Lucknow: A CBI probe into the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission results since 2012 was recommended by the Uttar Pradesh government. “A letter recommending a CBI probe into all results declared by the UPPSC from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2017 was sent to the central government today,” state

Kochi : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized drugs worth Rs.1 crore at the Kochi International Airport on Wednesday morning . According to media reports, drugs were been transported to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) when they were seized by DRI team following a tip off given to them. One

COLOMBO: Skipper Virat Kohli is faced with a problem of plenty in the opening slot but that is unlikely to come in the way of India’s rampaging run when they attempt to seal the series against Sri Lanka in the second Test starting Thursday. India were without the services of regular opener KL Rah

NEW DELHI: Air India has asked its crew members operating flights to Saudi Arabia to carry their names on the hotel letter pad along with the telephone numbers of the hotel, immigration and airport. The move comes after the Jeddah police had detained some AI crew members in last week as they were no

Manama, Aug. 1 (BNA) The Kingdom of Bahrain has strongly condemned and denounced the terrorist bombing that targeted the Iraqi embassy in Afghanistan. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns this sinful act and affirms the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Republic of Iraq and t

Road accidents, involving heavy trucks, have claimed 15 lives in 14 accidents during the first half of 2017 in Dubai due to the violation of heavy truck timings. According to Col Essam Ibrahim Al Aour, Director of Traffic Services at Dubai Police, the number of deaths caused by heavy trucks have

“It is a skill. That’s why I’m here and you are there,” a visibly incensed Ravi Shastri retorted at a journalist. The premise of the question was not provocative. Shastri was asked how does he make the team play fearless cricket. It was typical of Shastri. His predecessors might have dealt with it d

Accepting requests from senior Telangana Congress leaders, the Congress has relieved Digvijaya Singh as AICC in-charge of the state. R C Khuntia has been named Telangana in-charge while Satish Jarkiholi has been appointed AICC Secretary. “Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved a new AICC team

Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil Tuesday announced the suspension of Byculla jail Superintendent Chandramani Indulkar and Tanaji Gharbudwe, who was holding charge in her absence as acting Superintendent on the day Manjula Shetye died inside the prison. The state also said it would

Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said it had opened an innovation centre in the US’ Silicon Valley to develop and showcase next-generation technologies and solutions for enterprises. “Our Silicon Valley innovation centre at Mountain View in California will demonstrate enterpr

Baghdad: Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 239 civilians and left wounded 273 others in July, a UN mission said on Tuesday. “Figures of casualties do not include security members, as the Iraqi military declined to give information about casualties among th

Berlin: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, Germans have failed to grasp how Muslim immigration has changed their country and there will be a time when it will have more mosques than churches. “Our country is going to carry on changing, and integration is also a task for the society taking u

Brentwood: Several officers from Police department across the region cheered as Trump made a remark which was criticized by many others. During a speech to police officers in Brentwood, Long Island, on Friday, US President Donald Trump advocated police brutality in dealing with the suspects. Mean

MUMBAI: Citing lack of evidence, the special CBI court here on Tuesday discharged former IPS officer from Gujarat D G Vanzara and Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Dinesh MN in the case of alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Special CBI Judge Sunilkumar J Sharma discha

NOIDA: One of the 18 persons accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri two years ago was granted bail by Allahabad high court on Monday. This is the 14th bail in the case. On the night of September 28, 2015, a mob attacked Mohammad Akhlaq and his son Danish at Bisada village in Dadri over susp

Chandigarh: Harshit Sharma, 16-yr-old boy Chandigarh boy has been offered Rs 1.4 Cr by Internet giant Google for icon designing. Harshit is a student of Class-XII of Government Model Senior Secondary School. The offer by the search engine was disclosed by the government official of Chandigarh.

Dubai: Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin regained the second spot in the bowlers’ list while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja continued to hold on to the top spot in the latest Test rankings announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here on Tuesday. Ashwin, who is on 849 points, cli

Hyderabad: Google India has announced on Tuesday a ‘Made in India’ initiative where the company wants Indian developers to build apps that are optimised for the country, showcased on Google Play Store in a special category. “At Google Play, we are committed to helping Indian developers of all siz