India
BSP's founder member Deena Nath Bhaskar accuses party of selling tickets, resigns
After "feeling suffocated" in BSP, he joined Samajwadi Party but in May 2009 he rejoined the party, he said.
Andhra Pradesh: Trade unions to hold protest over amendments made to labour laws
AITUC State General Secretary G Obuleshu said that the union government has undemocratically amended labour laws by suppressing rights of the labour class in order to please corporates and foreign multinationals.
Job opportunities to grow fastest in India: CFO survey
Job opportunities in India are expected to grow at the fastest pace globally as 78 per cent of finance leaders believe that growth in existing businesses will add to the creation of jobs, says a survey.
Delhi Dialogue Commission holds meet with experts on solid waste management
According to government, it wants to encourage recycling by segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste at the household level and also find a solution to the problem of littering or disposal of construction debris in public places.
Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts to discuss judicial reforms, pendency of cases
The three-day conference, to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, is likely to discuss ways to lessen pendency in courts and development of infrastructure besides ensuring expeditious trial.
RTI activist asks Rajasthan government to clear land encroached by mafia
Land mafia working as property dealers encroached 3 beegha land of Nagarpalika Bandikui (Dausa district) some ten years ago and constructed at least 70 shops for commercial purpose on the main road.
Delhi to get full wifi coverage in 2 years: Adarsh Shastri
Delhi will get full wifi coverage in two years and around 700 wifi hotspots will be set up by February 2016, state government's Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of IT, Adarsh Shastri said on Thursday.
PM Modi wants RBI to prepare 20-year road map for financial inclusion
Farmers' plight should, he added, shake up the conscience of the banking sector.
Gujarat anti-terror Bill is a replica of POTA with saffron lipstick
In 2004, the central government headed by BJP's Atal Behari Vajpayee, had sought the return of the bill back to Gujarat government, asking for 'major changes'.
IT professional brutally assaulted by three men in front of his pregnant wife
The professional has claimed that three men on a bike followed his car while continuously kicking at it.
21 people chargesheeted in Burdwan blast case; charges include criminal conspiracy, waging war against nation
According to NIA sources, the charges against the accused include criminal conspiracy and waging war against the nation.
Pakistan plane brings back over 500 stranded citizens from Yemen
An official of Civil Aviation Authority said that 502 passengers landed in Karachi.
Water level in Sunderbans rising at an 'alarming' rate of 3-8 mm per year
The World Bank report said that seismic events, such as the 2004 tsunami and the aftershocks, could also shift land levels by a meter more over a period of few days.
J&K rains: 221 families shifted to safer places in Budgam
Jammu and Kashmir government has evacuated 221 families to safer places due to heavy rains causing soil erosion and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Budgam district of the state.
Government may decide on Monday whether to continue pre-paid mobile services in J&K, Northeast
Jammu and Kashmir shares border with Pakistan while most of the Northeastern states share international border with countries like China, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
Two Pakistan intruders shot dead by BSF; 12kg heroin, rifle seized
Confirming the killing of two intruders at border outpost Rattan Khurd, Border Security Force (BSF) DIG RPS Jaswal said that an AK-47 assault rifle, too, was recovered from the intruders along with 12-kg of heroin.