Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is lodged in Sunaria Jail in Haryana's Rohtak serving a sentence for raping two female followers, has again been granted a 21-day parole. This marks his 17th release...
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) The State Legislative Assembly will on Tuesday take up demands for grants concerning key departments, including Natural Resources, Industries, Investment Promotion, Commerce, Information Technology and Digital Services. The ongoing session has entered the department-wise discussion stage...
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and adjoining areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) on Tuesday morning, triggering widespread waterlogging and prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for...
Noida, Aug 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Food Department has intensified its crackdown on food adulteration in Ghaziabad and Noida ahead of the upcoming festive season, taking major action against suspected substandard food products. A team of officials raided Sachin...
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is examining alternative industrial uses for 1,700 acres acquired for the proposed Parandur greenfield airport after abandoning the project, even as it searches for another site for Chennai’s second airport. Chief Minister...
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a wide-ranging conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with the two leaders discussing bilateral cooperation, regional hotspots, global challenges and multilateral issues. EAM Jaishankar shared details of his conversation...
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Police on Monday arrested three people in connection with the killing of former Trinamool Congress MLA Sunil Singh's personal assistant Shekhar Chowdhury alias Bunty. The incident took place in Garulia under Noapara Assembly constituency in West...
Guwahati, Aug 25 (IANS) A fourth senior leader of the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) was arrested on Monday in connection with the violence that erupted during the outfit’s black‑flag bike rally in Shillong on August 19, police said. KSU Assistant...
Shillong, Aug 25 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said the state government has formally invited the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) for talks on its five‑point agenda, while making it clear that legal proceedings against arrested members...
Lucknow, Aug 24 (IANS) Women members of the Self-Help Groups (SHGs), particularly in the rural belts of Uttar Pradesh, are scripting a new chapter in the state’s dairy economy. Five companies formed under the SHGs and associated with Uttar Pradesh...
Gandhinagar, Aug 24 (IANS) Gujarat has stepped up preparedness against seasonal influenza as H1N1 cases rise in major cities, with Health Minister Praful Pansheriya saying on Monday that patients in the state were in normal condition and there was no...
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday sharply criticised Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s recent call to “smash patriarchy,” accusing the Opposition of selectively targeting Hindu society while remaining...