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NCSC resolved historic 60,000 cases nationally in last two years: Scheduled Caste commission chief

India, July 14 -- NCSC Chairman Kishor Makwana on Monday said the National Commission for Scheduled Castes has resolved a historic 60,000 cases nationally in the last two years. Speaking after inaugur... Read More


Bengal to seek IIT status for IIEST Shibpur, Centre says proposal will be considered

India, July 14 -- The West Bengal government is planning to submit a proposal to the Centre seeking IIT status for the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, Union Mi... Read More


Railways to run special trains for Rath Yatra

India, July 14 -- Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway will run several special trains between July 15 and July 26 to handle the expected rush of passengers during Rath Yatra and Ulta Rath Yatra.... Read More


Parties oppose SC mediation move in Gyanvapi, Mathura & Sambhal temple-mosque disputes

India, July 14 -- Efforts to explore an out-of-court settlement in three major religious site disputes in Uttar Pradesh have failed to gain traction, with parties in the Gyanvapi, Sri Krishna Janmabho... Read More


Govt silent on corruption in education, alleges Rahul Gandhi

India, July 14 -- Ahead of his second interaction with students under the 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' initiative, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said India's education system has now become a "dishone... Read More


Flight carrying bodies of 15 Indians killed lands at Mumbai airport

India, July 14 -- A flight carrying the bodies of 15 Indian nationals killed in a boat tragedy in Vietnam last week has landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. The V... Read More


Gujarat: Three children die of Chandipura virus in latest outbreak

India, July 14 -- Gujarat has reported seven confirmed cases of the Chandipura virus (CHPV) in the last few weeks, of which three patients have died, while four are under medical treatment, Health Min... Read More


Vinod Nagar: Constable shoots wife dead on her birthday, flees

India, July 14 -- A 30-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in the middle of a road by her husband, a Delhi Police constable, on her birthday in east Delhi's Vinod Nagar area, police said. The famil... Read More


Aditya Birla to buy Shell-backed Sprng Energy in $1.8 billion deal

India, July 14 -- Aditya Birla Renewables Ltd (ABRen), a unit of Grasim Industries, has agreed to acquire Sprng Energy from Shell Overseas Investment BV in a deal valued at about $1.8 billion, creatin... Read More


Exports rise 15.5% to $40.41 bn in June, imports up 31% to $70.84 bn

India, July 14 -- India's exports rose 15.5 per cent year-on-year to $40.41 billion in June, while the trade deficit widened to a five-month high of $30.43 billion due to a surge in imports, driven ma... Read More