Modi government approves ordinance on triple talaq

New Delhi (IANS): Ahead of Assembly elections in five states, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance making triple talaq a criminal offence, with the government stating that there was a "compelling necessity" and "overpowering…

Congress to take part in J&K polls

Srinagar (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday said it will participate in the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the media here, G.A. Mir, President of Jammu and Kashmir Congress unit, said his party had…

Minister C.P. Singh on dharna against arrest of Hindus over communal clashes

Ranchi (IANS): Jharkhand Urban Development Minister C.P. Singh on Wednesday launched an indefinite fast at Kotwali Police Station here to protest against the arrest of five persons of the majority community over communal clashes.

"This…

Now 85% of the population of the state will get treatment without stressing over money: Das

Raghubar Das said that to fulfill the dream of clean Jharkhand, the government and the society will have to work together. He asked everyone to take a pledge of cleanliness is service and people of ODF declared village to change the habit of defecation…

Merger of Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda announced

New Delhi (IANS): In a reform measure aimed at further consolidation, the government on Monday announced the merger of three state-run banks--Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and the Bank of Baroda--that will make it the country's third-largest bank with…

Child death below 5 declined faster in India: UN

New Delhi (IANS): Death of children below the age of five continues to steadily reduce in India, declining from nearly 22 per cent in 2012 to 18 per cent in 2017, which is now for the first time below the one million mark, the UN said in a new report.

Class 10 student gang raped in Dehradun boarding school

Dehradun (IANS): The principal and two other officials of a boarding school here in Uttarakhand were arrested on Tuesday after a Class 10 girl student accused them of suppressing the matter of her gang rape by senior students in August, police said.

UPA to blame for HAL's ouster from Rafale deal: Sitharaman

New Delhi (IANS): Rebutting Congress' charges against the Narendra Modi government over the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held the erstwhile UPA regime responsible for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) being overlooked…

ISRO to launch three more satellites for bandwidth connectivity

Sriharikota (IANS): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch three more satellites to provide high-speed bandwidth connectivity to rural areas as part of the government's Digital India programme, an official said on Sunday.

Rajnath in J&K to inaugurate 'smart' border fence, to visit IB

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate two pilot projects of "smart" border fencing built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme.