India

Pune, Apr 1: Women can no longer be barred from entering temples in Maharashtra with the Bombay High Court today holding that it is their fundamental right to go into places of worship and the government's duty to protect it. In directions which are seen as a break from centuries-old traditions and a victory for women's campaign against gender bias, the court asked the Maharashtra Government to

Hyderabad, Apr 1: The city-based IVRCL which was constructing the flyover in Kolkata, a portion of which collapsed yesterday killing 24 people, today described the incident as an "accident", a day after another official of the company had dubbed it as an "act of God". "An act of God was just an expression only to describe that it is under no one's control", P Sita, the construction company's legal

Kolkata, Apr 1: Five officials of the company that was building a flyover that collapsed on to vehicles and street vendors here have been detained. Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who paid a visit to the mishap site, told reporters "We have detained a few officials of the construction company. We are taking action against them". Kolkata Police has registered a case against the Hyderabad

New Delhi, Apr1: In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India' bid at the UN to ban JeM Chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. According to highly placed sources here, just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on the chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM), to keep on hold

United Nations, Apr 1: China has once again blocked India’s bid at the United Nations to ban Pathankot terror attack mastermind and Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Out of 15 countries, 14 have strongly supported India’s bid. However, China has alone opposed the bid without stating any reason, ANI quoted sources. The fourteen countries include the US, UK and

Raipur, Mar 30: Seven CRPF men were killed today and their weapons looted after Naxals carried out a deadly landmine blast on their vehicle in the jungles of the worst Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Officials said the incident occurred near the Basaras-Kuakonda axis in the Melawada village in the said district when a Tata-709 mini-truck of the force went over a landmine at

New Delhi, Mar 30: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines Ltd today submitted in a sealed cover a proposal for repayment of Rs 4000 crore out of the loan amount of Rs 6903 crore to the consortium of banks led by State Bank of India by September this year. Along with Mallya and Kingfisher, the proposal was also submitted by United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd and Kingfisher Finvest (India)

New Delhi, Mar 30: India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for not giving its diplomats consular access to former Indian Navy officer Kul Bhushan Yadav, accused of fomenting terrorism in Pakistani soil. New Delhi also dismissed a video released by Pakistan in which Yadav confesses to working for India’s external intelligence agency the Research and Analysis Wing (R & AW) and was assigned to foment

Nainital, Mar 29: The Uttarakhand High Court today ordered a floor test in the Assembly on March 31, giving a new turn to the political events in the state where President's Rule was imposed on Sunday. All MLAs, including the nine ruling Congress rebels, can participate in the trial of strength but the votes of the disqualified legislators will be kept separate. They will be taken into account

Kottayam, Mar 29: The reports about the crucifixion of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Salesian priest who was abducted from an old-age home run by the Missionaries of Charity in Aden in strife-torn Yemen, remain to be confirmed by official sources. Confusion reigned over the priest’s fate on Monday, with conflicting versions being aired by different Church segments. Father Paul Thelakkat, spokesperson