Incessant rain in Kerala have claimed 23 lives in the past two days. Over 22,000 people have been shifted to some 315 relief camps across the state, officials said. Till late on Thursday the toll was eight, but a fresh count took the numbers to 23 on Friday. The worst affected districts include Malappuram, Kozhikode, ...
As the Uttar Pradesh government embarks on a mission to plant 22 crore saplings in a single day on Friday, a huge demand has been witnessed for the 'sahjan' saplings. Sahjan (Moringa oleifera) is what the state government also has on its mind this plantation season since the fruits and leaves of the tree are believed to ...
Three new cases of triple talaq have been reported from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district in the past 24 hours. In the first case, a 26-year-old disabled man Mohd Rashid gave triple talaq to his 17-year-old wife Chand Bi because she was illiterate and did not know how to cook....
A teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district has been arrested for allegedly molesting a class 8 student. The incident took place in a school in Sahjanwa town and was captured in CCTV camera installed in the classroom....
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres came out on Thursday against changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and backed Security Council resolutions, of which the main one requires Pakistan to withdraw all its nationals from Kashmir....
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that India's decision to change the status quo in Jammu and Kashmir "must be addressed" before it leads to a further escalation of tensions with Pakistan....
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Islamabad "does not want war", however, "if India imposes, then it will give a befitting response", as tensions escalate between the two neighbours following New Delhi's revocation of special status for Jammu and Kashmir....
Can children born to illegal migrants till the year 1987 be considered citizens of Indian origin as per the Citizenship Act? This query was posed before the Supreme Court on Thursday as the August 31 deadline to publish the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam draws closer....
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday returned to Delhi after he was stopped at the Srinagar airport and said that the condition in the Valley is worse than what it was during the 1965 and 1971 wars as the people have been locked in their homes following a curfew in most of the districts....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the Assembly elections to elect a new government in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in transparent manner, like the panchayat polls last year. ...
