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has completed the…

Excise policy case: ED attaches assets worth Rs 52 cr of Sisodia, his wife, others

New Delhi(IANS) In a major move, the Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it has attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to arrested AAP leader Minister Manish Sisodia, his wife and some other accused persons in connection with the Delhi…

NTPC Group Installed Capacity Crosses 73000 MW

 Ranchi: India's leading integrated power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Group installed capacity touches 73024 MW. This achievement comes in the backdrop of the commissioning of Unit-2 of 660 MW capacity of Stage-I (3 x 660…

Congress workers take out Solidarity March in support of Rahul Gandhi

Ranchi: Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) President Rajesh Thakur along with party MLAs and leaders took out a solidarity resolution march from Congress Bhawan to Albert Ekka Chowk against the Modi government on the issue of the Gujarat…