New Delhi |   Jul 16, 2016:The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has been rejigged with Smriti Irani being dropped as a special invitee and her successor in the HRD Ministry Prakash Javadekar elevated as a member. Najma Heptulla, the Minority Affairs Minister who had resigned from

Lucknow, July 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the state government will welcome the court's verdict on the Dadri lynching case, but added that all efforts will be made to ensure justice for all. Yadav said that his government had earlier conducted a fair probe i

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Calling upon states to be vigilant and updated and to focus on intelligence sharing for strengthening internal security of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to hold discussions on challenges and how to deal with them. "We should today hold d

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), July 16 (ANI): In a joint statement issued by the Hurriyat Leadership, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik have extended protests and complete shutdown for the next 72 hours starting from today morning till Monday evening. "On 16th of

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): India today called upon all sides to support democracy and mandate of the ballot and avoid bloodshed in Turkey, which is witnessing violence after an attempted military coup in which at least 60 people have died. External Affairs Ministry said India has been closely foll

NEW DELHI: The stage is finally set for Rahul Gandhi to take charge of Congress. The Congress vice-president is likely to become president at a special All India Congress Committee session. Delhi is the likely venue. The session may be held in the latter half of August or in middle November. Soni

VIJAYAWADA: In a shocking incident, a five-day-old infant went missing from the maternity ward of the old Government General Hospital here on Thursday. According to the hospital authorities, I Kalyani (26), a resident of Kothapet locality in Vijayawada, delivered a baby boy at the the hospital fi

Animal Welfare Board terms notifications declaring wild animals vermin arbitrary NEW DELHI, June 20, 2016:The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a notification that allows the culling of nilgais, wild boars in Bihar and Uttarakhand and monkeys in Himachal Pradesh. A bench headed by Justice A

Pune: Datta Phuge, the Pune businessman who came to be known as the "gold man" after he was photographed in a pure gold shirt a few years ago, was allegedly beaten to death in front of his son late last night. The 48-year-old was found dead at a large ground early on Friday morning. Mr Phuge w

Sri Muktsar Sahib (Punjab), July 15 (ANI): Having spent nearly seven years as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Dr. Sumeet Kumar Jarangal, says that his desire to serve the nation, bring joy and happiness to the people of the country, and also be an inspiration to folks from his home s

Kanpur, July 15 :A new case of caste discrimination has come to light after a Dalit woman in a Kanpur village alleged that the authorities of a temple, where she had gone to offer prayers, cleansed the temple with ''Gangajal after she left.'The incident is alleged to have taken place on Friday when

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condemned the deadly terror attack in Nice resort city of France after a trucker loaded with weapons and hand grenades killed at least 80 people who had gathered to watch fireworks on the occasion

New Delhi, July 15 (ANI):President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first edition of "India Skills Competition" on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day today. The occasion will also mark the first anniversary of Prime Minister's Skill India mission which aims to train over 40 crore youth in

Guwahati (Assam), July 14 (ANI): Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in Assam with its villages, towns and cities situated in the low foothills of the state reeling from floods for over a month. Authorities have come up with series of initiatives to provide relief to thousands of affected people.

New Delhi | July 14, 2016 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday took to Twitter to inform that two Indian Air Force C17 aircrafts, carrying hundreds of Indians from War-torn South Sudan, will reach Delhi tomorrow. "Both aircrafts are reaching Delhi via Thiruvananthapuram. First fl

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI):Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday announced the approval of three Kendriya Vidyalaya proposals. During an informal interaction with the media, the Minister also received the feedback regarding the performance of the ministry and education sector, appreciati

New Delhi, July 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who took part in a meeting at party vice-president Rahul Gandhi's residence to discuss strategy for the next year's UP Assembly polls, on Thursday, said the grand old party would contest the elections with an aim to win and form a go

 A court in Noida on Thursday ordered the police to file a First Investigation Report (FIR) against Mohammad Akhlaq's family for alleged cow slaughter. Noida, July 14 (ANI):In September last year, Akhlaq was lynched by a mob on suspicion that his family stored and consumed beef in Dadri, Uttar Pr