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Suspecting forgery, death and birth certs issued with a delay of over one year to be reverified

India, Sept. 20 -- The state health department on Tuesday ordered the reverification of all birth and death certificates issued with a delay of over one year. Suspecting that illegal immigrants had ac... Read More


Stubble burning: Punjab records 27 incidents in 5 days; Govt intensifies awareness campaign

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Punjab has seen 27 stubble burning cases in the last five days, even as authorities have launched an intensive campaign in hotspots of paddy straw burning in various districts ... Read More


Restriction of heavy vehicle movement worsens traffic woes at NH48, 16-month-old a casualty

India, Sept. 20 -- Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's recent banning of heavy vehicles on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad national highway and Ghodbunder Road from midnight till 6 am was meant to solve the pe... Read More


79 drug smugglers nabbed with 11.4 kg heroin in Punjab

Chandigarh, Sept. 20 -- Punjab Police conducted raids at 357 locations on Saturday leading to the arrest of 79 drug smugglers after registration of 56 first information reports (FIRs) across the state... Read More


Cong leaders' silence on Sam Pitroda's statement surprising: VHP

Lucknow, Sept. 20 -- The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has slammed Sam Pitroda, calling him the "foreign face" of the Congress party, and said his recent remarks about a country - Pakistan - for which C... Read More


"Strategic silence, loud optics liability for nation": Congress slams PM Modi as US imposes USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visas

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday slammed the Centre after the Trump administration imposed a USD 100,000 annual charge for H-1B visas and said that the move will affect the ... Read More


Pol parties to get offices in redeveloped fire station bldg

India, Sept. 20 -- The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) is planning to accommodate offices of political parties in a proposed tower on the 3,500-square metre plot in Nariman Point which c... Read More


Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah defends caste survey, calls it key to ensuring 'social equality'

Gadag, Sept. 20 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday reaffirmed his government's commitment to conduct a caste survey in the state, describing it as an essential step to ensure equal o... Read More


"Centre should have engaged in diplomacy": Telangana Minister slams government over US' H1B visa move

Hyderabad, Sept. 20 -- Telangana Information Technology Minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla on Saturday slammed the Union Government after the US Government announced a new USD 100,000 annual fee on H1B vi... Read More


NMMC enforces stringent rules dogs, muzzles, licences mandatory after Pitbull mauls man

India, Sept. 20 -- The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has rolled out a stringent set of regulations targeting aggressive dog breeds like Pitbulls and Rottweilers, making it mandatory for own... Read More