PM announces immediate relief of Rs 500 cr to flood-hit Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore to the rain-battered Kerala, after reviewing the flood situation in the state. Kerala has been battered More...
Air India chief summoned over delay in probe into sexual harassment case
New Delhi: The Women and Child Development Ministry has summoned Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola next week seeking explanation behind the delay in completing probe in a sexual harassment case, a senior official More...
Cricket hero Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan PM
Islamabad: Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Saturday, officially taking over the reins of power in the nuclear-armed country after his party won a July 25 More...
CBI questions Ferozepur Range IG over bribery case
Ferozepur: A CBI team questioned IG Ferozepur Range here in connection with a complained filed by a former SSP, against whom he had ordered re-initiation of action in an old case pertaining to the alleged harassment More...
Kerala flood crisis mounts as 324 confirmed dead
New Delhi: The death toll from floods that have triggered landslides and sent torrents sweeping through villages in the Indian state of Kerala trebled Friday to 324, authorities said, amid warnings of worse weather More...
People plucked from rooftops after Kerala floods kill 164
New Delhi: Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that left more than 160 More...
Pakistani lawmakers elect Imran Khan as new prime minister
Islamabad: Lawmakers in Pakistan’s lower house of parliament elected former cricket legend Imran Khan as the country’s new prime minister on Friday, paving the way for him to form a coalition government. Imran More...
157 govt bungalows in UP including those occupied by ex-CMs vacated: SC told
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that it has got vacated 157 government bungalows including those allotted to former chief ministers. UP government today told the Supreme Court More...
‘Bharat Ratna’ Atal Bihari Vajpayee cremated with state honour
New Delhi: Thousands of people flocked the roads in the national capital on Friday to pay last respects to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was cremated with full state honour at Smriti Sthal here. India’s More...
Two Jharkhand cops suspended for demanding bribe
Hazaribag (Jharkhand):Two police officers have been suspended here for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 50,000 from the owner of a sand-laden tractor, a senior officer said. Representative image Assistant Sub-Inspector More...
