New Delhi, Pakistan has promised “effective action” vis-a-vis the suspected Pakistani links to the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. There was “no reason to distrust them so early”, the minister told the media here. “We should all wait (for Pakistani action).” India says terrorists from […]
Srinagar, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will take oath as the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister anytime after the end of the seven-day official mourning for her late father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Wednesday, a party leader said here on Tuesday. The party also said that neither it nor its alliance partner – Bharatiya Janata Party […]
New Delhi, Fog in northern India on Tuesday led to the cancellation of 71 trains, Northern Railway said. Another 10 train were said to be running late. But flights here were unaffected, a Delhi airport official said. The trains running late include Howrah Express and Rajdhani Express, a railway statement said. “The sky is likely […]
New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of a central government notification that allowed ‘Jallikattu‘ or bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu. Observing that Jallikattu amounted to heaping cruelty on animals, an apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Mishra said it cannot be permitted in the 21st century. The ruling came […]
Islamabad, Pakistan has submitted to India its initial findings on the alleged Pakistani links to the terrorist attack on the IAF base in Pathankot, a news report said on Monday. “According to the sources close to the development, the investigation report has been handed over to Indian authorities,” The News International said. It said Indian […]
Chennai, The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday stayed its earlier order directing the Tamil Nadu government to enforce dress code for devotees visiting temples under its control. The high court bench issued an interim stay on an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the November 2015 single-judge order to […]
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere in the Delhi government’s 15-day odd-even restrictions for cars aimed at curbing air pollution. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said it will not “interfere unless the policy is unconstitutional or contrary to the statutory provisions”.
Washington, Satya Nadella, Indian-American Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, will be among the “many Americans who have inspired Barack” watching President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday from the First Lady’s Box. The 23 special guests attending Obama’s annual address to the Congress with first lady Michelle Obama “represent the progress we […]
New Delhi, The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will on Monday conduct a polygraph test on Salwinder Singh, the superintendent of police in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, an official said. The test would be done in connection with his suspected role in helping the terrorists who attacked an Indian Air Force base in Punjab’s Pathankot town. “Singh […]
New Delhi, The central government on Friday said a panel appointed by the Delhi government can’t investigate alleged corruption in the DDCA but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to accept the order. Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who represents the central government, said in a notification that the elected government of the National Capital Territory of […]