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17,000 evacuated from 26 flood-hit districts of UP

Lucknow, Sept. 5 -- Over 17,000 people were evacuated and moved to safer locations in Uttar Pradesh after floods affected 26 districts in the state, officials said. According to the relief commissione... Read More


SC upholds EBC prof's preferred univ posting

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- In a setback to the Bihar State University Service Commission(BSUSC), the Supreme Court on September 2 rejected its Special Leave Petition (SLP) against a Patna High Court order, sta... Read More


IndiGo flight from Purnea diverted to Jaipur due to poor Delhi weather

PURNEA, Sept. 5 -- An IndiGo flight from Purnea to Delhi (Flight 6E6560) was diverted to Jaipur due to inclement weather in the national capital, officials said on Thursday. The passengers on board wa... Read More


Telecom executive getsRs.23,456 1-day power bill

PATNA, Sept. 5 -- A telecom executive in Patna was left without electricity for three days after a billing glitch generated an erroneous Rs.23,456 bill for a single day, officials said on Friday. Bish... Read More


Purification row: Congress, BJP set for a showdown

Dehradun/Haldwani, Sept. 5 -- The political row over the alleged 'purification ritual' at Haldwani's Ramlila Ground has escalated, with the Congress announcing a march to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh ... Read More


Naidu asks TDP cadre to gear up for local body polls

India, Sept. 5 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed the TDP machinery to gear up for the upcoming local body elections and aim for a better strike rate than in the... Read More


40 high-hazard glacial lakes identified in Sikkim

India, Sept. 5 -- The eastern Himalayan state of Sikkim has identified 40 high-hazard glacial lakes, with 16 of them classified as being at the highest risk of catastrophic outbursts that could threat... Read More


Janmashtami fervour grips Mumbai as devotees throng temples

India, Sept. 5 -- Aartis and bhajans filled the air as religious fervour swept Mumbai on Friday, with Krishna temples across the city opening to massive crowds of faithfuls gathering for early prayers... Read More


Encroachments of gram panchayat lakes to invite criminal cases, says Karnataka Minister Khandre

India, Sept. 5 -- Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on Friday warned that encroachments on lakes owned and maintained by gram panchayats would be removed without any leniency and criminal cases would ... Read More


Shivraj slams Congress over Ram temple CEO appointment

India, Sept. 5 -- Former chief minister and Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has criticised the Congress over the appointment of retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra as the first full-time CEO of t... Read More