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Udupi: District administration warns strict action against fishermen engaged in bull trawling

Udupi: The Udupi district administration has beefed up surveillance in the local fishing harbour after clamping down on bull trawling and light fishing, which allegedly threatens fish breeding. District administration also warned fishermen of strict action including cancellation of diesel subsidy

At the age of 77, retired engineer gets PhD from IIT-Delhi

The air filled with enthusiasm when 77-year-old Sushil Kumar Dhawan was awarded with his PhD degree. The occasion was the 50th annual convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi (IIT-D) on Saturday. Dhawan, a visiting professor at IIT-D’s department of civil engineering, is one of

NRC is not a new idea, we have only updated the 1951 NRC list: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) process to identify illegal aliens residing in the border State was “neither a new or novel idea” but only an attempt to update the 1951 NRC list. Chief Justice Gogoi, who is retiring on November 17, headed the

Govt releases new map of India with Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

New Delhi: Two days after Jammu and Kashmir was officially bifurcated into the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, the Union Home Ministry on Saturday released the new political map of the country showing 28 states and nine Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transiti

Cops, lawyers clash at Delhi's Tis Hazari Court; police vehicle set afire

New Delhi: A police vehicle was set afire over a clash between the advocates and Delhi Police at Tis Hazari Court in Delhi. Fire Department dispatched ten fire tenders to the spot. Jai Biswal, an office bearer of the Tis Hazari Bar Association, has narrated the incident preceding the clash. He sa

Pompeo awarded Pepsico India for saving over 17 billion litres of water

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday presented the prestigious Award for Corporate Excellence to Pepsico India for its efforts to save more than 17 billions of litres of water through community water programs and positively impacting thousands of community members. Established in 1999, t

Schools shut, public health emergency declared as toxic haze shrouds Delhi

The Delhi government on Friday announced the closure of all schools till November 5 as air quality deteriorated breaching ‘severe plus ’ level and pollution control body declared a public health emergency in Delhi-NCR, which remained shrouded in a thick, toxic layer of smoke and haze. “Due to stu

Two-Thirds of my tenure as RBI chief was under BJP govt, Raghuram Rajan reminds Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, in reply to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s attack for presiding over the "worst phase" of the Indian banking sector, said that two-thirds of his tenure as the head of the central bank was under the BJP government. In an interview to CNBC, Raja

NIA raids in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore in crackdown on ISIS module

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out raids at multiple locations in Coimbatore in a crackdown on an Islamic State module in Tamil Nadu. An official familiar with the raids said they have found certain new clues in the ISIS Coimbatore case which are being verified. New agency

IPS probationer accused of dowry harassment by wife, case registered in Hyderabad

A 28-year-old Dalit woman working with South Central Railway, has alleged that her husband, Kokkani Venkata Maheswara Reddy, who is currently under probation as an IPS officer, is forcing to seek a divorce from her to marry another woman from his caste hoping for a huge sum as dowry. The woman, B

CJI Ranjan Gogoi to deliver important verdicts in Ayodhya, Rafale cases

New Delhi: With just a few days remaining in the retirement of Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, there are many important judgements to be delivered including political sensitive cases like Ayodhya land dispute and Rafale cases. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, set to retire on November 17, will d

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed next Chief Justice, to take oath on November 18

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is all set to be the 47th Chief Justice of India after President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday signed a warrant appointing the 63-year-old senior-most Supreme Court judge to the post. Bobde is scheduled to take charge of the top court on November 18, a day after the present

Will give a clear view of priorities, says PM Modi on EU lawmakers’ J&K visit

At an interaction with members of the European Parliament on a visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called urgent action against all those who support terrorism or use terror as a state policy. “There should be zero tolerance for terrorism,” the prime minister told the visiting gro

Uttar Pradesh: Girl throws acid on youth after he refuses to marry her, arrested by Aligarh police

Aligarh: Police in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a girl after she allegedly threw acid on youth who refused to marry her. The incident took place on Thursday in Jeevangarh area of the district. The accused and the victim were reportedly in a relationship and the boy apparently r

2-year-old Tamil Nadu boy trapped in borewell for over 40 hours

Chennai: More than 40 hours after Sujith Wilson, a two-year-old boy, fell down an abandoned borewell in Tamil Nadu's Trichy district, rescue teams, including those from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), have been unable to reach him. Sujith had initially been trapped at a depth of around

Disabled & people over 80 years of age can now vote through postal ballot

New Delhi: The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their vote through postal ballot, the government said on Saturday, in a move that will help increase voter turnout. At present, voting through postal ballot is available to armed forces and those assigned poll duties. On the

SC seeks response of Centre on plea for Muslim women’s entry into mosques

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a PIL seeking entry of Muslim women in all mosques in the country. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S.A. Bobde and S.A. Nazeer issued notice to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice and Minority Affairs on the

Amit Shah to mediate with Shiv Sena over Maharashtra govt formation

The BJP’s parliamentary board has authorised party president Amit Shah to speak to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on the shape of the coalition government in Maharashtra after Thursday’s results. The choice of negotiator from the BJP was conveyed by senior Shiv Sena leaders to the BJP, who sai