The first woman Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Manjula Chellur, has been named the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court....
Harvest and post-harvest loss of India's major agricultural produce is estimated at Rs 92,651 crore ($13 billion), according to data published by the ministry of food processing industries. ...
Union Minister of Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday introduced in the Rajya Sabha the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that seeks to increase maternity leave benefit for women from 12 to 26 weeks. The union cabinet on Wednesday gave ex-post facto approval to increase of maternity leave benefit from 12 to 26 weeks for two...
Pakistan must recognise India's security concerns and clamp down all those involved in "cross-border terrorism", a leading Pakistani daily said on Thursday. Without this, Pakistan and India won't be able to engage with each other to resolve their disputes, the Daily Times said in an editorial. "Support for the Kashmiri movement in Pakistan mus...
The Indian Red Cross Society will provide shelter to Irom Sharmila, who is being shunned by many in Manipur after she ended her 16-year-long fast against a draconian legislation. The Manipur branch of the Red Cross Society has decided to give her temporary shelter till the time Sharmila finds a lasting place to live in Imphal. After friends and many suppo...
The opposition on Thursday opposed the moving of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016, in the Lok Sabha, compelling the government to say it will refer it to a Parliamentary panel. The government had listed the bill for consideration and passing. Soon after the papers were laid on the table of the House after question hour, Speaker Sumit...
The Rajya Sabha was disrupted on Thursday as Samajwadi Party members said the Central government was not releasing funds due to Uttar Pradesh (UP). "UP chief minister, chief secretary and other ministers have written to the Central government several times. The contribution that Centre should give to UP is not being given. There is partiality," SP leader ...
The Bihar Police have launched a probe into the alleged involvement of a BJP legislator over the communal tension in Saran district, a police official on Thursday said. Saran Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kumar Raj told IANS that a probe was underway into the role of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator C.N. Gupta. "We are investigating i...
The man began his ascend around 4 p.m. local time on the south side of the 58-story building which is the headquarters of the US presidential campaign of Republican nominee Donald Trump. He also lives in the building but was not in New York at the time of incident, BBC reported....
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday that the government will express its deep sense of gratitude to all the Dubai officials for their timely rescue of the passengers from an Emirates flight that skidded and burst into flames last week at Dubai International Airport....
