India
Death toll of Indians in Haj stampede rises to 29
Hajj Consulate in Jeddah identified the deceased as Mansurul Haque (Jharkhand), Anvar Janha (UP), F A Muneer Veetil, Amina Beevi, Abdul Rahiman Asarithodi, P V Kunhimon and Moiuddin Abdul Kader (all from Kerala).
Court rejects bail plea of IAS officer caught in bribery case
Singhvi's counsel had moved the bail application on September 24 in the court which heard the application on Saturday and rejected it.
FTII students to end hunger strike if government fixes meeting date
A statement from the students read, "In order to express our conviction to resolve the issues immediately through a face to face dialogue, we propose to call off the hunger strike once the government gives immediate date for official meeting".
Madhya Pradesh: Woman dies after ticket collector throws her out of a moving train
The railway police is investigating the case.
Haryana announces raise in minimum wages
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the minimum wages of unskilled labourers would be increased from Rs 5,900 per month to Rs 7,600 per month and of skilled labourers from Rs 6,536 per month to Rs 9,699 per month, an official release said here.
Cauvery Crisis Back, Karnataka farmers oppose release of water to Tamil Nadu
Farmers in the Cauvery-fed areas around Mysore have been holding protests the last 3/ 4 days, saying that there is no way water can be release to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, if they have to save their crops till December.
Pakistan's letter to UN stating that no bilateral dialogue was held is contradictory: India
Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs Vikas Swarup said that if there is an action taken by the UN, India will respond appropriately.
Special identification features in notes for visually impaired
In the new numbering pattern, the numerals in both the number panels of these denominations ascend in size from left to right, while the first three alphanumeric characters (prefix) remain constant in size.
Assam launches mobile app to help disaster victims
The inbuilt features will help us identify the location of the person by using a location tracking software and rush our personnel for emergency assistance, the official said.
VHP supports Mohan Bhagwat's call for review of reservation policy
VHP's strong pitch for the review comes after BJP distanced itself from Bhagwat's comments and said it was against any such review.
Indian diaspora launches 'Mission 2022'
Highlighting the significant positive change taking place within India, CII president Sumit Sumter invited the diaspora to invest in India's transformation, avail the immense opportunities available today and be part of the mutual growth story.
Dengue menace: 12 deaths, 1900 fresh cases in past week
A total of 1,919 new cases were reported last week alone marking a rise of over 102 per cent compared to previous week, as per weekly figures released by the MCD.
Indo-Pak Flag Meeting decides to defuse situation on LoC
The Brigade Commander level Flag Meeting was held at Chakan-da-Bagh LoC crossing point in Poonch sector at 1130 hours, PRO Defence SN Acharya said.
Cartoonist Neelabh Banerjee conferred Honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal
Neelabh is the originator of the famous Neelabhtoons and BreakingToons.
Corpses rot in city morgues, post-mortem tools rusted: Delhi HC told
Report also points out that those working in the morgues had life-expectancy below the national average, probably due to the unhygienic conditions in their workplaces.
India, Pakistan armies to hold flag meet on Monday
The ceasefire violations have escalated in last few days and resulted in large number of civilian casualties and collateral damage to properties.