Flood alert as Yamuna swells again
Haryana has alerted Delhi and all districts along the Yamuna about abnormally high flood levels following a sudden upsurge in the river’s discharge on Sunday.
Inmate kills jailer in Jodhpur jail
An inmate has murdered the jailer of Jodhpur jail, Bharat Bhushan, 53, on Saturday evening. According to the police, the jailer was on a supervision round when the inmate suddenly attacked him.
Bride, kin charged with giving dowry
Beware those who give hefty amounts in dowry even if there was no demand from the groom’s side.
2/3rds of undernourished people in India
Two-thirds of the world’s undernourished people live in India and six other countries in Asia and Africa, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
Ex-CJI sons barred from estate sale
A division bench comprising Justices Vikramjit Sen and Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi high court on Friday directed Chetan and Nitin Sbharwal — the sons of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Y.K.
70-yr woman murdered
An elderly woman was found dead with her throat slit at her Paharganj residence in central Delhi on Friday morning.
Haj pilgrims to pay more for airfare
From this year onwards, Haj pilgrims from India travelling on government subsidies will have to pay `16,000 each as airfare, an increase of `4,000 from the current `12,000.
Army plea to ignore Geelani
Army on Thursday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to pay any heed to separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s diktat to hold protests in front of its camps early next week as part of the “Qu
CM Omar says he is grateful to Rahul
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he was “grateful” to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for backing him.
CPM claims Mamata breach of privilege
CPI(M) politburo member and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury has written a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari claiming Breach of Privilege by Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.