India
UPSRTC begins AC bus service from Meerut to Delhi
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) ON Friday lauched air-conditioned bus service from Meerut to Anand Vihar in Delhi.
Former IB chief SA Ibrahim named Special Envoy for counter terrorism and extremism
The appointment of 62-year-old Ibrahim as Special Envoy in the National Security Council Secretariat was approved by Appointments Committee of Cabinet.
Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar calls gangrape accused naive, small time criminals
Police have also recovered an MMS clip from the accused which shows the victim confessing to being involved in drug peddling and flesh trade.
Karnataka government circular asks women employees not to loiter around
It has also called on the officials and employees to cooperate in official activities by following "self- discipline".
Coal scam: Have approached Ministry of Coal on sanction issue, CBI to court
CBI on Thursday told a special court that it has approached Ministry of Coal (MoC) to ascertain status of its request for sanction to prosecute a public servant.
Operation of most mobile towers in Kashmir restored
The 1,058 towers, out of the 2,903 towers of various telecom companies installed across Kashmir Valley, had been shut down due to attacks and threats by militants to landlords in whose premises the equipment were installed.
Inter-caste marriage: Supreme Court to hear couple's plea for protection
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Friday the plea of a newly-wed couple seeking protection from their kin, apprehending threat to their lives for having an inter-caste marriage.
Panel report on Net neutrality to be made public in few days
The telecom department panel that was set up to look into the Net neutrality issue has submitted its report to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and the report will be made public in a few days.
BSNL to offer free national roaming from June 15: Ravi Shankar Prasad
State-owned BSNL will offer its subscribers free incoming calls on roaming from June 15, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday, even as it looks to compete more aggressively with private telecom operators.
APSC stages protest in IIT-M campus against derecognition
Members of the students' body of IIT, Madras, whose derecognition for allegedly violating code of conduct has sparked off a major political row, on Tuesday staged a protest inside the campus demanding recognition and an apology from the Dean for his actio...
India need to move towards plastic currency: Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday made a case for greater use of plastic currency even as he stressed that development of new facilities at Hoshangabad and Mysore would help in reducing reliance on imports for printing of currency notes.
India slams Pakistan attempt to camouflage illegal occupation
Reacting strongly to the upcoming elections in Gilgit and Baltistan on June 8, India on Tuesday said it is an attempt by Pakistan to "camouflage its forcible and illegal occupation" of the regions which are integral part of the country.
Uber cab driver Vinod accused of molesting a female passenger in Gurgaon arrested
A woman claimed that a driver tried to forcefully kiss her and molest her while she was in an Uber cab in Gurgaon.
Jharkhand: 60-year old man allegedly sacrificed for 'better rain and harvest'
His family believes that he was killed by a group of occultists living in the district. An FIR has been lodged against unknown people.
Connectivity, security cooperation to be key focus of Modi's Bangladesh visit
The two countries are keen to strengthen railway connectivity, particularly to revive railway links which were in existence prior to 1965.
Delhi Transport Corporation bus driver acquitted in rash driving case
Metropolitan Magistrate Ashok Kumar absolved bus driver Jagat Ram of the charge of rash driving and causing death by negligence.