India
Karnataka to Get 7 New Ministers, 30 MLAs to be Named to Top Corporations, Boards
The Karnataka state cabinet will be expanded by the third week of September to its full strength of 34, with the addition of seven new ministers, JDS Secretary general Danish Ali said.
Proud to be a Political Prisoner's Son, Says Sagar Gonsalves
Vernon Gonsalves, a Mumbai resident, is one of the prominent activists and lawyers whose homes were raided by the Pune Police on August 28 on suspicion they had links with Maoists. He and four others were later arrested.
Water Borne Diseases Claim 7 Lives in Kerala, Govt Issues Alert
Around 350 people with suspected leptospirosis took treatment in different parts of the state, and out of this more than 150 cases were tested positive in the last five days.
Fresh Plea in Supreme Court Challenges Setting Up of Sharia Courts
A bench asked petitioner Zikra to file an application to intervene as a party in a batch of pleas challenging the practice of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among Muslims.
CJI Dipak Misra Not to Make Any More Recommendations for New Judges in Supreme Court
According to sources, there are going to be no fresh recommendations since the convention desists a CJI to head a Collegium for judges' appointment after naming his successor to the government.
Dating Mahabharata to 2000 BC: Archaeologists Shift from Painted Grey-Ware to Ochre Coloured Pottery
Sanauli is OCP site of Ganga Jamuna Doab and its tributaries were the core zone of OCP/Copper Hoard Culture, contemporary to Harappan civilisation.
Court Orders Asaram's Son Narayan Sai to Pay Alimony to Estranged Wife
Sai’s wife Shilpi Harpalan had approached the court against her husband in 2015, accusing him of domestic violence and having extramarital affairs and sought Rs 80,000 per month as maintenance.
Rahul Gandhi Leaves Nepal Enroute Kailash Mansarovar
Rahul Gandhi is undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in accordance with a wish he expressed when his plane plunged hundreds of feet during Karnataka poll campaign in April.
UGC Seeks Proposals from Institutions for Extension of Vocational Courses
The UGC has made provisions for financial assistance up to Rs 1.85 crore for the first three years to each of the colleges selected for BVoc programmes under the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
Out to Expose Corruption, Haryana Farmer Gets RTI Reply in 32,000 Pages, All in English
Anil Kiswan, a resident of Darba Kalan village, had filed an RTI application with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) regarding the procurement of mustard and wheat on June 25, 2018. He had also paid a hefty amount of Rs. 68,834 for the information.
IIT JAM 2019 Registration Delayed, Apply From 5th Sept, Exam on 10th Feb 2019
IIT Kharagpur will be organizing the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) on 10th February, next year, in two sessions viz from 9am to 12noon and from 2pm to 5pm, in Computer Based Test mode.
Six Indians Among 300 Arrested By US Immigration Authorities, Includes Sexual Abuse Convict
From the Chicago area, ICE arrested a 25-year-old man from India in Champaign, Illinois. He was convicted of criminal sexual abuse on July 30 and remains in ICE custody pending his removal.
3 Men Arrested In Delhi for Cheating People on Pretext of Curing Cancer, AIDS With 'Desi' Medicines
During interrogation, the accused confessed they cheated people on the pretext of curing incurable diseases with the help of desi medicines in multiple cities including Delhi, Surat, Vadodara, Pune and Indore.
Two Men Get Life in Jail for Abducting and Raping Mentally Challenged Girl in MP
On October 2015, the victim was approached by two men, who asked her to accompany them by saying that her mother met with an accident, after which they took her to a deserted house and raped her.
Maneka Asks Adityanath for Central Facility in Lucknow to House Women, Children
At the inauguration of Krishna Kurtis, a 1000-bed facility for widows in Vrindavan, Maneka Gandhi urged CM Yogi Adityanath to allocate land to the ministry to build a central facility for women and children in Lucknow.
Courts Are Told Rats Eat Away Drugs Seized by Police, Supreme Court Observes
The bench also observed that in narcotics cases, "more drugs are smuggled from inside the malkhana, than outside".