India
India pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions by up to 35%
Prakash Javadekar is scheduled to announce the action plan to fight adverse effects of climate change on Friday.
Car Free Day to be held in Delhi on October 22 from 7 am to 12 noon
Transport Minister Gopal Rai said the government proposes a cycle rally on that day in the morning on the car-free stretch.
India flays Pakistan, calls it a victim of its own policies of breeding & sponsoring terrorists, asks it to vacate PoK
In a stinging statement, India at the UNGA asked Pakistan to end its policy of cross-border terrorism.
First batch of J&K Haj pilgrims returns
Minister for Haj and Auqaf Abdul Rehman Veeri received the pilgrims at Srinagar International Airport, an official spokesman said.
Former terrorist Hashim Qureshi backs protests in PoK, says Pakistani forces are no better than British colonialists
Reacting to the video showcasing Pakistan government's brutality in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Qureshi said that what is seen in the video is not shocking for him as he has endured those hardships.
Rumoured to have eaten beef, mob beats man to death in UP
Six people have been arrested in connection with the attack.
Netizens outraged after Tamil magazine calls women's leggings vulgar
Netizens were outraged after a Tamil magazine published an article calling women's leggings vulgar. But while many have attacked the magazine for its moralistic view on dressing…there are several others who justify the imposition of a dress code. As part...
IITs mulling going back to single entrance test format
The two-tier format was introduced in 2012 by the then HRD Minister Kapil Sibal under an initiative to overhaul the examination system.
Congress leader commits suicide over wife's extra-marital affair
Police on Tuesday arrested Subash Chander's wife Manisha and her paramour Raj.
Government to soon notify guidelines on swapping of coal linkages
Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal further said that the framework will completely liberalise the ability of the companies to use coal in the most cost-effective manner.
CBI registers case to probe Sheena Bora murder
Indrani, Khanna and Rai have been arrested on the charge of murdering Sheena and disposing of her body in a Raigad forest in April 2012.
Policeman kidnapped by suspected Naxals in Chhattisgarh
The policeman, recruited by the state police as auxiliary personnel, was returning to Farsegarh, his place of duty, from Palmendri village after attending the last rites of his mother-in-law.
Cable TV operators in Nepal to blackout Indian channels
The cable operators decided that they would blackout all the Indian channels indefinitely from 10 am on Tuesday in a symbolic protest.
Tarun Gogoi announces Rs 862 crore package for Assam
The people, whose houses have been damaged in recent floods will be offered cash, while most of the amount will be distributed in the form of in-kind such as - yarn for weavers
Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passes away in Mumbai
Ahmed was suffering from cancer and admitted to Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra last week, they said.
Woman dies after being pushed out from a moving train by ticket checker
The victim was on her way to Bhopal from Shajapur after visiting the bereaved family of one of her relatives along with her children.
