India
Government to announce list of first 20 Smart Cities today
In the subsequent years, the government will announce 40 cities each to be developed as Smart Cities as per PM Modi's plan to develop 100 Smart Cities in the country.
Nursery kid dies after drowning in school's septic tank
The incident took place around 11.45 am when nursery student Ankit fell inside the septic tank which was open, police said.
All about the PLA, the terror outfit active in Manipur
Manipur has been wrecked by insurgency for several decades and the state is home to many terrorist organisations which target security forces, government servants and even the common public.
Performance of NDA government 'above average': Opinion poll
According to the opinion poll, if the Lok Sabha elections were to be held tomorrow, NDA is likely to get 38 per cent vote share which will give it 301 seats as against 339 seats in May 2014 polls.
Modi sends personalised SMS greetings to 18 lakh police personnel on R-day
The message was sent from government's bulk SMS pool and was received from 'DZ-PMModi' sender link, according to a police official who received the message.
Bangladeshi held for taking snaps of Defence facility in Kolkata
Mohammed Noor Islam, a Bangladeshi labourer at the Command Hospital in Kolkata, was detained for taking photographs of sensitive zone using his mobile phone.
Two French nationals arrested for overstay in Kolkata
Probe revealed that the french nationals were residents of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar till 2005. They were holding French passports with refugee status.
AI flight to Milan makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
An Air India flight from Delhi to Milan makes an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Full text: President Pranab Mukherjee's address to the nation ahead of 67th Republic Day
While the President highlighted the various schemes of the Union government during his speech, he pointed that there was no good terrorism that existed.
Reliance founder Dhirubhai Ambani gets Padma Vibhushan posthumously
Over 100 people will receive Padma awards and 10 out of them will get Padma Vibhushan.
India and France ink MoU on purchase of Rafale, vow to fight terrorism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India and France have signed inter-governmental agreement, leaving out the financial aspect, on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets.
Traffic advisory issued ahead of Republic Day
The advisory has also specified that invitees and other spectators must acquaint themselves with the location of their seating enclosures and the parking lots.
Army's dog squad to replace paramilitary forces' marching contingent: Sources
The dog squad will return to the Republic Day parade after 27 years.
Kerala Excise Minister K Babu quits over bar bribery scam
A bar owner had alleged that Babu had demanded a bribe of Rs 10 crore and that he gave him Rs 50 lakh for giving a reduction in bar licence fee
Nehru informed Netaji's family of his death in 1962, didn't send 'direct proof'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declassified related to the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the national capital.