India
Fire at Cloth Mill in an Industrial Estate in Mumbai
No injury or casualty was reported so far in the blaze which broke out on ground floor of the three-storey building located in the industrial estate on Mulund Link Road.
Ex-Maharashtra Bureaucrat Arrested in UAE, Following Interpol Notice
Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla told the Rajya Sabha that Nitish J Thakur, a former deputy collector of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), was "arrested" by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) police on Janua...
Grenade Hurled at Assam Rifles Personnel in Imphal, 9 Injured
This is the second grenade attack on security forces in Manipur inside two days. Two Assam Rifles personnel were injured in a grenade blast on Monday at Pologround in Imphal.
126 Youths in Kashmir Valley Joined Militancy in 2017, Says Mehbooba Mufti
According to data placed before Parliament in March last year, there has been a steady increase in the number of youths taking up arms in the Valley from 2014 onwards, as compared to 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Arrears Increasing While Funds Decreasing for SCs: PS Krishnan on Union Budget 2018
According to the former government official, the goal of liberating the SCs and STs from their basic vulnerabilities has not been considered in this Budget, or for that matter in earlier budgets under different governments.
If There is One Group of People I feel Strongly for, It is Middle Class: Arun Jaitley
In an exclusive interview to News18 Network Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dismissed the suggestion that middle class was short-changed in the budget and said he gave a relief of Rs 12,000 crore to them. He declared that i...
Vehicular Pollution Serious, to Have Impact on Generations: Supreme Court
Regarding electric cars, the lawyer said the disposal of the batteries of these vehicles would be a big problem in India and would cause more pollution.
This Year's Taj Mahotsav Will Celebrate Lord Ram Instead of Mughal Culture
Justifying the change of theme, BJP leader Vijay Shivhare said, “I want to ask opposition leaders, aren’t they Hindu? Don’t they take Lord Ram’s name when the wake-up? What better way to start a programme than by taking Lord Ram’s name?”
From Oil to Elections: Highlights of News18 Exclusive with Arun Jaitley
“Government wants simultaneous elections, but it is not necessary that dates will be advanced for that. Till the time Constitution is changed, and there is consensus on the issues, the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will not overlap."
Mehbooba Mufti Rules Out AFSPA Revocation, Says Indian Army Most Disciplined Force in World
Mehbooba hoped that "all shades of opinion" in Jammu and Kashmir would join the dialogue process initiated by the Centre's representative Dineshwar Sharma to "cut through the unending cycle of violence and uncertainty in the state".
'Exam Warriors', PM Narendra Modi’s Book for Students, to be Released Today
‘Exam Warriors’ compiles nuggets from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s radio addresses and anecdotes from his own life on how he coped with stress during exams.
Indian-Origin Man Jailed 18 Years in UK for Killing Ex-Wife; Stuffed Body in Suitcase
The prosecution claimed that Ashwin Daudia had continued to lie about the circumstances surrounding the killing and had committed the murder after growing increasingly resentful of his ex-wife, who had joined a dating agency to meet other men.
CBI Moves Delhi Court to Investigate Bofors Case Once Again
The CBI's plea mentioned a television interview by private detective Michael Hershman, who claimed that the Rajiv Gandhi government had sabotaged his investigation, and that he was open to assist the Indian agency in getting to the truth.
MP Congress MLA Booked for Rape on Complaint of Woman in Jail for Extorting Money from Him
The woman, in her complaint, accused Hemant Katare of colluding with ASP Crime Rashmi Mishra to frame her in the extortion case in which she was arrested. She alleged that it was in crime branch custody that she was made to shoot the video in which she ca...
Concerned With Justice Loya's Death, Won't Go Into Other Issues: Supreme Court
The apex court, which is hearing the petitions seeking an independent investigation into Loya's death in 2014, made it clear that issue before it was whether further probe should be ordered into it or not.
10 High Courts May Get New Chief Justices as Collegium Gives Go Ahead
Most of the posts have been lying vacant for long due to a lack of consensus between the government and the Collegium, which comprises the five most senior judges, including the Chief Justice of India, in the top court.