India
Air India Suspends Three Crew Members for Allowing Employee to Sleep on Flight's Floor
The incident took place last week when Air India flight AI-102 was on way to New Delhi from New York.
Delhi Principal Health Secretary Absent From Crucial Meetings, Says He Was 'Not Unrepresented'
In the second week of September, the AAP government came in for massive criticism for the absence of most ministers from Delhi in the face of a possible outbreak of vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya.
JNU V-C Warns Against 'Illegal Detention', Students Justify Protests
Ahmed went missing on October 15 night from the university hostel Mahi-Mandvi after a brawl with ABVP students.
Pakistan Media Regulator Enforces Complete Ban on Indian Content
Amid Indo-Pak tension, Pakistan's media regulatory authority on Wednesday decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from Friday and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended.
India Used Goa BRICS Summit to Outmanoeuvre Pakistan: Chinese Media
"As India invited all countries in the region except Pakistan, it in effect consigned Pakistan to be a regional pariah," the article titled 'India uses BRICS to outmanoeuvre Pakistan', said.
Delhi Zoo Shuts Down Amid Bird Flu Scare
According to zoo sources, around 8 water birds and a few ducks and pelicans were reported to have been affected by bird flu last week.
Practice of Triple Talaq Causing Harm to Women: Venkaiah Naidu
Amid the raging debate in the country over the 'triple talaq' issue, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the practice should end as it is causing harm to women.
Uri Terrorists Used Ladder to Scale Electrified Fence at LoC
The first incident of terrorists using ladders to cross the fence was reported in Machil sector of North Kashmir earlier this year.
Kashmir's 100-day Shutdown: Time Refuses to Heal
The almost daily anti-government protests, the curfew and near-total shutdowns, and a host of other restrictions sparked by the July 8 killing of a young militant enters its 100th day on Monday. With no respite in sight, both the separatists and authoriti...
Suu Kyi Lands in Goa Ahead of BRICS-Bimstec Summit
As host of this year's BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit, India, as is the practice, can invite neighbouring countries to join in for an outreach summit.
BRICS Summit 2016 Day 2: PM Modi to Hold Bilateral Talks With Nepal, Bangladesh
"A friend comes to India...glad to have President @MaithripalaS visit India for the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit," Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted soon after Sirisena landed at Dabolim Airport.
Police File Charge-sheet Against Man Who Stabbed Delhi Teacher 22 Times
Delhi Police on Friday filed a charge-sheet against a man in a court here for murdering a 21-year- old woman by stabbing her 22 times on a busy road here in front of several onlookers last month.
Govt Lacks Sensitivity, Not Concerned at All: Bombay High Court on Malnutrition Deaths
The Bombay High Court on Friday came down heavily on the Maharashtra government on the death of tribal children due to malnutrition saying it seems to lack "sensitivity" and is "not concerned at all" and judicial orders were almost an "exercise in futilit...
16-Year-Old Appeals to Brother to Fulfill Parents' Dream Before Killing Himself
Aman Gupta, a class 11 student from Radhopur in Bihar, jumped into the river from the Hanging Bridge in the afternoon on Friday, Rafiquedeen, SI, RK Puram police station said.
Reform Evidence Act as Per Shastras, Vedas: New Law Commission Member
The 144-year-old Indian Evidence Act is outdated and should be reformed along the lines of millennia-old Vedas and shastras, a member of the Law Commission, which advises the government on legal reforms, told News18.
Triple Talaq Not to be Linked to Uniform Civil Code: Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday clarified that the triple talaq issue should not be linked with the uniform civil code and the real challenge was to counter gender discrimination and dignity of women.