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CRPF officer kills two colleagues, shoots self

Silchar, Aug. 5 -- A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer posted in Assam's Nagaon district on Tuesday allegedly killed two of his colleagues with a service rifle and later died by suicide, pol... Read More


Oppn wants ISI bill to be sent to Parl standing panel

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Opposition parties insisted that the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, which allows greater control by the Centre, be sent to a standing committee for wider consultations, Co... Read More


row erupts over Kerala minister's women remark

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 5 -- Kerala Transport Minister CP John drew flak on Tuesday for his remarks allegedly belittling women who avail free rides on state-run buses under the Priyadarshini scheme i... Read More


Heatwave, lightning added to natural calamities list: Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Heatwave and lightning have been included in the list of notified natural calamities under the operational guidelines for the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disa... Read More


Cities generating more sewage than they can treat: report

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India's cities are generating far more sewage than they can treat; with an estimated 52,644 million litres per day (MLD) of sewage against an installed treatment capacity of 31,88... Read More


India accuses Pak of using lethal force against protesters iN POK

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- India on Tuesday accused Pakistan of using lethal force, intimidation and repression against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), resulting in the death of 90 civilians,... Read More


Oppn to press Shah on violence on students, raise donation issue

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Opposition has decided to sharpen its focus on two key demands - accountability from Union home minister Amit Shah over the use of pellet guns on students, and a debate on the... Read More


Dip in employment generation under VB-G Ram G

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- Employment generation under the Centre's flagship rural jobs programme has slowed sharply during what is typically its busiest period of the year, with official data tabled in Par... Read More


Gulveer, Tejaswin and India's inroads at the CWG athletics

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- At SAI Bengaluru centre, where many of India's distance runners who train in the country are based, Gulveer Singh's CWG races were watched on the common area's television. "Gulveer w... Read More


Looking to solve the An Se Young puzzle

New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- With just two weeks left before the world's elite shuttlers gather for the BWF World Championships here, a towering figure headlines the women's singles draw. South Korea's An Se ... Read More