India

The Uttarkhand-based National Institute of Hydrology, which is conducting the study sponsored by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, recently submitted a preliminary report to the Yamuna Monitoring Committee, set up by the National Green Tribunal.

The city recorded a high of 30.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, and a minimum temperature of 23.5 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 76 and 96 per cent.

In its 2018-19 annual report, the ministry said the French-make aircraft will provide India strong weapons and systems capability edge over the country's adversaries.

Anti-Corruption Bureau, which filed a report in March this year, found that medicines were bought at "exorbitant" prices, in "violation" of the procurement procedures and the e-tender processes.

Jaishankar said the government will “vigorously” continue its efforts to ensure Jadhav's safety and well-being, as well as his early return to India.

Additional Public Prosecutor Jaiprakash Patil told the court that Chavan was in a live-in relationship with the victim, Anita Wankhede (32), who worked as a maid.

About 1.6 lakh cases of crimes against children are pending in 31 states and union territories. About 12,609 rape cases were registered under the POSCO this year.

As per preliminary information available, a few people had reached the disputed field to farm the land farming even after another group opposed the action.

The commission, headed by N K Singh, was scheduled to finalise its report by October 30 this year.

As per the follow-up contract, Israel Aerospace Industries will provide complementary missile systems, and a range of maintenance and other services to the Indian navy.

Bhagalpur district administration officials said the matter came to light recently, when they were alerted by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) about the two-month-old letter.

Many parts of the world, including most regions of Asia and Europe, Africa, Australia, and South America got to experience partial Lunar Eclipse.

A clarification was issued asking district collectors to hold a meeting of the Shala Vikas Samiti and parents within two weeks, where the students who do not want eggs in the midday meal would be identified.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said floods normally struck north Bihar in August or, sometimes, in September, but this time they came a month earlier primarily because of unusually heavy rainfall in the Terai region of neighbouring Nepal.

The 30-year-old Soren picked up a lathi and beat up his aunt Nua Soren (65) and uncle Nandlal Soren (70) on Monday evening at their Daalpani village for plucking mushroom from his field.

Harichandan, who is a BJP leader from Odisha, replaces ESL Narasimhan, who was the governor of Andhra Pradesh for the last one decade.