That even Delhi's high security jails are no deterrent for criminals is an open secret. It only gets further underlined by every shocking incident that comes to light of prisoners going to unimaginable lengths to carry on their illegal activities from behind the jail walls....
A World War II-era B-17 bomber crashed while trying to land at Bradley International Airport in the US state of Connecticut, killing at least seven people, said police....
Intense arguments are predicted in the Ayodhya title dispute in the Supreme Court as the October 18 deadline approaches, leaving seven days of active hearing in the politically vexing 70-year-old case being heard by a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi....
The revocation of special status of Kashmir was part of India pitting "long-term thinking over short-term calculations", which involved "deep structural changes and ambitious socio-economic initiatives" and what also "what were presumed to be intractable challenges" had to be addressed, "not ducked", External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar h...
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav boycotted the assembly session and led his party leaders and workers to the Gandhi statue at the GPO Park here and offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Gandhi Jayanti on Wednesday. The Samajwadi party members, who had boycotted the special assembly session,...
The practice of bursting fire crackers during Gandhi Jayanti celebrations will be discontinued by the state government, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Gandhi was a true environmentalist and bursting fire crackers is not in sync with good environment practices, the Chief Minister said....
The infighting within the Congress in Haryana has landed at interim party chief Sonia Gandhi's doorstep. Former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar is going to protest on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi....
People from all walks of society in Odisha paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary on Wednesday. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal along with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid homage to Gandhi at the state Assembly....
Noting that "single use" plastic is dangerous for the future of the country as well as the world, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday appealed to the people to shun polythene bags and use jute or cotton bags instead. "I appeal mothers and sisters to shun the use of polythene and use bags of jute ...
Army chief General Bipin Rawat met Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid highlighting threats in the Indian Ocean region, defence sources said on Wednesday. Rawat is on a five-day visit to Maldives beginning September 29 in order to boost military ties with the archipelago nation given its strategic importance ...
