India
Cold Spell Continues in Delhi, Jammu Records Lowest Temperature
It was a moderately foggy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.
TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhaya Sent to Jail in Rose Valley Case
Arrested Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Sudip Bandopadhaya was on Thursday denied bail by a CBI court here and sent to jail.
Banks, Oil Companies to Bear Transaction Charges on Fuel Bought Using Cards
Banks and oil marketing companies (OMCs) will bear transaction charges for the fuel bought using cards at petrol pumps, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday.
PM Modi, Other Leaders Pay Tribute to Swami Vivekananda
Various political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday, paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his 154th birth anniversary.
BSF Ration Row: PMO Seeks Report From Home Ministry
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Thursday has sought a report from the home ministry over BSF jawan Tej Bahadur’s allegation that poor quality of food being served to them at bordering areas.
No Kind Words for Niti Aayog at Review Meet Held by Swadeshi Jagran Manch
The choice of venue, though purely coincidental, only added a tinge of paradoxical humour to the entire proceedings: RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch holding the bi-annual review meeting on the performance of Niti Aayog at the India International Centr...
NGT Notice to Centre, Delhi Govt Over Strike by MCD Workers
The National Green Tribunal today took authorities to task for sanitation services in east Delhi coming to a standstill and sought the response from the Centre, the Delhi government and recognised workers' union over employees' strike due to non-payment o...
Pak Media Uses Jawan's Video on Poor Ration Supply to Attack PM Modi
After a BSF jawan's video on how soldiers at the border were forced to live with poor rations went viral, the Pak media house geo.tv picked up the news to 'shame' India.
Mercy Plea to be Filed to Save 2 Indians From Gallows in Qatar
Government has decided to file a mercy petition on behalf of family members of two men from Tamil Nadu who were awarded death penalty by Qatar's Supreme Court for allegedly murdering a woman four years ago.
Petrol Pumps to Continue Accepting Cards After Jan 13, Says Oil Minister
Credit and debit cards will continue to be accepted at petrol pumps even after January 13 without customers having to pay transaction charges, the government said on Monday.
East Delhi Stinks As Municipal Sanitation Workers go on Indefinite Strike
More than 7,000 tonnes of garbage has accumulated across east Delhi, as sanitation workers continue to strike over pending salaries.
3 Trains Cancelled, 41 Delayed Due to Fog
At least six international and seven domestic flights arriving in Delhi were delayed due to fog, an Indira Gandhi International airport official said.
Narendra Modi's Achievements as PM Unparallel: Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's performance in the last two-and-a-half years as "unparalleled".
Urban Ministry Approaches EC to Allow Swachh Bharat Ads
Urban Development Ministry has been running various communication campaigns under the mission in all states on television, radio, print media and outdoor media such as hoarding and posters through Directorate of Advertising and Publicity (DAVP).
16 Women Allegedly Raped by Police in Chhattisgarh, NHRC Issues Notice to Govt
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found in its probe that at least 16 women were raped and sexually and physically assaulted by the state police personnel in Chhattisgarh.
Cards, ATMs Will be Redundant by 2020 in India, Says Niti Aayog
Amid the big push being given to digital transactions post-demonetisation, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said cards, ATMs and PoS machines would become redundant in the country by 2020.