India
Over 100 fishermen still not back, search operation continues
The efforts are on to bring back nearly 120 fishermen in sixteen boats who had ventured into the Bay of Bengal on June 17, East Godavari District Collector Arun Kumar said on Monday.
Yoga a compulsory subject in government run schools,teacher training courses
Yoga would now be taught as a compulsory subject not only from class VI to X in central government run schools but also as a training module in teacher education programmes.
Terrorist commander allegedly behind Manipur ambush may have returned to Nagaland: report
A report said Niki Sumi was sighted by intelligence services last week in the forests near Myanmar-Nagaland border.
UN's decision to mark yoga day shows India's growing soft power: Swaraj
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that the global acceptance of the International Yoga Day is a sign to India's growing soft power.
J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire again as forces battle LeT terrorists to foil infiltration bid
The two LeT operatives opened fire from their hideout which triggered the firefight.
Ram Madhav questions VP Hamid Ansari's absence at Yoga Day, later apologises
In his first tweet, Madhav said, "Two questions. Did RS TV that runs on tax payers money completely black out Yoga Day event? While President participated d VP gave a miss (sic)."
Tyre of SpiceJet flight with 159 people on board bursts during take-off at Amritsar
The Mumbai-bound flight SG345 from Srinagar was scheduled to take-off at 5 PM, official sources at Guru Ramdas international (Rajasansi) Airport said.
BJP nominates senior journalist MJ Akbar from Jharkhand Rajya Sabha seat
Akbar joined BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections
Writer-director Mahmood Farooqui accused of raping foreign national, arrested
Popular writer and director Mahmood Farooqui has been arrested by Delhi Police on rape charges. Farooqui has been accused of raping a foreign national in March.
Suresh Prabhu joined over hundreds to perform yoga in Kerala
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu was among the hundreds of enthusiastic people who participated in a yoga session in Kochi .
There is certain apathy towards yoga in India: Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty feels there is certain apathy towards yoga in India and it's time people started practising it for overall well-being.
How Yoga originated and transformed through the years
Yoga is widely considered as an "immortal cultural outcome" of the Indus Saraswati Valley Civilisation – dating back to 2700 BC and has proven itself to cater to both material and spiritual uplift of humanity.
Operations at Mumbai International Airport hit following snag in radar
"The air traffic control's radar is down since 1730 hours and flight departures are having issues," an airport spokesperson said.
Bihar government to make wearing khadi mandatory for employees
Encouraging greater use of the hand-spun fabric in the state was aimed at promoting high ideals, Bihar minister said.
CNR Rao receives Japan's highest civilian award
He was presented with the 'Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star' and certificate by Japanese Ambassador to India Takeshi Yagi in the presence of senior officials of the Department of Science and Technology, which Rao has helped shape up over the...
Traffic policemen chase overspeeding Sisodia for an hour, fine him Rs 400
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia was challaned for overspeeding his car on June 12
