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Need to rid society of caste prejudices: Meira Kumar

2 July 2017 11:50 PM IST
Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Sunday stressed upon the need to rid the society of caste bias and strive for dalits'...

Govt completes inspection of 1.6L bridges, plans new tech

2 July 2017 11:49 PM IST
The road ministry has completed safety audit of 1.6 lakh bridges in the country and found 147 structures in dilapidated condition.The ministry last...

HC order likely today on Virbhadra's plea in ED case

2 July 2017 11:48 PM IST
The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others seeking...

Textbook sparks row over mosque depicted as noise pollutant

2 July 2017 11:48 PM IST
An image in a class VI textbook taught in ICSE schools depicting a "mosque" as a source of noise pollution has sparked outrage on social media,...

CBI questions Tripura CPI(M) leader on chit fund scam

2 July 2017 11:47 PM IST
The CBI quizzed Tripura's ruling CPI(M) leader Gautam Das last month on the Rose Valley chit fund scam involving duping of investors. In a statement...

India must withdraw troops from Doklam to end stand-off in Sikkim: Xinhua

2 July 2017 11:46 PM IST
Dismissing as "untenable" India's assertion that Beijing's construction of road in the disputed Doklam area poses "serious security implications",...

Nitish to attend RJD rally if he gets an invite, says JD(U)

2 July 2017 11:45 PM IST
Scotching rumour that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not attend RJD's proposed rally in Patna next month, the JD(U) on Sunday said its...

Parents unable to name kids after foster care norms

2 July 2017 11:43 PM IST
Yamini and her husband Bhanu Bhandari and single mother Charu Lata Sharma have just become parents. Yet, they can't name their children or have their...

Himachal brings reforms in school education

2 July 2017 4:53 PM IST
To improve the standard of education in over 14,000 government elementary schools, the Himachal Pradesh government has started a programme to identify...

Bihar farmers wait for rain God to smile on them

2 July 2017 3:19 PM IST
"Will it, won't it?" has been the daily dilemma of farmers Dinesh Kumar and Mahender Rai as they look at the skies every day, expecting rains for...

Quake hits Myanmar, northeast India

2 July 2017 2:31 PM IST
India's northeastern states shook on Sunday morning when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, officials said. The quake were felt at 10.57...

India asks Pak for consular access to Jadhav

2 July 2017 12:52 AM IST
India, on Saturday, again asked Pakistan to grant full and early consular access to its national Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistani...
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