'Sexual predators, psychopaths, acquittal against social interest': Delhi govt to SC in Chhawla gangrape, murder

New Delhi (IANS) In February 2012, a 19-year-old girl was gang-raped, brutalised, and left to die in a mustard field in Haryana. Her mutilated body was found days later - the crime shocked the conscience of people.

On November 7, the Supreme…

Cyclone Mandous: Heavy rains lash parts of Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati (IANS) Parts of south coast and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh were receiving heavy rains on Saturday under the impact of the cyclonic storm Mandous which crossed Tamil Nadu coast on Friday night.

Heavy rains were lashing Nellore,…

Kashmir valley soon to get connected by train with rest of India

Srinagar (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will have a lot of positive things to look forward in 2023. The Kashmir valley will get connected with rest of India through train as all the bottlenecks at the railway tracks would be removed.

In this direction,…

US counterterrorism official visiting India for working group meeting

New York (IANS) The US State Department's counterterrorism official Timothy Betts will be visiting India next week for the US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group's annual meeting.

Betts, who is the Department's acting coordinator…

Air quality in Mumbai getting worse than smog-filled Delhi

New Delhi (IANS) India's financial capital Mumbai has been witnessing "very poor" air quality in recent days.

It is usually the national capital, Delhi, that makes headlines for having dangerous levels of air pollution during the winter…

'Collegium discussions can't be put out in public domain through RTI', says SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to disclose details under the Right to Information (RTI) of a collegium meeting in which decisions were taken regarding the elevation of judges to the apex court.

A bench…

'Ravana' jibe worked for BJP in Gujarat like 'Maut ka Saudagar'

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's 'Ravana' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked in favour of the BJP in Gujarat like Sonia Gandhi's 'Maut ka Saudagar' jibe reverberated in several elections.

Congress nears 40-seat mark in 68-member Himachal Assembly

Shimla (IANS) Crossing the halfway mark, the Congress on Thursday surged ahead of the ruling BJP by leading on 38 out of the 68 Himachal Pradesh Assembly seats while the ruling party was leading on 21 and winning four seats. The Congress won two seats…

BJP wins Kurhani bypoll, jolt for Nitish-Tejashwi's Mahagathbandhan

Patna (IANS) In a major win against Nitish-Tejashwi's Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, the BJP registered victory in the Kurhani Assembly bypoll on Thursday.

BJP's Kedar Prasad Gupta defeated JD(U) candidate Manoj Kushwaha with a margin of…

Wildlife protection amendment bill among 23 legislations to be taken up during Winter Session

New Delhi (IANS) With the Winter Session of Parliament set to commence from Wednesday, as many as 23 bills are likely to be taken up during the session.

Some of the key legislations which are to be taken up during the session are The Wild Life…