Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

Ladakh administration mulls single permit for foreign tourists

India, Aug. 25 -- The Ladakh administration is exploring a single protected area permit (PAP) for foreign tourists across the union territory, except for specifically restricted areas, to streamline p... Read More


20% Government jobs for Agniveers in West Bengal

India, Aug. 25 -- The West Bengal Government has decided to provide 20 per cent reservation to the Agniveer cadets in Government services. The reservation would be provided in the Fire and Emergency S... Read More


Govt extends special funding to 38 former Naxal-hit districts

India, Aug. 25 -- To pre-empt the resurgence of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in previously Naxal-affected regions, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to continue special funding for 38 ... Read More


Govt to release onions at Rs 35 per kilo as retail prices surge

India, Aug. 25 -- After rising sugar prices, onion shortage has now hit Indian consumers. In Delhi, onions were being sold at Rs 65-70 a kg and while in Chennai they were being sold at Rs 60-70. On Mo... Read More


Delhi drowns as rains lash north India

India, Aug. 25 -- Heavy and continuous rains pounded vast swathes of north India, including the Delhi-NCR, on Monday, bringing the Capital and adjoining regions to a standstill due to waterlogging and... Read More


Jaishankar meets Putin in Moscow

India, Aug. 25 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the two sides discussed economic ties, focussing on key areas such as trade, energy, f... Read More


Maharashtra churches ask worshippers to sign consent forms amid anti-conversion law

India, Aug. 25 -- Churches across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region have begun collecting self-declarations from worshippers stating that they attend prayer services voluntarily, as the new Maharashtra a... Read More


No exemption, surrender within 2 weeks : SC to Tarun Tejpal

India, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal's plea seeking exemption from surrender in the 2013 rape case. The court directed him to surrender within two... Read More


Indian government mulls drug tests for all commercial pilots

India, Aug. 25 -- The civil aviation ministry is looking at the possibility of carrying out psychoactive substance tests for all commercial pilots round the year on a random basis. Civil Aviation Min... Read More


Karnataka MLA's daughter slaps woman police at temple, altercation captured on CCTV

India, Aug. 25 -- CCTV footage has surfaced showing an altercation between a police sub-inspector and the daughter of Tumakuru Rural BJP MLA B Suresh Gowda at a temple in Srirangapatna. The incident t... Read More