India

New Delhi, Aug 10: Amid the controversy over imposing ban on pornographic websites, the government on Monday told the Supreme Court that while it was committed to block child porn, it was facing technical difficulties imposing ban across all pornographic websites. Addressing the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the court that the state cannot

London, Aug 10: He is living in exile and facing arrest but that has not stopped sacked IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi from preparing the blueprint for a breakaway governing body for cricket to rival the ICC -- a plan which he claims is the future "world order". Modi, who faces allegations of financial impropriety and is currently based here, said the new body would be affiliated with the Olympic

New Delhi, Aug 10: The war of words between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached a new level with Nitish's new 'shabdwapsi' campaign. Hitting back at Modi for his DNA remark, Nitish tweeted today, "In this shabdwapsi /take back your words/ campaign, at least 50 lakh people of Bihar will join the campaign and send their DNA samples to Modiji for test." Nitish

Ranchi, Aug 10: At least 11 people were killed in a stampede in Jharkhand's Deoghar city early Monday, police said. "More than one lakh people were in a queue to offer prayers at a temple. All of a sudden some confusion prevailed and stampede took place. At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 have been injured," a police official said. Deoghar is 300 km from here. During Shravani month of

Gaya, Aug 9: Tearing into the ruling Nitish Kumar- Lalu Prasad alliance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the people of Bihar to use the upcoming assembly polls as an opportunity to "free themselves from the jungle raaj" by electing a BJP-led government to and develop and modernise the state. "You have suffered their arrogance, deceipt and exploitation for the last 25 years. Do you want

New Delhi/Bhopal, Aug 9: In a latest update, seventy Vyapam scam accused who are lodged in Gwalior Jail of Madhya Pradesh have written to President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to either grant them bail or allow them "iccha mrityu" (suicide by legal sanction). Apart from the President, the letter has also been sent to Prime Minister, Home Minister, NHRC and Jabalpur High Court. In the letter to

New Delhi, Aug 8: Broadcast Editors' Association today expressed concern over what it said apparent tendency among governments, both at Centre and in some states, to serve notices on media organisations in a selective manner, against the backdrop of I&B ministry's show-cause notices to three news channels over coverage of Yaqub Memon's hanging. The apex body of editors of news channels in India

New Delhi, Aug 8: Insisting that cow should be protected, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said even the Mughals were aware of the fact that if they had to rule then an "open support to cow slaughter" would not be feasible while the Britishers failed to understand this aspect. The senior BJP leader said that as a Home Minister he has ensured that cattle smuggling to Bangladesh was checked

New Delhi, Aug 8: On July 30, the usually combative Uma Bharti, the union minister for water resources, exhibited a diffident demeanor in the Lok Sabha when she gave out that China may construct three more hydropower projects on the Brahmaputra in Tibet (called Yarlung Tsangpo there) under its recently announced 12th Five Year Plan. The minister added two other important facts. First, she

New Delhi, Aug 8: 526 cases of sexual harassment of women at workplaces were reported during 2014, women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi revealed on Friday. In a written reply at Lok Sabha, Gandhi said 57 cases were reported at office premises and 469 cases were registered at other places related to work during 2014. She said the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention