Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali highway was blocked on Friday following massive landslides along the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, police said. However, no casualties were reported. The highway was badly damaged owing to landslides near Hanogi Devi temple at...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day state visit to "trusted friend and neighbour" Bhutan from August 17, in a visit that highlights the high priority New Delhi attaches to its relations with Thimphu. The visit is at the invitation of Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again proved that he is head and shoulders above the run-of-the-mill politicians. His decision in respect of Jammu and Kashmir required many exceptional qualities. First and foremost was real insight into and understanding of the complexity involved in the Kashmir problem....
Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, who was recently made to apologise for his derogatory behaviour towards a presiding officer in the Lok Sabha, was rusticated from the Aligarh Muslim University in 1975 for allegedly misbehaving with a woman. Azam Khan was then pursuing Master of Laws (LLM) and was also the secretary of ...
Incessant rain in Kerala have claimed 23 lives in the past two days. Over 22,000 people have been shifted to some 315 relief camps across the state, officials said. Till late on Thursday the toll was eight, but a fresh count took the numbers to 23 on Friday. The worst affected districts include Malappuram, Kozhikode, ...
As the Uttar Pradesh government embarks on a mission to plant 22 crore saplings in a single day on Friday, a huge demand has been witnessed for the 'sahjan' saplings. Sahjan (Moringa oleifera) is what the state government also has on its mind this plantation season since the fruits and leaves of the tree are believed to ...
Three new cases of triple talaq have been reported from Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district in the past 24 hours. In the first case, a 26-year-old disabled man Mohd Rashid gave triple talaq to his 17-year-old wife Chand Bi because she was illiterate and did not know how to cook....
A teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district has been arrested for allegedly molesting a class 8 student. The incident took place in a school in Sahjanwa town and was captured in CCTV camera installed in the classroom....
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres came out on Thursday against changing the status of Jammu and Kashmir and backed Security Council resolutions, of which the main one requires Pakistan to withdraw all its nationals from Kashmir....
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has said that India's decision to change the status quo in Jammu and Kashmir "must be addressed" before it leads to a further escalation of tensions with Pakistan....
