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India, Africa powerful force for global progress: Jaishankar

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Africa is India's partner and its "priority", and whether one speaks of a multipolar world order or of a reformed multilateralism, it will happen only when the continent is "given... Read More


Supreme Court refuses interim bail to Asaram on health grounds, allows round-the-clock caretaker

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant interim bail to self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram on medical grounds, while permitting him to engage a trained caretaker o... Read More


Nilekani panel's mandate largely overlaps Radhakrishnan committee's NTA reform report

India, Aug. 6 -- The high-powered task force (HPTF) set up by the Centre last month to overhaul India's examination system is largely reviewing territory a government-appointed panel has already mappe... Read More


Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in limbo as ground booking scrapped in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 6 -- The proposed 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' student interaction programme of the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, scheduled at KP College ground in P... Read More


Chandigarh: Two Adani Gas fraud cases registered

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- Two Adani Gas fraud cases registered Two cheating cases related to Adani Gas bills were registered in the city. Rajesh of Phase 2 Ramdarbar alleged that he was duped of Rs.1.3 l... Read More


Will introspect if I am worthy of Chair: UP Assembly Speaker

India, Aug. 6 -- LUCKNOW UP Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday expressed anguish over repeated disruptions in the House, saying these developments compelled him to introspect whether he was "... Read More


Uproar in House after Ganieve Kaur questions Punjab govt over anti-sacrilege law

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- Ruckus erupted in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday after Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Ganieve Kaur Majithia questioned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the a... Read More


Assam flood toll rises to 95; Himanta, Nadda visit worst-hit village in Sivasagar

India, Aug. 6 -- The death toll in Assam's devastating floods rose to 95 on Wednesday after five more people died in flood-related incidents, even as Union health minister JP Nadda visited the worst-h... Read More


Activists raises concerns over Aravalli panel's grassroot reach, consultation timeline

India, Aug. 6 -- A citizens' collective on Wednesday wrote to the Supreme Court-appointed High-Powered Committee (HPC) on the Aravallis, calling the committee's public consultation process highly "ina... Read More


Govt using Sambhal report to divide people, divert attention from protests against BJP's ideology: Samajwadi MP Dimple Yadav

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday alleged that the Union government and the government of Uttar Pradesh were deliberately raising the issue of the Sambhal violence ... Read More