Supreme Court judges should not be given any profitable posting after retirement, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanded on Tuesday, claiming that such postings influence the judicial system. "I demand that judges should not be given any profitable posting after ...
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Tuesday that he has sought an appointment to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. "As a government, we have taken the lead in opposing this Bill and we will...
In an obvious attack on Pakistan, Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said "our western neighbour" was ceaselessly supporting terrorists and warned that his troops won't hesitate to take "heavy action". Speaking on the occasion of the 71st Army Day parade, Gen Rawat also said that ...
People across Karnataka on Tuesday celebrated the harvest festival of Sankranti with thousands of Hindus thronging temples. The festival began with people heralding 'Uttarayan', when the Sun enters the northern hemisphere, marking a new month in the Hindu calendar....
Thousands of devotees took a holy dip here at the Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati rivers -- on Tuesday morning, on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti and marking the onset of the Kumbh Mela. Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged devotees to participate in the Kumbh Mela,...
India has called for a more multilateral global order keeping in focus the Indo-Pacific, a region that has grown in significance in recent years. Noting that India was committed to upholding multilateralism and the institutions it engenders, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday the Centre is striving hard for the development of eastern India, including Odisha, as he launched projects worth Rs 1,550 crore. "We have either inaugurated or laid the foundation stones of projects worth Rs ...
Canada has reviewed its China travel advisory, warning of a risk of arbitrary law enforcement after a Chinese court sentenced of its nationals to death over drug charges. The Canadian government on Monday said there was a "risk of arbitrary ...
In a setback for the Tamil Nadu government, a court refused to remand two accused persons who had alleged that Chief Minister K.Palaniswami was also involved in a robbery case at the Kodanad Tea Estate. Late Monday, the magistrate's court refused to remand Sayan and Manoj as it was...
Over three million devotees from across India and abroad, braved the icy cold water to take a holy dip in the confluence of river Ganga on Tuesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair in West Bengal's Sagar Island on Makar Sankranti. "Almost 31 lakh people bathed at Sagar since morning, far surpassing the ...
