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Parliament panel questions Centre's handling of fertiliser PSU disinvestment, seeks review

New Delhi, July 28 -- A parliamentary committee has pulled up the Centre for failing to adequately respond to its recommendations on fertiliser PSU disinvestment, saying the government has not answere... Read More


Chandigarh: Consider regularisation for MC staff within 8 weeks, HC to UT

Chandigarh, July 28 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court division bench has given eight weeks to Chandigarh administration and municipal corporation (MC) to consider claims of employees, working for ove... Read More


Maharashtra's daily milk collection drops by 750k litres after FDA crackdown

India, July 28 -- Maharashtra's average daily milk procurement has dropped by over 750,000 litres in a month, following a statewide crackdown on adulterated milk by the Food and Drug Administration (F... Read More


Maharashtra reports 303 H1N1 cases; 40 logged in PMC

India, July 28 -- Maharashtra has reported 303 laboratory-confirmed H1N1 (swine flu) cases this year, with doctors saying that while most patients continue to develop the usual flu symptoms, a section... Read More


Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Japan's Kumamoto region, tsunami advisory issued

Kumamoto, July 28 -- An earthquake struck Japan on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami advisory for parts of Kumamoto Prefecture after the quake registered a maximum seismic intensity of 7 in the Kumamoto r... Read More


Orange alert: Brace for heavy rain in Chandigarh today

Chandigarh, July 28 -- The city, which received 40.8 mm of rain till 8.30 am on Monday, is set to witness heavy to very heavy rain on Tuesday and Wednesday as the India Meteorological Department issue... Read More


13-year-old girl killed as second-floor balcony of a 37-year-old building crashes in Mumbra

India, July 28 -- A 13-year-old girl was killed after a portion of a residential building's balcony collapsed in Mumbra on Monday evening, which led to a rescue operation that pulled six people from t... Read More


MPSC faces paper leak allegations, approaches police for probe

India, July 28 -- After the NEET-UG and TET paper leaks, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday alleged that the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)'s Drug Inspector Recruitment examination paper... Read More


2 govt officers booked for skipping SIR duties

India, July 28 -- The Bandra Kurla Complex police on Monday booked two government officers for allegedly failing to report for work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. ... Read More


CJP tells govt agreement being breached, threatens to resume protest

New Delhi, July 28 -- The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday said students and protesters were being detained or arrested in various states, particularly Assam, Bihar and West Bengal, in violation ... Read More