India

Union minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in Rajya Sabha that the central government is committed to take all necessary steps to protect the borders of the country and maintain its integrity and sovereignty.

He said a "misconception" exists that the SPG is only about "physical protection".

Pakistan is struggling with a slow-down and inflation and 'being blacklisted by the FATF will be the last nail in the coffin of terrorism', said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Platoon Commander Rajeev Kumar, who had first approached the Noida Police to blow the lid off the massive irregularities in the withdrawal of salaries, was identified from CCTV camera footage.

In an apparent swipe at the Congress, PM Modi also said the 'sensitive and emotional' Ayodhya issue could have been solved much earlier, but was stalled because of 'vote bank' politics.

On November 22, the courier boy was killed in a basement in DLF phase-3 after multiple attacks with an iron rod on his head until he died on the spot.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) reported 36 per cent rise in civil cases to 2,813 and 86 per cent increase in criminal cases to 18,550.

The tribunal has fixed the next date of hearing on December 16 and asked the CEOs to be present. The bench noted that both these bankers never presented themselves before the bench since the issue surfaced last December.

The by-elections are crucial not just for the Congress and Left Front but are also a litmus test for the TMC and BJP.

Launched last year, the scheme is critical to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plans to reform the country's health system, where private healthcare is too expensive for most people and public hospitals are overburdened and often dilapidated.

The girl narrated her ordeal to her mother, after which a rape case was registered against the teacher on Saturday. Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were also added to the FIR.

The board's directive had come on a day the Gujarat Police informed that Nithyananda, booked in a criminal case related to his ashram, has fled the country.

The Union Cabinet had on Wednesday approved a bill which provides a legal framework to grant ownership rights to the people living in unauthorised colonies in the city, a move that will benefit 40 to 50 lakh people.

Modi said as they work to discharge their constitutional responsibilities, the governor and LGs should listen to the needs of the common man.

The girls aged 17 and 14, both cousins, were returning home after visiting a doctor on November 17 when they were dragged to nearby fields and raped by five persons.

The accident happened at around 3 am. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.