10 SOLDIERS MISSING IN SIACHEN GLACIER AVALANCHE

10 SOLDIERS MISSING IN SIACHEN GLACIER AVALANCHE

Jammu, Ten soldiers, including an officer, went missing on Wednesday after an avalanche hit them in Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region. “Ten soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), are missing after an avalanche hit their patrol at 19,000 feet above the sea level in southern side of the Siachen Glacier early […]

45 PERCENT POLLING IN HYDERABAD POLLS, STRAY VIOLENCE REPORTED

45 PERCENT POLLING IN HYDERABAD POLLS, STRAY VIOLENCE REPORTED

Hyderabad, About 45 percent of the 74.23 lakh electorate cast their votes on Tuesday in the elections for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) which were marred by lack of enthusiasm among voters and sporadic incidents of violence. GHMC commissioner and special officer Janardhan Reddy said roughly 45 percent voters exercised their franchise. “This may change […]

RESERVATIONS FOR DALITS WILL STAY, ASSURES MODI

RESERVATIONS FOR DALITS WILL STAY, ASSURES MODI

Coimbatore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday assured Dalits that the reservation to them in jobs and education will not be cut and hit out at the opposition for spreading lies and preventing his government from functioning. He said the opposition parties are unable to digest the fact that he – a tea vendor, and […]

SC REFERS HOMOSEXUALITY PLEA TO CONSTITUTION BENCH

SC REFERS HOMOSEXUALITY PLEA TO CONSTITUTION BENCH

New Delhi, A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear the curative petition by NGO Naaz Foundation and others seeking a relook at its verdict upholding the validity of Indian Penal Code’s section 377 that criminalises homosexuality. A bench of three senior-most judges – Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice Anil R. Dave […]

Political sparks fly over Delhi Police ‘brutality’

Political sparks fly over Delhi Police ‘brutality’

New Delhi, The AAP and the Congress on Monday hit out at the central government after a video showed Delhi Police attacking viciously students protesting against a Dalit student’s suicide in Hyderabad. After initially trying to justify the police action on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students here on January 30, Delhi Police ordered a probe […]

Modi reiterates India stand for building peaceful Afghanistan

Modi reiterates India stand for building peaceful Afghanistan

New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated India’s commitment for building a peaceful Afghanistan when Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Council of Ministers Abdullah Abdullah called on him here. “The prime minister expressed deep gratitude towards the government and the national security forces of Afghanistan for their bravery and sacrifice […]

KEJRIWAL BACKS STRIKING WORKERS, AAP LEADERS CLEAN GARBAGE

KEJRIWAL BACKS STRIKING WORKERS, AAP LEADERS CLEAN GARBAGE

New Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday supported striking sanitation employees of Delhi’s three main civic bodies seeking salaries as AAP leaders cleared garbage from across the capital. “I support (the) demand of protesting MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) employees that they should get their full salaries,” the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader tweeted. […]