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River pollution: SC orders state to act, makes CS accountable

JODHPUR, July 24 -- The Supreme Court has ordered immediate action on the treatment and disposal of accumulated toxic effluents at the Sangariya Common Effluent Treatment Plant and directed the Rajast... Read More


Rains revive Ana Sagar Lake as fish deaths halt

Ajmer, July 24 -- Ana Sagar Lake's water level has risen to 11.5 feet against its full capacity of 13 feet following sustained rainfall over the past three days, bringing an end to weeks of concerns o... Read More


SC questions Delhi govt on transgenders' access to public jobs

New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Delhi government on how transgender persons could meaningfully access public employment when recruitment advertisements continue to c... Read More


man held for killing nephew in dausa: police

Bharatpur/Dausa, July 24 -- A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday in Dausa district for allegedly killing his nephew over suspicion that the relative had an illicit relationship with his wife, po... Read More


PMFBY cover shrinks as farmer enrolment swells

Jaipur, July 24 -- The share of farmland in Rajasthan insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) - the Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme - has declined for the fifth consecutive ... Read More


Court acquits Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane

PANAJI, July 24 -- A local court in Mapusa on Thursday acquitted Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane and eight others in a 2013 case in which they were accused of vandalising a toll booth ... Read More


t.n. man out on bail dies, family alleges torture in cops' custody

CHENNAI, July 24 -- A 24-year-old salesman at a Tasmac outlet in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district died on Thursday after being detained by police for questioning, with his family alleging custodial t... Read More


India slams pak for using asean to raise kashmir

New Delhi, July 24 -- India on Thursday accused Pakistan of using a multilateral gathering to spread falsehoods and divert attention from its record of sponsoring terrorism after Pakistani foreign min... Read More


At Asean forum, EAM warns terrorism will have consequences

New Delhi, July 24 -- India emphasised a "zero tolerance" approach towards tackling terrorism at a meeting of the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) in the Philippines on Thursday, with external affairs minis... Read More


Honeymoon murder: SC cancels bail given to Sonam

New Delhi, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted last month to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of murdering her husband while on their honeymoon in Meghalaya, observing that h... Read More