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Haryana releases rRs.r116 crore to 53,821 farmers for crop loss due to heavy rains

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Providing financial relief to farmers, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday released a crop compensation of Rs.116.15 crore to 53,821 farmers for losses suffere... Read More


Mamata calls Shah 'dangerous', claims 'pressure' to drop voters from rolls

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called Union Home minister Amit Shah "dangerous", accusing him of directly guiding attempts to remove "1.5 crore names" from Bengal's vot... Read More


BC gurukul students march to police station over lack of amenities in Medchal

Hyderabad, Dec. 11 -- Students of a BC gurukul in Shamirpet village of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, frustrated by the lack of amenities at their school, took matters in their own hands and approached ... Read More


TMC demands apology after BJP MP 'butchers' Matangini Hazra's name in Parliament

Kolkata, Dec. 11 -- A day after BJP MP Anurag Thakur referred to the national song "Vande Mataram" as "Vande Bharat" during his speech in the Parliament, another BJP MP Dinesh Sharma took his comments... Read More


Rights of individual always subservient to nation's interest, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Rights of an individual are always subservient to the nation's interest, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, emphasising that the rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Consti... Read More


Delhi Ridge gets new statutory board to oversee protection, permissions

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Union environment ministry has reconstituted the Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) with statutory powers, as directed by the Supreme Court in November, in a move that will ... Read More


Beijing targets former Tibet leader Qi Zhala as anti-corruption drive intensifies

Bangladesh, Dec. 11 -- Chinas sweeping anti-corruption campaign has entered yet another high-profile phase with the announcement that Qi Zhala – a prominent ethnic Tibetan official and former ch... Read More


Giriraj Singh slams Rahul Gandhi, says Congress leader follows "hit -and-run" politics

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday over his conduct amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech on electoral reforms. Singh's remarks c... Read More


Azam Khan gets relief in Army remarks case

Lucknow, Dec. 11 -- Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has secured relief in a 2017 case involving his alleged controversial remark on the Indian Army, but the long list of criminal cases against... Read More


Human rights crisis at NHRC

Nepal, Dec. 11 -- According to recent documentation by national and international rights organisations, the situation of human rights in Nepal has deteriorated sharply over the past year, with rising ... Read More