NHRC core group expresses concern over slow pace of reforms in criminal justice system
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) A group of experts from the NHRC on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the "slow pace of reforms in...
HC issues fresh notice to BBC over documentary
NEW DELHI, 25 Sep: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a fresh notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a plea by...
NDA MPs may meet on Friday to elect Modi as leader
NEW DELHI, 6 Jun: Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are expected to meet on Friday to elect Narendra Modi as...
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee arrested over school jobs scam, sent to 2-day ED...
New Delhi, 23 Jul (PTI): West Bengal Industry and Commerce Minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday in connection...
Jaishankar briefs Parliamentary Consultative Committee on India’s G20 Presidency
New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on India's G20 Presidency and the Leaders'...
Odisha Journalist Killed In Bomb Blast; Police Suspect Maoist Hand
Bhawanipatna/Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (PTI): A journalist in Odisha's Kalahandi district was on Saturday killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast by suspected Maoists...
10th CPA India Region Conference commences
NEW DELHI, 23 Sep: The 10th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference commenced in the Parliament House here on Monday.
The theme of the...
India saw extreme weather events almost every day in first 9 months this year:...
NEW DELHI, 29 Nov: India experienced extreme weather events almost every day in the first nine months of this year, which led to nearly...
Nabin appointed BJP’s national working president
NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The BJP appointed Nitin Nabin, a cabinet minister in the Bihar government, as the party's national working president on Sunday.
The...
Editors Guild terms draft broadcast bill ‘intrusive’
NEW DELHI, 16 Jan: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) has said that the draft Broadcast Services (Regulation) Bill circulated by the government is...
India achieves milestone of administering 200-crore Covid-19 vaccines
NEW DELHI, 17 Jul: India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against Covid-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country...
JK Assembly passes resolution seeking restoration of special status; parties hail, BJP protests
SRINAGAR/JAMMU, 6 Nov: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution asking the Centre to work out a constitutional mechanism for restoring...
India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer prevention to be launched Thursday
New Delhi, 31 Aug: India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched here...
Impact of climate change disasters no longer into distant future but already here: PK...
New Delhi, 24 Jul: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary PK Mishra struck a note of caution at a G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working...
CRPF operations conference discusses Manipur situation, state polls, IED threats
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) A peaceful conduct of the upcoming Assembly polls in five states, the changing tactics of Maoists, the use of "deadlier"...
Govt to create equity fund for start-ups with 20 pc limited partnership: MoS IT
New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) : The government will create a new equity fund for start-ups with a 20 per cent limited stake to...
India’s defence exports in past 7 years have crossed Rs 38,000 crore: Rajnath Singh
NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (PTI): India has exported defence items worth more than Rs 38,000 crore in the past seven years and the country...
Too little, too late: Cong on meet called by Shah
NEW DELHI, 22 Jun: The Congress on Thursday termed the all-party meeting convened by Home Minister Amit Shah on the Manipur situation "too little,...
Centre “Kept Country In Dark”: A Owaisi After India, China Troops Clash
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI): Soon after reports of a face-off between the Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh...
Extreme weather events difficult to predict in rapidly warming world: WMO chief
Sagar Kulkarni & Gaurav Saini
NEW DELHI, 17 Jan: Extreme weather events, which present a long-term risk across the globe, are becoming more intense and...