Supreme Court urges state govts to give incentives to family with girl chil...
Emphasising upon a need to assure people that the State would take care of the girl child, the Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the state governments to give incentives to every family with a girl child so as to battle the menace of female foeticide and help improving the sex ratio in the... read more »
Congress adjournment notice on black money rejected in Lok Sabha
A notice by the Congress to bring an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on the issue of black money was rejected by speaker Sumitra Mahajan Wednesday. She, however, agreed to look into the demand of the opposition to hold discussion at the earliest on the subject which is listed towards the end of... read more »
Hawks circle over Iran talks extension
WASHINGTON – Buoyed by the failure of the US and five other powers to reach a comprehensive agreement with Iran over its nuclear program after a week of intensive talks, pro-Israel and Republican hawks are calling for Washington to ramp up economic pressure on Tehran even while talks... read more »
Indian Railways team in China for Delhi-Chennai bullet train
BEIJING: An Indian Railways team is in China to chalk out plans for conducting feasibility study to build the 1,754 km-long Delhi-Chennai high-speed train corridor, world’s second largest bullet train line. The high-level team of officials from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited led by Satish Agnihotri... read more »
Chinese President to begin India visit from Gujarat
Chinese President Xi Jinping is slated to visit Gujarat on September 17 and would be received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr. Modi will receive Mr. Xi at the Ahmedabad airport on... read more »
Latest remains of MH17 dupe arrive in Malaysia
Two remains of Malaysian passengers of the airliner that crashed in eastern Ukraine arrived on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minsiter Najib Razak said. “Today we bring home two more... read more »
J&K floods: rescue teams to focus on Srinagar
Mammoth multi-agency rescue efforts were underway in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to rescue lakhs of people trapped in flood-ravaged areas, with IAF choppers and transport aircraft... read more »
Destroying ISIS may take years, US officials say
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria that may take three years to complete, requiring a sustained effort... read more »
J&K flood toll over 150, PM lines up Rs 1,000 crore to fight ...
JAMMU/SRINAGAR: The death toll in Jammu & Kashmir’s swamped districts from swirling waters of Jhelum, Chenab and Tawi and their tributaries rose to 150 with at least 50 more fatalities... read more »
