Guwahati: Flood situation in Assam further deteriorated with 19 of the 32 districts of the state reeling under water. People in different places taking shelter in make-shift relief camps have complained of not having sufficient support from the state government. The children have become highly vu

NEW DELHI: Union Urban Development Ministry today sanctioned a sum of Rs 192 cr under Smart City Mission for 96 cities included in the ambitious project. Each of the cities has been given Rs 2 cr for preparing Smart City plan. "Rs 2 cr provided for each city is meant for preparation of city le

Air India, the cash-strapped state-run carrier, is in fresh trouble. Thirty of its senior Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots have quit in quick succession, leaving the national carrier to grapple with a severe human resource crunch. The pilots who have called it quits were senior co-pilots with 4,000 h

The prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and non-subsidised LPG on Tuesday were cut by 11.7 per cent and Rs. 25.5, respectively. On Monday, the prices of petrol and diesel were slashed by Rs. 2 per litre and 50 paise per litre, respectively. A litre of petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 61. 2 from Tue

Vishwa Hindu Parishad criticised Vice President Hamid Ansari over his pitch for “affirmative action” for Muslims on Tuesday, alleging it was a “political” and “communal” statement which did not befit the dignity of his office. The Hindutva organisation said such a demand seeks to “push Muslims in

Petrol price on Monday was cut by Rs 2 per litre while diesel rate was reduced by 50 paise a litre - the third reduction in rates this month following global cues. The new rates will be effective from the midnight of August 31 and September 1. "Since last price change, there has been a decreas

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal by Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik against the Goa government’s decision to ban his entry into the state. A bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu also censured Sri Ram Sene for moral policing and assaulting women in its name. “Why have you been

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's defence ministertoday warned India that it will suffer "heavy losses" which it would "remember for decades" if it tries to "impose" a war on his country. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said "Pakistan's armed forces will defend every inch of their motherland at every

AGRA: The Shiv Sena in Uttar Pradesh announced on Saturday that it would give Rs 2 lakh to each Hindu family that has five children or more. The reason behind their stand, they said, was the "rising percentage of Muslim population in the country as stated in the latest (religion) census report".

NEW DELHI: Tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour -- while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the awa

Aurangzeb Road in Lutyens Delhi will be renamed as Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Road after the former President, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) decided in a meeting on Friday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the council decision in a tweet: "Congrats. NDMC jst now decided to rename Auran

A team from the Mumbai Police, along with forensic experts, on Friday recovered the skeletal remains of Sheena Bora from a secluded and woody area in Pen taluka of Raigad district of Maharashtra, nearly 100 km from here. Her passport was also recovered from Dehradun, which rules out the theory th

The Centre on Thursday approved import of 1,000 tonnes of onions by the state-owned MMTC at Rs 45 a kg from Pakistan, Egypt, China and other countries that have surplus stocks. The shipments are expected to reach Chennai or Mumbai ports by September 10.It was done after the government turned to t

In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwaltravelled to Patna on Thursday and threw his weight behind Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by calling him a sushashak (good administrator) during a state government function. Kejriwal also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Mod

A police constable in Surat was among nine persons killed, six in police firing, Wednesday in a violent turn to the Patel agitation for OBC status and reservation in Gujarat. Authorities called in the Army and placed major cities and towns under curfew as violence spread and police battled mobs atta

The Army and 5,000 personnel from paramilitary forces descended on Gujarat on Wednesday after the violence that marred the Patel community’s agitation for OBC status left eight dead, including a policeman, and scores injured. Curfew was imposed in several parts of the state and Internet connectiv

Gory details of abduction and brutal murder deepened the mystery surrounding the death of Sheena Bora on Wednesday, giving the high-profile case multiple angles. Sheena is Indrani Mukerjea’s (second wife of former Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea) daughter from her first marriage with a tea-garden o

The demand for OBC status and reservation by the Patels of Gujarat, who organised a mammoth "Maha Kranti Rally” in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, took a violent turn by late night. Large scale reports of arson, burning of buses, attacks on police, houses of home minister and husband of chief minister as w