India
Woman Commits Suicide as Husband Did Not Pick up Calls on Karva Chauth
According to her family members, her husband had moved to the US 15 days after their marriage around three years back, they said.
Election Commission Hints at Holding Gujarat Polls in December
For the first time, the poll panel will also introduce all-women polling stations in Gujarat in all assembly segments.
400 Temporary, 150 Permanent Firecracker Licenses to be Canceled
Firecrackers would not be sold in Delhi-NCR during Diwali this year, the Supreme Court had said on Monday, while banning their sale till November 1.
Women Rights Can't be Curtailed Citing Technological Inventions, Rules SC
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar held that the law recognises sanctity of a woman's choice, and therefore, her right to take decisions cannot be curtailed by citing technological inventions.
OPINION | Delhi Metro Fare Hike: It's the Economy, Stupid
The hike, which comes five months within the last one, will affect every commuter of the mass rapid transit who travels beyond 5 km, while journeys falling in the 2-5 km distance slab will cost Rs 5 more.
Firecracker Sellers in Delhi See Diwali Going up in Smoke
Shopkeepers in Delhi's Sadar Bazar have threatened to go on strike and insist they won't follow the order.
India Slams Pakistan for Repeatedly Raising Kashmir Issue
India's response came after Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Maleeha Lodhi, said that the decolonisation agenda of the UN will "remain incomplete" without resolution of the "long-festering dispute" of Jammu and Kashmir.
Will Pay Half of Funds Needed to Run Delhi Metro if Centre Gives the Rest, Says Kejriwal
In a letter to Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Kejriwal said the Centre bore the entire loss of Kolkata Metro and there should be no difficulty if it provided half the funds in the case of Delhi.
IAF's First Three Women Fighter Pilot may Fly MiG-21 Bisons Jets
The three women pilots -- Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh are set to script history next month when they will fly military jets after completing a strenuous training programme within three weeks.
Railways Asks Officials to Slug it Out — at Home and at Work
As part of a massive overhaul of the culture of privilege prevalent in the ministry, the Railway Board has decided to do away with the instructions of a 1981 circular that mandated such protocol.
After 10 Years, Tamil Nadu Govt Hikes Cinema Ticket Prices
According to the order, base price for multiplexes having more than three screens has been increased to Rs 150. For multiplexes with less than three screens, the base price could be between Rs.106.30 and Rs 118.80.
CRPF Officer Injured in Terrorist Attack in Kashmir's Kulgam District
Terrorists opened fire at a road opening party of the CRPF at Mir Bazaar in Kulgam district, a police official said.
21st Century Police Cannot be Brute, Will Have to be Civilised, Says Rajnath
Rajnath Singh said he has already asked the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) to look for "less-lethal" solutions to be used in policing tasks and crowd control.
UP Court to Hear Case Against Prakash Raj for 'Modi Bigger Actor' Comment
Prakash Raj had said that those celebrating activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh’s brutal murder were being followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter.
‘We Can’t Convict an Organisation’: Supreme Court Wonders If It’s Wise to Reopen Mahatma Gandhi Assassination Case
Phadnis responded that the Supreme Court never had the opportunity to examine the case since Mahatma’s two assassins were executed in 1949 whereas the SC came into being in 1950.
Ahead of 2018 Polls, Siddaramaiah Moots Raising Caste Quotas to 70%
The demand comes just days after the Narendra Modi government appointed a commission to sub-categorise OBC quota to ensure more equitable distribution of the reservation pie.
