India
Evict Race Course Club, Swaraj Abhiyan demands
Swaraj Abhiyan asked the Centre to evict Delhi Race Course Club from the site within August 9 and set up a farmers' memorial there acknowledging the "historical wrongs" against the agrarian community.
Odisha on alert over cyclone Komen, heavy to very heavy rains expected
The Met department warned fishermen not to venture into the sea during the period.
36 new Additional Secretaries appointed in major reshuffle
36 officers have been promoted as Additional Secretaries as part of a major senior level bureaucratic reshuffle.
Heavy rains in West Bengal, Odisha as cyclone Komen nears
Cyclonic storm 'Komen' will hit the Bangladesh coast on Thursday afternoon, bringing with it heavy rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, the MET department said.
General Motors to invest $1 billion in India; lines up 10 models
US auto major General Motors on Wednesday said it will invest USD 1 billion (Rs 6,400 crore) to turnaround its fortune in the country, but said it will close its manufacturing plant at Halol, Gujarat to consolidate operations.
Coal scam: Court summons ex-Coal Secy, five others as accused
Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and five others, including two senior public servants, have been summoned as accused by a special court for their alleged roles in a coal block allocation scam case.
Thousands swarm for last glimpse of 'Missile man'
The body of the 'missile man' is expected to arrive Rameswaram this afternoon and his remains will be buried at Pakarambu near Mandapam, about 12 km from Rameswaram.
UK: Reparations for British India in 21st century India?
A video is going viral: Shashi Tharoor the Congress MP’s speech at the acclaimed Oxford Union’s debating society in the UK
Karnataka Lokayukta son remanded to 10-day SIT custody
The prosecution had submitted before judge GV Bopaiah that it was necessary for the SIT to keep Ashwin Rao in custody for at least 14 days, to arrive at the truth.
INSAT-3D completes two years in orbit : ISRO
INSAT-3D, India's Advanced Weather Satellite, has completed two successful years in orbit, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder condemns Dinanagar terror attack; calls for action
Former Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh on Monday condemned the terror attack in Gurdaspur district and said such an incident is a cause of grave concern.
Alert sounded in Mumbai, elsewhere in Maharashtra
In view of the terrorist attack in Gurdaspur district of Punjab this morning, intelligence agencies have issued high alert in four prominent cities of Maharashtra.
Gurdaspur attack: Members of Parliament for use of full force against terror
The attack in Gurdaspur resonated in Lok Sabha on Monday with members cutting across party lines condeming it and saying that the incident demonstrated that the terror threat to India is "perceptible" and that all force should be used to fight the scourge...
Capable of handling such situations, says PMO on Gurdaspur terror attack
The government of India is capable enough to deal with the situation, said Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office following a terrorsit attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Monday.
