India

Arun Shourie, BJP insider and Modi's former conscience keeper, has confirmed what Congress has steadfastly maintained.

Tarun Gogoi urged Nitin Gadkari to improve and strengthen road transport and inland water connectivity.

The number of people evacuated from Nepal by the Indian Air Force (IAF) reached 3,358 as another flight carrying the evacuees landed in India on Friday, the defence ministry said.

The National Green Tribunal on Friday extended till May 18 a stay on its order banning plying of diesel vehicles which are over 10 years old in Delhi-NCR, bringing relief to public utility services and private owners.

The state government is planning to send relief materials to the affected people and provide assistance to the Nepalese government in relief work.

North Bengal has been worst affected by the earthquake accounting for three deaths in Jalpaiguri, Naxalbari and Siliguri.

Fourteen children are also among those who have been injured in the stampede.

The writing samples will be sent to forensic laboratory to check if the note found on Gajendra's body after he died was indeed written by him or not.

"Neither the AAP cadre nor police came forward to rescue him. It was very shocking to me that Kejriwal remained so insensitive that he went ahead with the rally. What has happened at the rally was very unfortunate," Singh said.

The Gurgaon-based carrier is also evaluating prospects of flying to Omani capital Muscat from Kochi, it said in a release.

The cyber police has forwarded the complaint to Facebook and the page has been taken down but looks like there will be no more action on this.

"Missile can be easily assembled and dissembled in accordance to the situation," said Muhammad Khurassani, the TTP spokesperson.

The Delhi Police has denied permission to Aam Aadmi party (AAP) to hold a rally at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday opposing the Land Bill.

The third spot has been taken by Ch Umashankar Shastry of Government HS School Gourella (Bilaspur).