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Delhi govt: Bus operators warned of penalties over safety violations

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Delhi government has directed all bus operators, including those from other states, to strictly comply with passenger safety and operational norms, with violations inviting a... Read More


IRS daughter's case: Court frames rape, murder, robbery charges

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- A Delhi court has framed charges of rape, murder and robbery against a former domestic help accused of killing the 22-year-old daughter of a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) o... Read More


Jatayu to get a mate after two decades

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Delhi Zoo's lone Egyptian vulture Jatayu, which has spent more than two decades without a mate, will finally have company, with authorities in talks with two zoos in other st... Read More


UP, Goa initiate first level checks on EVMs

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- As the Election Commission gets battle-ready to hold the high stakes Assembly polls in five states, Uttar Pradesh and Goa have initiated 'first-level checks' on electronic voting... Read More


IAF gets 1st woman non-medical officer to attain AVM rank

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Indian Air Force woman officer Shakti Sharma is recorded as the first woman officer from the non-medical stream in the Indian Defence Forces to attain the rank of Air Vice Marsha... Read More


CM orders transparent dengue reporting; 'cases down 50%'

Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday directed the state Health department and doctors to report dengue cases and deaths transparently, assuring medical practitioners that the... Read More


'Deal egg-pelting incidents with iron hand': HC orders security for Mahua Moitra

Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- The state must deal with incidents of egg pelting and other harassment with an "iron hand" or they would go "out of your control", the Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday while... Read More


Fuel sales soar in August as erratic monsoon rains boost demand

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Petrol and diesel sales by India's three state-run fuel retailers surged in August as erratic monsoon rainfall boosted fuel demand from farmers and motorists, preliminary industr... Read More


Domestic passenger vehicle sales rise 35% to 4.5 lakh units in Aug

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Passenger vehicle sales in India are estimated to have risen around 35 per cent to about 4.5 lakh units in August, riding on the back of robust growth posted by the likes of Maru... Read More


Ahmedabad added to int'l hub & spoke network

Ahmedabad, Sept. 1 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched international Hub-and-Spoke flight operations from Ahmedabad on Tuesday, becoming the third airport in the country after Varanasi and Amri... Read More