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Women may get up to rRs.r50,000 in MP's revamped Ladli Behna scheme: Officials

India, Dec. 4 -- The Madhya Pradesh government plans to provide an option of lumpsum amount instead of the monthly payout of Rs.1,500 as part of the Ladli Behna scheme, state women and child developme... Read More


Pakistani immigrant in Delaware arrested with mass shooting plans; 'kill all' manifesto

India, Dec. 4 -- A Pakistani immigrant and former University of Delaware student was reportedly arrested along with a cache of guns, ammunition, body armour and a manifesto explaining a plan to "kill ... Read More


Who is Caden Hawkins, Texas man held nine months in Mexico prison after accidently crossing border

India, Dec. 4 -- A young Texas oil field worker has spent the past nine months locked inside one of Mexico's most violent prisons after unknowingly crossing the border during what his family described... Read More


5 more ministries allotted space as part of Central Vista redevelopment plan

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Union government on Wednesday announced that five more ministries will shift to newly built office complexes as part of the ongoing Central Secretariat consolidation under the... Read More


"No corruption proven": Kalyan Banerjee welcomes Calcutta HC's order retaining 32,000 teachers' jobs

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee welcomed the Calcutta High Court's order setting aside Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's single bench verdict on the cancellation of 32,000 teac... Read More


Burst water line floods Yamuna Vihar, triggers jams on Wazirabad Road

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The damage to a major water supply pipeline and the ensuing repair work in east Delhi's Yamuna Vihar triggered heavy traffic snarls on Wazirabad Road and inundated nearby areas. D... Read More


Safdarjung resident doctors strike work, demand action against dept chief who assaulted medico

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Days after a senior resident doctor from the anaesthesia department at Safdarjung Hospital was allegedly physically assaulted by the head of the cardiothoracic and vascular surger... Read More


Subramaniya Swamy Temple row: Chaos erupts over lamp lighting at Thiruparankundram hilltop in Madurai

Madurai, Dec. 4 -- Chaos erupted around the Thiruparankundram hilltop Subramaniya Swamy Temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district. The unrest unfolded during the Hindu festival of Karthigai Deepam, a ce... Read More


ECI largest organisation in world with over 1 million personnel: CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Stockholm

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar assumed the Chairmanship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Int... Read More


India losing 15k sqkm forest area to invasive species each year: Study

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Invasive species are spreading at an annual rate of 15,000 square kilometres in forest areas and nearly two-thirds of India's natural ecosystems now harbour 11 major invasive spec... Read More