News from India
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a significant development in the Nimisha Priya case, the scheduled execution of the Indian nurse in Yemen has been temporarily halted, her legal counsel Subhas Chandren confirmed on Tuesday.Talking to IANS, Chandren said, "We...
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jaykumar Gore, said on Tuesday in the Assembly that to make the roads in rural areas sustainable, the roads under the Mukhyamantri Gram Sadak Yojana will therefore be made...
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra met schoolgirl Shivani, whose viral video exposing the waterlogging crisis in Gadoda village in Laxmangarh constituency, Sikar district, sparked a storm on social media. In the video, Shivani was seen...
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expressed confidence during the inauguration of Tesla’s Experience Centre that Maharashtra will become the state with the highest Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing capacity in India. World-renowned EV manufacturer Tesla has...
New Delhi/Kohima, July 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a Senior Professor of Nagaland University who was allegedly involved in the transaction of bribes and other tender-related irregularities, agency sources said on Tuesday....
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced in the state assembly that the government will amend the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 1999, to increase the punishment and also amount of...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has come under fire from the ruling NDA coalition following his sharp criticism of the law and order situation in Bihar, calling the state the...
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to share the Bengaulru stampede report with Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and DNA Entertainment Networks. The bench, headed by Acting Chief...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Identifying case backlog in courts as the biggest challenge facing the judiciary, former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Tuesday suggested early filling of vacancies to address the pendency issue and added that a...
Jind, July 15 (IANS) In a spiritual gesture aimed at serving devotees during the holy month of Sawan, the postal department in Haryana’s Jind district has begun distributing Gangajal—sacred water from the Ganges—through local post offices. Each 250 ml bottle...
Patna, July 15 (IANS) Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll has triggered political controversy, with the opposition alleging it is an attempt to implement NRC in the state. Amid...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In an exclusive interview with IANS, former Supreme Court judge Justice (retired) Sanjay Kishan Kaul shares his views on some of the most pressing issues concerning India’s judiciary. From long-pending vacancies and the National Judicial...