India

New Delhi, Sep 18: Terming the Supreme Court's directive to the Centre to do away with sterilisation camps within three years as a "landmark" judgement, a policy advocacy body has said that it will help in strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the family planning programme. "PFI welcomes the SC judgement which we consider a landmark one. Providing quality services to and upholding the

Srinagar, Sep 18: Heavily armed militants stormed a battalion headquarters of the Army in North Kashmir's Uri town in the wee hours today, killing 17 jawans and injuring 19 other personnel in the terror strike in which four ultras were neutralised. Explosions and gunfire erupted as the militants attacked the camp, which is located barely few metres away from the Army's Brigade Headquarters in Uri

Srinagar, Sep 18: Terror struck an Army camp in North Kashmir's Uri town when militants stormed a battalion headquarters in the wee hours today, leaving at least 10 Army men injured. Intense firing was going on with reports about presence of three militants inside the Army camp which is located barely few metres away from the Army's Brigade Headquarters in Uri town, 102 kms from here, official

Bhopal, Sep 17: An unidentified person threw ink at Union Health Minister J P Nadda at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal, amid protest by students over "poor facilities" at the institute. Ink was thrown at the Minister at the entrance of the AIIMS when he was in his car leaving the institute, surrounded by protesting students amid and rains and chaos. Few drops of ink fell on

New Delhi, Sep 17: AAP ministers Satyendar Jain and Kapil Mishra today went to meet Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at his office following his fax to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to return from Finland, but the meeting did not materialise as Jung was not in his office, triggering a fresh spat between the two sides. "It appears he is not in a mood to work today," Mishra said taking a jibe at Jung. But the LG

Srinagar, Sep 17: The death toll in ongoing unrest in Kashmir went up to 81 as the pellet-ridden body of a youth was found here in the summer capital. The body of teenager Momin Altaf Ganai, a resident of Harwan in Srinagar, was found in the area late last night a police official said today. He said Ganai's body bore injuries caused by pellets. The teenager was injured in clashes between

Gandhinagar, Sep 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his mother Hiraba here and took her blessings on his 66th birthday. Modi reached the residence of his brother Pankaj Modi in Raysan area of state capital here, where his 97-year-old mother is staying. The Prime Minister sought her blessings and spend around 25 minutes with her. He later drove off to Raj Bhavan where he is put up

Itanagar, Sep 16: The Congress today lost its government in Arunachal Pradesh when 43 of its MLAs led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu defected wholesale and merged with the People's Party of Arunachal, just two months after it had regained power. Khandu, who had replaced Nabam Tuki following a dissident campaign in July, paraded 42 MLAs before Assembly Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, who accepted

Chennai, Sep 16: A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several farmers and traders bodies over the raging Cauvery dispute evoked mixed response across Tamil Nadu with Opposition parties, including the DMK, supporting it. DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi, oppposition leader Stalin and four DMK MLAs courted arrest in Chennai. MDMK leader Vaiko was arrested in Trichy after he attempted to stage rail

Lucknow, Sep 16: In a significant development, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav resigned from Uttar Pradesh Cabinet and also stepped down as state party chief on Thursday. Shivpal, who had met UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today, submitted his resignation late tonight to SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Shivpal's wife Sarla also resigned from the post of District Cooperative Bank