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New Delhi, Sep 8: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all States and Union Territories to upload the FIRs on their websites within 24 hours of registration at police stations. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan, however, extended the time up to 72 hours for uploading of the FIRs for those states which are located in difficult terrains where internet connectivity is poor

Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is central to India's 'Act East' Policy. Expressing happiness over taking part in the ASEAN summit for the third time, PM Modi said, "he was delighted to renew close bonds of friendship with ASEAN." "India's engagement engagement is driven by common priorities, bringing

New Delhi, Sep 7: With the government stoutly defending the role of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir and insurgency-hit Manipur, the Supreme Court today said it was more concerned about human rights violations happening in the heart of capital cities like Imphal. "It is not the Line of Control (LoC) but the heart of the cities like Imphal, is what we are concerned. Public order needs to be

New Delhi, Sep 7: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has given Tamil Nadu government a piece of his mind and asked the state to stop 'whining' about the Cauvery river. "Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery river," he said in a tweet early Wednesday morning, even as Karnataka government started releasing the water from Krishna Sagar dam "with a heavy heart". The leader also advised the Tamil Nadu

Washington, Sep 7: The US has sought more progress in the trial of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks being held in Pakistan and said it wants to see "accountability and justice" for the 166 people, including six Americans, killed in the incident. "We've been very clear that we want to see accountability and justice in the case," State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters yesterday.

Bengaluru, Sep 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the state government had no option but to abide by the direction of the Supreme Court to release Cauvery River water to Tamil Nadu. However, he did not specify from when the water will be released. “Despite severe hardship due to paucity of rains, Karnataka will abide by the court’s order. At the same time, the state government will

New Delhi, Sep 6: State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has termed Reliance Jio 's entry into the market as a "challenge" for all operators, but said it expects to match the intense competition "tariff-by-tariff". BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava told PTI that the telecom PSU will adopt an aggressive stance on tariffs going forward. BSNL, which unveiled a promotional unlimited

New Delhi, Sep 6: In an unprecedented move, 15 joint secretaries serving in the MHA today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to reconsider the decision to suspend senior IAS officer G K Dwivedi for renewal of FCRA licence of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO. They conveyed to the Home Minister that Dwivedi, who was serving as Joint Secretary (Foreigners) in the Home

Deoria, Sep 6: Chaos struck a gathering Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed on Monday after people carried home cots the party had organised for a ‘khat sabha’ before launching a ‘kisan yatra’ in election-bound Uttar Pradesh. Around 1,000 cots had been arranged for the event in Deoria’s Rudrapur district. There was no official announcement by the Congress about their distribution to the

Mumbai, Sep 6: A special women's court today convicted Ankur Lal Panwar for murder in connection with the Preeti Rathi acid attack case. Special Judge A S Shende convicted Panwar under Sections 302(murder) and 326B (Voluntarily throwing acid) of the IPC and is likely to hear arguments on the quantum of sentence tomorrow. Rathi, who hailed from Delhi, had died of multiple organ failure after hotel