President rejects first mercy petition: Convict burnt alive 7 of a family
President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected his first mercy petition of a death-row convict who had burned alive seven members of a family, including five...
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Punjab government to send team amid reports of threats to Shillong Sikhs
Concerned about reports of security threats to Sikhs in Shillong, the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab has decided to rush a four-member team headed by...
Water supply in Shimla increases, but rationing system to continue
Amid acute water shortage, the situation in Shimla improved as authorities increased supply for the second day on Sunday, even though officials said the rationing...
Rupee rises 21 paise against US dollar in early trade
Maintaining its uptrend for the fourth straight day, the rupee strengthened by 21 paise to a fresh one-month high of 66.85 against the dollar in...
Will be constrained to revoke ceasefire agreement: Hansraj Ahir
Union minister Hansraj Ahir today said the government would be “constrained” to revoke the Ramzan ceasefire it had announced last month if Pakistan continued to...
Sushma Swaraj’s plane gives ATC a scare
In a major scare on Saturday evening, an Indian Air Force aircraft ‘Meghdoot’ flying external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj from Trivandrum to Mauritius, on her way to...
North Delhi mayor launches Sunday sanitation drive
A special Sunday cleanliness drive was today launched by North Delhi Mayor Adesh Gupta from Paharganj during which special sanitation staff were deputed to clean...
Clean India mission, internal security on agenda of two-day governors conference beginning tomorrow
Clean India mission and internal security are among the important agendas listed for a two-day conference of governors and Lt Governors beginning tomorrow at Rashtrapati...
Fruit bat samples test negative for Nipah virus
The latest 13 samples of fruit bats sent to National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases have all tested negative. Samples of rabbits that were...
Indian armed forces building partnerships in vital Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi
Describing the Indo-Pacific as a “natural region”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s armed forces, especially the Navy, are building and expanding partnerships...