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Mob torches assam council chief's house; curfew imposed

Silchar, Dec. 23 -- A mob in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district on Monday set fire to the ancestral home of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council chief and senior BJP leader Tuliram Ronghang, sparking wid... Read More


BJP-led alliance sweeps Goa local polls, wins 32 of 50 seats

Panaji, Dec. 23 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led ruling alliance in Goa swept the zilla panchayat elections, winning 32 of the 50 seats across the state, according to results announced by the s... Read More


PWD issues SOPs to standardise ops of road maintenance vans

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to standardise the operation of road maintenance vans across the Capital. The SOPs aim ... Read More


B'desh mission in Delhi stops visa applications

India, Dec. 23 -- Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot Motaleb Shikder, a leader of Bangladesh's student-led uprising, in the head. The attack took place in southwestern Khulna, days after the killing o... Read More


'fundamental error': sc stays maha ex-min's conviction

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conviction of former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Shivaji Kokate in a three-decade-old cheating and forgery case paving the way for him to... Read More


Illegal constructions must be demolished: SC to courts

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a stern view against unauthorised constructions, cautioning courts against allowing violators to walk free merely because municipal rules permit ... Read More


Pregnant woman dies after assault by family

Belagavi, Dec. 23 -- A 19-year-old pregnant woman has died after she was allegedly brutally assaulted by her parents in a suspected case of hate crime in Karnataka's Dharwad district, police said on M... Read More


min: aravalli new definition just in mining context

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Centre's new definition of the Aravalli hills will be applied only to mining and not other sectors, including real estate or development projects, Union environment minister ... Read More


'For yrs, U'khand failed to act against forest encroachment'

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday deprecated the Uttarakhand government for allowing large-scale encroachment of forest land in Rishikesh, calling it "shocking" that the state had fail... Read More


nitish meets modi, shah in first visit after swearing-in

Patna, Dec. 23 -- Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar on Monday met PM Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah separately at their residences - his first visit to Delhi since being sworn in for a... Read More