India

New Delhi, Jan 28: Going tough on non-performers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent out a stern message to government officials who have not corrected their professional conduct despite repeated warnings. During his monthly interaction with central government secretaries and chief secretaries of states through Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), PM Modi directed

New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme Court today recalled its December 16 order appointing controversial Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh, and named another retired judge as the new ombudsman. While taking back its decision, the apex court appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court as new Lokayukta of UP

New Delhi, Jan 28: Mischief-mongers had a field day on Wednesday with back-to-back calls threatening to blow up two aircraft held around 240 Kathmandu-bound fliers of Air India and Jet Airways at Delhi airport for seven hours. There was fortunately no bomb or explosives in the two aircraft but when Air India passengers boarded a separate plane to fly to Kathmandu after security clearance at around

New Delhi, Jan 27: Two flights, one each of Air India and Jet Airways, were grounded today just before their departure for Kathamandu from here following a bomb scare. Airport sources said that the two flights were halted after the Jet Airways security office at Indira Gandhi International Airport here received an anonymous call saying there was a "bomb threat" to Air India flight AI-215 and Jet

Barmer/Rajasthan, Jan 27: The Air Force this morning used a fighter jet to intercept and bring down an "an unidentified balloon shaped object" in the Barmer area in Rajasthan near the border with Pakistan. The Air Force has found the debris and are carrying out a detailed investigation. Sources said the possibility of the "balloon" traveling across the border has not been ruled out. According to

Hyderabad, Jan 27: Six of the seven students of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), on hunger strike to protest the suicide of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, have been shifted to a health centre even as the agitators today took out a march to the residence of the interim head of the institution. The students, who had given a nationwide university strike call, marched to the residence of the

Ahmednagar/Mumbai, Jan 27: The historic temple-town of Shani Shingnapur in Maharashtra witnessed massive protests as women activists tried to enter the temple of Lord Shani on Republic Day. The women from neighbouring Pune district were stopped at Supe in Parner taluka – around 90 km from the temple-town. Though the women could not enter the temple town the message was loud and clear. Women

New Delhi, Jan 26: Arunachal Pradesh today came under central rule with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to the Union Cabinet's recommendation on such a course following political instability in the state. Official sources said the President signed the proclamation two days after the cabinet held an unscheduled meeting on Sunday to recommend that the northeasten border state be brought

New Delhi, Jan 26: India's military prowess and multi-hued images of the country's rich cultural diversity and achievements in various fields were on display at the majestic Rajpath today during 67th Republic Day parade which was graced by French President Francois Hollande as the chief guest. Thousands of people on both sides of the imposing Rajpath, India's ceremonial boulevard facing the seat

New Delhi, Jan 26: India signed an inter-governmental pact on Monday to buy 36 French-built Rafale fighter planes, but the leaders of both countries said there was still work to do to finalise financial terms after months of talks. The deal, worth an estimated $9 billion, was to have been the centrepiece of a visit to India by French President Francois Hollande, invited as guest of honour for