Bhopal: Speaking to the media on Sunday evening, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan promised to reward Rs 1 lakh for anyone who provides any information on the culprits of Jhabua blasts. The Madhya Pradesh government has also announced to bear treatment expenses of victims of Jha

At least 89 people were killed and over 100 injured after several cylinders inside a hotel exploded in the Petlawad town of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday. The explosions are believed to have been triggered by the accidental blast of gelatin sticks in an adjacent building. The hi

NAGAPATTINAM:  The carcass of a 33-feet-long whale was washed up on the shores of a village beach near Tarangambadi in Nagapattinam district. Forest Ranger Gopinath said the carcass was sighted by fishermen of Chinnagudi village. The whale weighed five tonnes, Gopinath said. Since the carcass

MUMBAI: Ahmed Javed on Tuesday was appointed the new Mumbai police commissioner. Ahmed Javed will take over from Rakesh Maria. Rakesh Maria has been promoted to DG Home Guards. Rakesh Maria was much in the news these days due to Mumbai Police's ongoing investigations in the Sheena Bora murd

CHENNAI:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today launched the Amma Baby Kit Scheme that she announced last year. Babies born in government hospitals would receive the kit worth Rs. 1,000 with 16 items including a dress, mosquito net, soap, shampoo, hand santiser, baby rattle, nail clipper a

At least 32 people have been killed following lightning strikes in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, reports say. Twenty-three people died in seven districts of Andhra Pradesh. Nine people were killed in the eastern state of Orissa. Most of the people who died were working on far

GUWAHATI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Authorities in Assam are struggling to respond to massive floods which have affected more than 1.5 million people and forced more than 200,000 people to seek refuge in relief camps, senior government officials said on Monday. Heavy monsoon rains in t

NEW DELHI: Analysts and economists gave a thumbs-up to Raghuram Rajan as he completed two years as governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. On a scale of 5, five analysts have given Rajan an average rating of 4.5. Raghuram Govind Rajan took charge as the 23rd governor of Reserve Ban

GUNTUR: In a freak instance of multiple lightning-strikes, 19 people were killed in five Andhra Pradesh districts on Sunday, even as women cricket teams of Andhra Pradesh and Tripura had a narrow squeak in Guntur where a fire-bolt struck a tree next to the ground they were having a practice match. T

The four-decade old wait for one rank one pension (OROP) ended on Saturday with the Centre rolling out the scheme which will cost the exchequer between Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore. The decision was conveyed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at a hurriedly called press conference so that th

NEW DELHI:  Targeting RSS, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today dubbed it as an "intolerant non-state actor" "controlling" the Narendra Modi government and said the Prime Minister cannot see it. He tweeted: "Modiji can see intolerant non-state actors controlling large territories evrywhr-b

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