India

In his letter to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot, Vardhan requested them take initiatives to amend the laws at a time the country is marking 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Hotelier B R Shetty was shot at in suburban Andheri when he was going to meet his friend in October 2012.

Though restrictions were lifted in several places, the deployment of security forces continued to ensure law and order.

The SP, who was investigating the Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) case, had earlier been involved in the crucial Samjhauta blast and Ajmer Sharif terror cases.

Fatima, the 65-year-old petitioner, submitted that though over a year had passed, no steps have been taken to restore the area and re-mediate the damage caused to the environment.

C R Patil, Chairman of the Lok Sabha Housing Committee, said the panel called a meeting on Monday where it was decided that in three days, power, water and gas connections will be snapped.

After realising that the convent's door was locked, Sister Lucy Kalapura informed police who then called the church superior and the door was opened subsequently. After that, she went to church to attend the mass.

A team of experts from Hyderabad started the search operations at the two villages with GPR, which will help detect bodies buried under mounds of earth.

Rumours about reimposition of section 144 and closure of schools are absolutely baseless, District Development Commissioner said, adding that all schools in the district will function normally on Monday.

The company is involved in the manufacture of optical storage media like compact discs, DVDs, solid state storage devices.

At present, Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65 whereas high court judges demit offices at 62. The superannuation ages of these judges have been fixed under the pertinent provisions of the Constitution.

Women observe fast on Kajari Teej which is known as Kajari Teej Vrat and listen to 'Kajari Teej Katha'. In some communities women end their fast by eating sattu (a sweet made from chana dal) or fruits after worshipping the moon.

PM Modi inaugurated Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant and also launched stamps to commemorate five decades of India-Bhutan Hydropower cooperation.

Kaur was wanted in connection with her alleged links with the US-based pro-Khalistan group — the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) — which had been pushing for 'Referendum 2020' as part of its separatist agenda, police said.

When passengers could not be issued tokens after fare collection due to the glitch, the authorities allowed passengers to proceed with their onward journey sans the usual tickets or smart cards.

The Delhi agencies are closely monitoring the situation and preparations are being made to deal with the flood-like situation.