India
SC Collegium Reiterated 37 Names Out of 43 Returned to it: Govt
"Out of the 77 proposals submitted by the Supreme Court collegium, the government has appointed 34 judges in various high courts and sent the names of 43 recommendees to the collegium for reconsideration.
NIA Asks Banks to Freeze Accounts of Zakir Naik And IRF
The Home Ministry will pass on the request to Information Technology ministry for blocking the Universal Resource Locator (URL) of the website.
Demonetisation Hits Tribal Milk Producers Hard in Gujarat
RBI's ban on district cooperative banks exchanging or depositing demonetised notes has hit tribal milk producers and farmers in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district.
3 Indian Soldiers Killed, 1 Mutilated Along LoC ; Army Vows Retribution
Three Indian soldiers were killed and the body of one mutilated in Macchal, Jammu and Kashmir, the army said on Tuesday.
Turkey PM Binali Yildirim Withdraws Controversial Child Sex Conviction Bill
Critics had said the bill - which would allow the release from jail of sex assault convicts if they marry their victims - would legitimise rape.
CBI Agrees to Give Statement Copy of 'Secret' Witness to Peter Mukerjea
Peter along with his wife Indrani Mukerjea and her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna have been accused of conspiracy and murder of Sheena Bora, Indrani's daughter from an earlier relationship.
India Has Become Extremely Sensitive to Criticism: Gopalkrishna Gandhi
We are now living in a country where the State is extremely sensitive to criticism and where intolerance seems to be a miasma that rolls down from the houses of power in Delhi to the gullies of all its cities, former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gand...
Kanpur Train Accident Fallout: Four Trains Cancelled, 14 Diverted
The Indian Railways on Sunday cancelled four trains and diverted 14 others following the derailment of Indore-Patna Express in Pukhrayan in Kanpur rural area in which over 115 people were killed and more than 200 injured.
Kanpur Train Accident: 2 Children Pulled Out Alive From Mangled S3 Bogie
The two boys aged six and seven were pulled out from the S3 bogie of the train, police officials said.
Patna-Indore Train Derails: Guilty Won't Be Spared, Says Suresh Prabhu
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took stock of the situation in the wake of the derailment of the Indore-Patna Express in Kanpur and asked the Director General of National Disaster Response Force to rush to the spot.
Priyanka Gandhi Has Not Yet Said Yes to Campaign in UP, says Congress Leader
Congress party president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has not yet given her consent to campaign in Uttar Pradesh, though the party is hopeful she will agree to their request, party Rajya Sabha MP and Uttar Pradesh Congress campaign commit...
Bhutan Exports to India Hit by Demonetisation
Farmers and exporters in Bhutan's Phuentsholing town, on the border with India, have been hit hard as the demonetisation of high-value currency by India has led to cardamom and potato sales dropping drastically.
Three Jawans Killed in Ulfa Ambush in Assam's Tinsukia District
A search operation is currently underway and the forces are trying to locate the terrorists.
PM Narendra Modi Wants BJP MPs to Publicise Benefits of Demonetisation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants BJP MPs to publicise "benefits" of the demonetisation and also counter the opposition's charges against it during this weekend as the political battle over the measure heats up in and outside Parliament.
Women Members of AIMPLB Support 'Triple Talaq'
"Divorce rate is the least in the Muslim community. The number of abandoned, deserted, and divorced women in other communities are many times larger," Zehra said.
Air India Official Suspended for 'Misbehaving' With Airport Staff
An Air India security assistant, posted at Raja Bhoj airport, has been suspended by the authorities for his alleged misbehaviour with other staffers.