India
Modi government to push for cow slaughter ban across India
India is the world's second largest beef exporter and fifth biggest consumer.
DRI seizes smuggled cigarettes worth Rs 23 crore in Gujarat
DRI officials from the Surat unit detained six containers which were brought from Dubai in two cartons and polyethylene bags, it said.
Akhilesh Yadav ensures prompt action in acid-attack cases
"Our government is committed to provide all possible help to acid attack victims. We are ensuring strict and prompt action in such cases so that these incidents do not recur," Yadav said.
30-kg plastic can be found in every dead cow/buffalo in India: Prakash Javadekar
"The problem with India is we have laws but we don't implement them," he said.
A bank run by beggars, for beggars in Bihar town
The beggars call it Mangala Bank.
No foreign funding, no money from capitalists: Anna Hazare
"I want to deny allegations of receiving foreign funds and money from capitalists," Hazare said in a statement.
Jyotiraditya Scindia demands CBI probe into multi-crore MPPEB scam
Jyotiraditya Scindia demanded CBI inquiry into the multi-crore Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
TDP legislators stopped from entering Telangana assembly
The opposition legislators had a heated argument with the security officers, questioning the curbs on their movement in the assembly.
Pakistan: 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Lakhvi challenges his detention, files two petitions
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) summoned Punjab's Interior Secretary and Home Secretary on April 14 in connection with the plea, Lakhvi's counsel Raja Rizwan Abbasi said.
Delhi government seeks blocking apps of Uber, Ola, Taxi For Sure
The Delhi government on Wednesday requested the Centre to block web-based apps of taxi operators Uber, Ola Cabs and Taxi For Sure alleging that these companies are not complying with a ban order imposed by it.
Kerala: India's 'oldest' woman dies at 112 in Thrissur
Eleventh daughter of her parents, Kunjannam was not married-off as she lost her parents in a gap of 41 days when she was a teen.
Delhi government asks IT ministry to block Uber, Ola mobile apps: official
India had ordered all unregistered web-based taxi companies to halt operations nationwide after a female passenger reported she had been raped by a driver contracted to Uber.
BJP's Jat leaders meet Amit Shah over reservation issue
The delegation of leaders that included Union Ministers Birender Singh and Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and Haryana Ministers OP Dhankar and Captain Abhimanyu told Shah that leaders of various Jat organisations would be meeting him for evolving ways to help the c...
Delhi: Taxi operators exempted from installing GPS till May 31
The Arvind Kejriwal-led government also exempted public service vehicles including taxis, which are 13-years-old and are to complete 15 years in next two years, from installation of GPS.
Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on valadity of Section 66A of Information Technology Act
A bench of justices J Chelameswar and RF Nariman had on February 26 reserved its judgement after Government concluded its arguments contending that section 66A of the Information Technology Act cannot be "quashed" merely because of the possibility of its...
Rajasthan: 2 more farmers end lives, 1 die of shock due to crop loss
Premshaker Meena (20) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Saturday evening in Ladpur village of Keshoraipatan police station area of Bundi district, police said.
