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'ECI is totally exposed': Congress welcomes SC directive on SIR row

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Welcoming the Supreme Court directive on the Bihar SIR issue, the Congress on Friday said democracy has survived a "brutal assault" from the Election Commission of India (ECI), c... Read More


Rahul hails SC's 'progressive' tweak on stray dogs order

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's revised directions on stray dogs and said it marks a progressive step towards balancing animal welfare and pub... Read More


'Studying poll results, will highlight issue': Pawar on 'vote theft' charges

Mumbai, Aug. 22 -- Amid a row over Congress's 'vote theft' allegations targeted at the ECI and BJP, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Friday said the Opposition would unite to raise this issue and hi... Read More


Forensic push bolsters cyber security in UP

Lucknow, Aug. 22 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is consistently taking decisive measures to strengthen law and order through advanced use of technology. In order to achieve that, a key focus has been... Read More


Rajit Punhani appointed as FSSAI chief

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Senior bureaucrat Rajit Punhani has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer, Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle ... Read More


Modi inaugurates 3 Metro stretches; Mamata says drew blueprints, arranged funds as Rly Min

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- As Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three new Metro stretches in Kolkata, and launched a key expressway project on Friday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a nostalgic pos... Read More


WBJEEB: SC's 'interim stay' order brings relief to lakhs of students in Bengal

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Bringing relief to lakhs of students in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Friday put an interim stay on the Calcutta High Court order that had directed the West Bengal Joint Entran... Read More


Green clearances for sand mining without proper study detrimental for ecology: SC

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said granting environmental clearances for sand mining, without a proper study of the existing position of the riverbed, would be detrimental to ecolo... Read More


Rising Yamuna water level poses threat to Taj Mahal

Agra, Aug. 22 -- The Yamuna River in Agra swelled dangerously on Friday after heavy rainfall in the hills and the release of large volumes of water from upstream barrages, raising fears of flooding th... Read More


PM Modi inaugurates three new metro routes in Kolkata

Kolkata, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of the six-lane Kona Expressway project, worth over Rs 1,200 crore, besides inaugurating three new metro routes in ... Read More