Sangareddy (Telangana): The death toll in the explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram has risen to 34, a senior police official said Tuesday. "Several bodies have been found under the debris while removing it. As many as 31 bodies have been extricated...
Islamabad: Pakistan Monday urged India to resume the normal functioning of the Indus Waters Treaty, which New Delhi has held in abeyance since May, saying the recent decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague showed that the agreement was still "valid and...
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday imposed monetary penalties on two co-operative banks for failing to comply with its regulatory directions. In an order dated June 26, the RBI imposed a penalty of Rs 14.30 lakh on Shree Kadi Nagarik Sahakari Bank Limited,...
Beijing: China Monday said that the boundary dispute with India is complicated and will take time to settle but at the same time, it expressed its readiness to hold discussions on the delimitation of the border and keep it peaceful. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in...
New Delhi: Starting Tuesday, the Delhi government is planning to stop the sale of petrol and diesel to end-of-life (EoL) or over-age vehicles – a move aimed at fighting vehicular emission-linked air pollution in the Capital, an official said. Petrol pump owners Monday confirmed that...
New Delhi: The Railway Ministry issued an official circular Monday increasing fares of non-AC class in mail and express trains by 1 paisa and all AC classes by 2 paise per kilometre from July 1. The ministry officials had earlier June 24 indicated the proposed...
Kolkata: The authorities of the South Calcutta Law College, where a student was allegedly attacked by an alumnus and two of her seniors, decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period, a notification issued Monday said. The decision was taken by the...
Sangareddy: At least 12 people died and 34 people were injured in a pharma plant explosion in this district Monday, Telangana Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha said. "As many as 12 people died, and 34 people are under treatment. We are hopeful that there will be...
Churachandpur: At least four people, including a 60-year-old woman, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manipur's Churachandpur district Monday, police said. The ambush took place near Mongjang village around 2 pm when the victims were travelling in a car, a police officer said. Mongjang...
New Delhi: The Indian team, headed by Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will remain in Washington until Monday for negotiations on an interim trade agreement with the US, an official said. The stay of the Indian officials has been extended for...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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