India
China Justifies its Stand on Masood Azhar, Denies Double Standards
China on Thursday dismissed as "untrue" allegations of "double standards" by India by blocking its bid to list Pakistan-based JeM leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN
'Substantial Increase' In First-time Voters in Punjab: Chief Electoral Officer
There has been a "substantial increase" in the number of first-time voters in Punjab, which is about 1.24 percent of the total 1.97 crore electorates in the state, a senior election commission official said on Thursday.
MP CM Walks Barefoot, Security Officer Carries His Shoes
Last year, Chouhan had drawn flak when his pictures being carried on shoulder by security men in ankle deep flood water had gone viral. The chief minister was visiting one of flood-hit villages in Panna district then.
Uttar Pradesh Elections: Find Out When Your Constituency Goes to Vote
Use our interactive table to find when each constituency in Uttar Pradesh goes to vote in the 2017 assembly elections.
Nitish Kumar Undertakes Aerial Survey of 'Prakash Parv' Sites
Kumar took an aerial view of three tent cities located at Gandhi Maidan, Bypass and Kangana ghat where Sikh devotees are staying during the 350th Prakash Parv.
Former CECs Say Model Code of Conduct Won’t Affect Union Budget
According to the poll schedule announced by Zaidi on Wednesday, the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa will go to polls from February 4 to March 8.
Here's How Demonetisation is Disabling the Disabled
Poonam says, 'It’s not sympathy I want from anyone including the government. Sympathy is easy, ensuring we have inclusion is not.'
CCTV Video Shows Bengaluru Woman Groped on New Year Eve, Seven Detained
A CCTV footage of a young woman being groped and molested in a deserted lane of Kammanahalli area in East Bengaluru on the night of December 31 by two bike borne assailants has come to light, city's newly appointed Commissioner of Police Praveen Sood said...
Protesting Students Fume as PM Honours Hyderabad University V-C
The students of the University who have been demanding removal and arrest of V-C Appa Rao Podile post Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula suicide in 2016, condemned the honour bestowed upon him.
If Seniority Only Criterion, Even Computer Would Have Selected an Army Chief: Parrikar
Stressing that due procedures were "perfectly followed" by the government in appointing the new Army Chief, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said if seniority were the only criterion, then a computer could have selected service chiefs based on...
Send 40% Currency to Rural Areas, RBI tells Banks
The RBI on Tuesday said the supply of currency notes in rural areas was not adequate and asked banks to send at least 40 percent of the supply to their rural branches.
UP Minister's Vehicle Involved in Mishap, 1 Dead
The incident took place last night when the official vehicle of Minister of State for Rural Development Omkar Yadav was returning from Badaun after dropping him and hit a cart, killing its operator, 45-year-old Madne, on the spot, police said.
Parivartan Rally Live: BJP Will End 14 Years Exile in UP, Says Modi in Lucknow
This is Modi's first rally in 2017 in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
New Draft Proposal Could Pave the Way for India's Entry into NSG
A new draft proposal circulated among Nuclear Suppliers Group member states early this month could pave the way for India to become a member of the elite club, but this is unlikely to happen before the end of the Obama presidency next month.
Sealdah-Ajmer Express Derailment: Worst Train Accidents in India
Raising questions over railway safety in the country, India woke up to another derailment incident on Wednesday as New Delhi-bound Sealdah-Ajmer Express train derailed in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
SP Tyagi Should Not be Treated Like Common Criminal: IAF Chief Arup Raha
Describing former IAF chief S P Tyagi as a "sound professional", Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Tuesday said he should not have been treated like a "common criminal".
