Chennai, July 14 (ANI):Two women, a research scholar and the wife of a professor, allegedly committed suicide in two separate incidents in their rooms at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, campus on Wednesday. The victims have been identified as P Maheshwari, 34, and 47-year-old G

MANGALURU, July 16, 2016: One of the coaches of Madgaon-Mangaluru Central DEMU train (70105) derailed at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Saturday afternoon, throwing train traffic on the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram sector out of gear. However, there were no casualties. The derailment occurred

New Delhi |   Jul 16, 2016:The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has been rejigged with Smriti Irani being dropped as a special invitee and her successor in the HRD Ministry Prakash Javadekar elevated as a member. Najma Heptulla, the Minority Affairs Minister who had resigned from

Washington |   Jul 16, 2016 :Under wraps for 13 years, the US on Friday released once-top secret pages from a congressional report into 9/11 that questioned whether Saudis, who were in contact with the hijackers after they arrived in the US, knew what was being planned. The US House of Representa

New Delhi |  Jul 16, 2016 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will formally charge five alleged Islamic State (IS)-sympathisers from Haridwar and Mumbai for conspiring to carry out bomb blasts during the Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar earlier this year. Akhlak-ur-Rehman, Mohammad Osama alias Adil

نئی دہلی 16 جولائی2016 : دہلی اردو اکادمی نے اپنے سالانہ انعامات میں ترجمے کا انعام انجمن ترقی اردو (ہند) کے جنرل سکریٹری ڈاکٹر اطہر فاروقی کو دینے کا فیصلہ کیا ہے جنھیں 2012 میں ساہتیہ اکادمی بھی ترجمے کا انعام دے چکی ہے۔ یہ انعام اس لیے بھی اہم ہے کہ ڈاکٹر اطہر فاروقی نے حال ہی میں دہلی سے متعلق د

PTI, Kolkata | Updated: Jul 16, 2016 Over 130 persons onboard an Imphal-bound Air India aircraft had a narrow escape on Saturday after the pilot detected smoke in one of the engines just when the plane was entering the runway. The incident took place at 12.15pm when the aircraft, operating Air Ind

With the help of MPLAD funds released from Pralhad Joshi, Dharwad MP, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is planning to create 17 free Wi-Fi zones across Dharwad district and the first such zone was launched at old KSRTC bus station in Hubballi on Thursday. A simple registration process has been put in p

Lucknow, July 15 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the state government will welcome the court's verdict on the Dadri lynching case, but added that all efforts will be made to ensure justice for all. Yadav said that his government had earlier conducted a fair probe i

Assembly adopts Bill to amend KarnatakaPolice Act BENGALURU, July 16, 2016:The police are set to get more powers to regulate and monitor activities of staff and management of schools in the interest of safety and security of children. In the wake of recent incidents of sexual harassment, the Karn

Dr. Sumeet Kumar Jarangal is a young bureaucrat from Jammu and Kashmir, whose work has emerged as a tale of inspiration for the youths of the region Punjab, July 16 (ANI): Dr. Jarangal hails from Talab Tillo area of Jammu. After deciding to serve the nation the best he can, he appeared for the pr

The Lifeline Express, the world's first hospital on a train, also known as the Magic Train of India, today celebrates 25 years of service to the poor and underprivileged masses of rural India.   Mumbai, July 16 (ANI): At a function held here to celebrate the success of the train, Western Railway

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Calling upon states to be vigilant and updated and to focus on intelligence sharing for strengthening internal security of the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to hold discussions on challenges and how to deal with them. "We should today hold d

Emirates Airline named the World’s Best Airline 2016 at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016, in addition to scooping up the awards for World’s Best Inflight Entertainment for a record 12th consecutive year, and Best Airline in the Middle East. DUBAI, 12th July 2016 (WAM) -  Based on

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) opened on Thursday new Burns and Plastic surgery unit (Ward 23) at Rashid Hospital. DUBAI, 14th July, 2016 (WAM) - Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of DHA inaugurated the new unit, considered one-of-a-kind specialised burns and plastic surg

ABU DHABI, 15th July, 2016 - The next time you download a new app or game on your mobile phone, be careful of giving away your location. The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned all smart mobile and device users about playing online electronic games that request their geog

ABU DHABI, 15th July 2016 (WAM) - A number of landmarks across Abu Dhabi have been lit up in France’s national colors in solidarity with Paris after the terrorist attack in the city of Nice where a truck last night was deliberately driven into a crowd celebrating France's national day killing and in

ABU DHABI, 15th July 2016 (WAM) --- H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has extended condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the terrorist incident which took place in the French city of Nice last night, describin