Atal Tunnel will give new strength to border infrastructure: Modi

Manali (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the majestic Atal Tunnel, beneath the lofty Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, would give new strength to India's border infrastructure.

"It is an example of…

Rahul, Priyanka among 5 Cong leaders allowed to visit Hathras

New Delhi (IANS) In a dramatic twist following massive police arrangements and traffic chaos, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with three other party leaders, were on Saturday allowed to meet the family of the…

PM, Prez pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151 birth anniversary

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary and wished that the ideals of the Father of the Nation remain a guiding force helping in building a compassionate India.

The…

After Hathras, another woman raped, killed in UP

Balrampur (UP) (IANS) Even as the embers of the Hathras incident continue to smoulder, yet another incident of a Dalit woman being gangraped and killed in Balrampur district has taken place.

According to reports, a 22-year-old Dalit college…

Rahul, Priyanka detained while marching towards Hathras to meet victim's family

Greater Noida (IANS) High drama prevailed on Thursday after Uttar Pradesh Police personnel pushed former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the ground near the Yamuna Expressway and detained him along with his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka…

All Babri accused acquitted by Special CBI court

Lucknow (IANS) A Special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case of December 6, 1992, has acquitted all 32 accused saying the act of demolition was spontaneous and not a planned move.

Those acquitted in the case include former Deputy…

SC declines to postpone Civils prelims from Oct 4

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to order the postponement of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, scheduled for October 4.

A bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar said that the Centre may however explore the…

Nepal, China security pact in offing, to irk India

New Delhi (IANS) Nepal and China will soon ink a bilateral military exchange mechanism on the lines of the India-Nepal security exchange framework, agencies have warned New Delhi.

The decision is to be taken by the Himalayan country when India…

SC to Centre on Mehbooba: Can detention be forever?

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said detention cannot be forever and asked the Centre whether former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's detention be extended beyond a year.

The remarks were made by a bench headed by Justice…

Shia leader asks Modi to repeal Places of Worship Act

Lucknow (IANS) Former chairman of Shia Waqf Board, Wasim Rizvi, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scrap the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and said that it had been brought in by the then Congress government to appease the Muslims.

Rizvi…