At least 10 people were killed and six others injured after an explosion in Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday afternoon. Some people are also feared trapped in the debris The incident took place at a shop of a firecracker manufacturer in Rohta Bazaar in the district, reported news age

Guwahati: Barely days after a similar tragedy was reported from the state of Uttar Pradesh, at least 17 people, including four women, have died from consuming spurious liquor in Assam's Golaghat district. The deceased have been identified as tea garden workers employed at the Salmara tea estate.

The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad on Friday claimed to have busted a terror module of Jaish-e-Mohammed and arrested two suspected terrorists in a midnight raid conducted at Deoband in Saharanpur district of the state. Director General of Police OP Singh said the raid was conducted after receivi

The Supreme Court has asked the governments of 17 states to evict an estimated one million tribal and other households living in forests after their claims of the right to live in forests were rejected under the Forest Rights Act. The court has asked the evictions to be carried out by July 12 and

New Delhi: In a big retaliatory move against Pakistan in the wake of Pulwama terror attack, the Narendra Modi government on Thursday decided to stop its share of water which used to flow to Pakistan. Union minister Nitin Gadkari announced on Twitter that India will now divert water from its eastern

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 3 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) over the existing rate of 9 per cent, a move that will benefit about 1.1 crore Central government employees and pensioners. The decision will cost the exchequer over Rs. 9,000 crore. The hike will come int

DEHRADUN: Twenty-two students were arrested for protesting outside a college in Uttarakhand's Dehradun demanding expulsion of Kashmiri students, police said on Tuesday. They were arrested outside the Uttaranchal College of Science and Technology on Sahastradhara Road on Monday after they shouted slo

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held Reliance Communication Ltd (RCom) chairman Anil Ambani and two directors of the company guilty of contempt of court. While directing Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG) to pay Rs453 crore along with interest to Ericsson within four weeks, the apex court ha

The Reserved Bank of India approved an early transfer of a part of its profit to the government, which needs cash to fund its schemes ahead of the national elections due by May. The Reserve Bank of India's board approved Rs. 28,000 crore as interim dividend, according to a statement. This is the

Additional Director General of West Bengal Police (law and order) Anuj Sharma was on Tuesday appointed as the new Kolkata Police Commissioner after his predecessor Rajeev Kumar was transferred as ADG & IGP of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Sharma, a 1991 batch IPS officer, was p

Chennai: The BJP-AIADMK combine has beaten the Congress to win the support of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) for an electoral alliance in Tamil Nadu. The PMK will contest on seven Lok Sabha seats and will be given one Rajya Sabha seat, AIADMK chief and deputy CM O Panneerselvam announced at a pr

A key Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist believed to be the mastermind of the Pulwama terror attack was shot dead today in a 12-hour encounter in which India lost four soldiers, including one officer. Kamran, one of the two terrorists killed in the encounter, was a Pakistani and a key aide of Jaish-e-Mohamm

In the wake of the terror attack on CRPF's convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Thursday, the Cricket Club of India (CCI) secretary Suresh Bafna on Sunday said that India should not play against Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup. 40 soldiers were martyred and several others were left injured af

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned the timing of the Pulwama terror attack ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and wondered why no preventive measures were adopted despite an alert by intelligence agencies days ahead of the incident. “I have doubts and wonder how did the

New Delhi: A total of 32 technical bids have been received from 10 companies to operate six airports that are currently under AAI's management, senior officials said Saturday. As part of an open international competitive bidding process, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had sought bidders fo

New Delhi: Reliance Foundation Saturday said it is ready to assume full responsibility for the education and livelihood of the families of the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack. "As a mark of our gratitude to the martyrs, Reliance Foundation expresses its readiness to assume full

Srinagar, Feb 17: India has said that it would give Pakistan a befitting reply for shielding and aiding the Jaish-e-Mohammad, which carried out the Pulwama attack. India has been exploring several options and said that it would look to corner Pakistan in every possible way. Top security officials

Patna: A special court on the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) on Saturday ordered a CBI probe against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in connection with the Bihar shelter home rape cases. The court also ordered an inquiry against Muzzaffarpur district magistrate Dharmendra S