Civil society representatives led by Goa-based fashion designer Wendell Rodricks on Thursday met Governor Mridula Sinha and requested her to not give assent to a controversial amendment derecognising the coconut palm as a tree....
Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities which will be developed into smart cities in 2016....
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, a former judge of the Allahabad High Court, as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh....
Three faculty members of the University of Hyderabad on Thursday launched a hunger strike even as students continued their protest for the 11th day over the suicide of a Dalit student. ...
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Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Thursday demanded the appointment of an independent administrator to look into alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) and said he was set to petition the Delhi High Court in this regard....
India's P.V. Sindhu rose a place in the women's singles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday to be ranked No.11....
A court here on Thursday directed Kerala's vigilance department to file an FIR against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the solar panel scam, following which Chandy said he has done no wrong....
The CPI-M has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack his ministers Smriti Irani and Bandaru Dattatreya, saying they are to blame for the suicide of a Dalit student in Hyderabad. ...
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court urging it to grant him a hearing before passing any order on Maharashtra government's appeal in the 2002 accident case. The Maharashtra government has already moved the apex court challenging Bombay High Court's order acquitting Salman in the case, in which one person was ...
