After sanitation workers' deaths, Centre mulls change in law
30 Aug 2017 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Alarmed by the recent deaths of sanitation workers in the city, the Centre has said it is planning an amendment to the act which prohibits...
At Rs. 92,283 crore, July GST receipts pip target
29 Aug 2017 11:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's maiden GST collections hit Rs 92,283 crore in July, surpassing the target, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.The tax...
Godman Rampal gets relief from Hisar court
29 Aug 2017 11:50 PM ISTChandigarh: Self-styled godman Rampal of Haryana, whose private army and aides had fought a pitched battle with police in November 2014 to prevent his...
Himachal IGP, 7 other cops arrested
29 Aug 2017 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Inspector General of Himachal Pradesh Police Zahur Haidar Zaidi and seven other policemen were arrested by the CBI on Tuesday in connection...
Heavy downpour brings Mumbai to a standstill
29 Aug 2017 11:45 PM ISTMumbai: Mumbai's residents were advised to stay home if they could as torrential rain accompanied by strong winds pummelled the city on Tuesday,...
'Criminalising marital rape can destabilise institution of marriage'
29 Aug 2017 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Making marital rape a criminal offence will make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives, the Central government told the Delhi High...
'We take decisions with courage, execute them with conviction'
29 Aug 2017 10:29 PM ISTUdaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that his government took various decisions with courage and executed them with conviction unlike...
Ram Rahim gets 20 yrs in jail, sobs in court
28 Aug 2017 11:56 PM ISTNEW DELHI: A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years in prison after his conviction in two...
India, China almost complete troop disengagement
28 Aug 2017 11:56 PM ISTNew Delhi/Beijing: India and China have almost completed the disengagement of border personnel at Dokalam, in a major diplomatic breakthrough which...
AAP retains Bawana, BJP wins both seats in Goa
28 Aug 2017 11:53 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Ruling parties on Monday won the assembly by-polls with the BJP retaining both seats in Goa while AAP retained the Bawana seat in Delhi by...
Supreme Court questions tardy pace in rape case against Asaram
28 Aug 2017 11:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anguish over the tardy pace of progress in a rape case involving self-styled religious figure Asaram...
Political parties hail prison term given to Dera chief
28 Aug 2017 11:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Leaders from various political parties on Monday welcomed the 10-year prison term given to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh...
