India

Lucknow, Jan 16: In a major boost to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Election Commission today recognised the faction headed by him as the Samajwadi Party and alloted the reserved symbol 'Bicycle' to it for contesting the coming Assembly elections. The group led by Akhilesh Yadav is the Samajwadi Party and is entitled to use its name and reserved symbol Bicycle, the three-member

New Delhi, Jan 16: The Supreme Court today sought responses of the government and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on a plea seeking framing of privacy policy to regulate commercial exploitaion of private communication through social networking sites like WhatsApp and Facebook. A Bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud also issued notice to WhatsApp and

Jan 16: Zaira Wasim, who played the childhood of Geeta Phogat in the Aamir Khan movie Dangal has put up an apology on social media, for "offending and displeasing people". Zaira also asked not to project her as a role model for Kashmiri youth. After her meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, she was trolled in social media. Mehbooba Mufti had appreciated Zara and spoke

New Delhi, Jan 16: Having joined Congress after hectic negotiations, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today said he was a "born Congressman" who was coming back to his roots and would be ready to work under anybody appointed by the high command and contest from where the party wants him to. Sidhu refused to comment on who would be projected as the Chief Ministerial candidate in poll

Srinagar, Jan 16: Three militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, the army said today. The militants were killed in the encounter at Awoora village in Pahalgam area of the district, an army official said. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in the village, security forces yesterday launched a search

New Delhi, Jan 15: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat today said jawans who take to social media to express their complaints could be punished as their act lowers the morale of those guarding the frontiers of the country. He also said that despite Pakistan's continuous engagement in proxy war against India, "we want to restore peace on the Line of Control". "But we will not hesitate from giving a fitting

New Delhi, Jan 15: Almost 10 weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation of high-value banknotes on November 8, there are no signs of a recovery on the cash-availability front. The dramatic downward trend of the currency liquidity situation, triggered by the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, valued at around Rs. 15.44 lakh crore, has continued, despite the government

Patna, Jan 15: At least 24 people were killed and 13 injured after a boat capsized in the Ganga on Saturday evening. Those injured have been admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) where they are recuperating. The boat had more than 40 people on board. Most of them were returning after attending the kite festival at Sabbalpur Diara on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. While some

New Delhi, Jan 14: With CBI registering a case related to software procurement at Air India, airline chief Ashwani Lohani today termed it as a "shock" saying the omnipresent shadow of vigilance and other probe agencies over processes undertaken by the executive has caused maximum damage to the public sector. The case has come as a shock because ostensibly as per the stand taken by the company as

New Delhi, Jan 14: Refuting allegations of interference by an RBI union, the finance ministry today said the government fully respects independence and autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India. "Consultations between the government and RBI are undertaken on various matters of public importance wherever such consultation is mandated by law or has evolved as a practice. Consultations mandated by law or