Mary Kom named brand ambassador of Tribes India

New Delhi (IANS): The Ministry of Tribal Affairs on Thursday launched the "Punch Tantra" collection to promote tribal artifacts and named world boxing champion Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of "Tribes India" -- an initiative…

Reliance Entertainment denies making payment to Julie Gayet, her firm

New Delhi (IANS) Refuting what it termed "deeply shocking" allegations of a quid pro quo in the Rafale deal, Reliance Entertainment on Wednesday denied it has made any payment to actress-producer Julie Gayet, partner of the former…

No need to collect quantifiable data on SC/ST: SC

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state does not require to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) persons for giving them reservation in promotion.
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Aadhaar not required for opening bank accounts, admission in schools or to get mobile phone connections : SC

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar document but with modifications. It ruled it will not be required for opening bank accounts, admission in schools or to get mobile phone connections.

NIA busts LeT-linked hawala module, arrests 3

New Delhi (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said it has busted a hawala network linked to the Pakistan-based Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) and arrested three persons from Delhi, including a Kashmir-based hawala…

UN:Sushma discusses strategic cooperation, trade, development at bilaterals

United Nations (IANS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met nine leaders from across the globe in a whirlwind of bilateral interactions and spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit.

She began her day on Monday by attending the high-level…

Publicise criminal records of candidates: SC to political parties

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed political parties to post on their websites and publicise in the media full details of the criminal charges the candidates they are fielding in elections are facing.

Pronouncing the judgment,…

Pakistan's one-trick pony act on Kashmir doesn't resonate at UN: Akbaruddin

United Nations(By Arul Louis - IANS): India will be focusing on a multilateral agenda at the high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session that begins on Tuesday and let Pakistan be a "one-trick pony" on Kashmir if it wants to, India's…

Modi dedicates airport in Sikkim, attacks past governments on northeast development

Pakyong (Sikkim) (IANS) Marking a new milestone in the country's aviation sector by bringing Sikkim into air network, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the previous governments accusing them of having neglected the northeast…

Phase-II of Coastal Surveillance Network to be completed on time: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS): The second phase of the Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) - that was conceived to ensure attacks like Mumbai 26/11 does not happen in future - would be completed in a time-bound manner, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on…