India

Heat waves, after lightning strikes and earthquakes, are the third biggest cause of deaths in the country. The Indian government, however, doesn't classify it as a 'natural calamity'.

The government said those who put documents on Rafale deal in public domain were guilty under Official Secrets Act, but the petitioners argued that documents sourced from whistleblowers were also relied upon in 2G and Coal scam cases.

As a Rambhakt, all I can say is that as Vatican City can’t have a mosque or Mecca Medina can’t have a temple, similarly the Ram Janmabhoomi land can only have a temple, the union minister said.

Air India officials added that the flight will now operate with a change of aircraft at 0600hrs on 7th March from Delhi and stated that all passengers are safe.

Apart from the illegal construction in the CRZ zone, Nirav Modi also created a garden outside his villa near the beach, which is a government land falling under the CRZ zone.

The Kerala Catholic Bishop’s Council said the bill was prepared on a false pretext and had written to the law reforms commission after the draft was put up on the panel’s website inviting suggestions.

On the government's argument that the a defence deal should not be open to examination by courts, the Court asked Attorney General KK Venugopal if the government will have the same stand in Bofors case.

During the hearing, the government told the Supreme Court that documents related to Rafale deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and cannot be submitted in court.

The government has rejected Congress's charge of corruption in the deal with the ruling BJP accusing the party of spreading lies to target it.

The matua community commands 65-67 per cent voters in Bongaon. Also, in ten other Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, the sect holds considerable clout.

This is the first time in Assam that a cabinet minister has decided to start a dairy farm inside his official residence. Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is the only other senior minister known to have a dairy farm inside his residence.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice AK Sikri upheld the death sentence awarded to Khushwinder Singh, who, on the pretext of performing a religious ritual, had killed six of his wife's relatives in 2012.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), in a statement Monday, said that five candidates have been presented by FAO member countries for the post of Director-General to be elected in June 2019.

A similar directive was issued to the pilots by chairman and managing director, Ashwani Lohani, during his first stint, in May 2016.

On saturday, a resolution submitted in Pakistan secretariat said Imran Khan acted responsibly during India-Pakistan tension and 'deserves the Nobel Peace Prize'.

The international community knew that India would not tolerate the capture of an Indian Air Force officer and being kept by a government that had done so little against terrorist groups on its soil.