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Foreigner dies in RPF custody at Surat railway station

India, Aug. 20 -- A foreign national died during questioning at an RPF post at Surat railway station on the night of August 17 after he was detained following an altercation with co-passengers aboard ... Read More


Supreme Court seeks clarity on exam reform committee's role amid NEET paper leak

India, Aug. 20 -- The Supreme Court bench hearing the NEET paper leak case on Wednesday sought clarity on the role of the Nandan Nilekani-led task force, which was constituted last month to overhaul I... Read More


1 suspended over detergent in Bihar midday meal

India, Aug. 20 -- The Nalanda district administration on Wednesday suspended the headmaster of a government school and issued show-cause notices to several officials, including the district programme ... Read More


BC Nagesh's last rites to be performed today

India, Aug. 20 -- BidarTributes poured in for senior BJP leader and former minister B C Nagesh, who died on Tuesday due to chronic health issues. He was 67-year-old. Members of the party, his supporte... Read More


Draft electoral roll publication delayed by a week

India, Aug. 20 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deferred the publication of the draft electoral roll for Maharashtra by a week, from August 24 to August 31, to allow for the rationalisati... Read More


HC: Public bodies need not collect private party data for RTI applicants

India, Aug. 20 -- Public authorities cannot be directed to collect information from private parties and hand it over to people seeking it under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Bombay high cour... Read More


15-year-old drowns at Kharghar waterfall

India, Aug. 20 -- A 15-year-old Kurla boy drowned at Pandavkada waterfall in Kharghar on Wednesday morning after he reportedly went there with friends instead of school, police said. The deceased, ide... Read More


High court orders CBI probe into Shravasti 'encounter', questions SHO's claim

India, Aug. 20 -- LUCKNOW The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has ordered a CBI inquiry into an alleged police encounter in Shravasti at night in May last year, observing that the FIR contai... Read More


Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' campaign gets police nod

India, Aug. 20 -- Pune police have granted permission for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's interaction with female students under the party's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' campaign at the AISSPMS ground on August... Read More


Delhi govt promotes 111 officers of DSS cadre

India, Aug. 20 -- New Delhi The Delhi government has promoted 111 officers of the Delhi Subordinate Service (DSS) cadre and posted them across key departments, including education, health, revenue an... Read More