India

New Delhi, May 26: Completing one year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today enlisted the work done by his government, ranging from rejuvenating the economy to initiatives for the poor, and said this is just the beginning in the endeavour to transform the quality of life of people. In an open letter to the people, he said, "we have been able to restore trust in the government", ensure a

New Delhi, May 26: The AAP government got a shot in the arm as the Delhi High Court on Monday termed “suspect” the Centre’s notification barring the Delhi government’s anti-corruption branch (ACB) from acting against its officers in criminal offences. Holding that the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) cannot act in his discretion, the High

New Delhi, May 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Mathura and is expected to announce the implementation of the “one rank one pension” (OROP) scheme for retired personnel of the armed forces at his rally in Mathura on Monday to mark one year of his government. Modalities related to the long-pending demand of former servicemen have been thrashed out, defence ministry sources were quoted as

Lucknow, May 25Four people were killed and dozens injured when nine coaches of the Muri Express train derailed near Sirathu in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, officials said. Officials said they feared the death toll could rise. Rescue and relief operations were underway at the site of the accident in Kaushambi district, more than 170 km from Lucknow. The train was going from Tatanagar in Jharkhand to

Sopore, May 25: Three people were injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire at a BSNL showroom in Kashmir's Sopore district on Monday. The security forces rushed to the spot shortly after the attack and cordoned off the area. A search operation is underway to hunt for the gunmen, who are suspected to be militants. More details are awaited. Today's attack comes after terror group Lashkar-e

New Delhi, May 25: There was no respite from heat wave conditions in most parts of the country on Monday with death toll reportedly reaching 500. At least 432 people have reportedly been killed in the worst hit-states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone. The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that the heat wave will continue till May 30. On Monday, the Met Department had predicted a

New Delhi, May 24: A "massive" spurt in human trafficking instances in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Nepal has prompted security agencies to issue an alert along the open Indo-Nepal border. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), mandated to guard this 1,751-km long frontier and also collect intelligence on suspicious activities, has apprehended about 50 young girls and boys who were

New Delhi, May 24: BJP today accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of running a "meri marzi ki sarkar' in Delhi and said that the ruling AAP's performance has been marked more by "confrontation" than "coordination" as it completes 100 days in office. The chief of BJP's Delhi unit, Satish Upadhyay, listed the controversies which have erupted ever since the Kejriwal-led AAP government came to power

New Delhi, May 24: Rahul Gandhi preferred silence during the UPA regime as speaking his mind would have meant either being critical of the Prime Minister or his mother, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said and termed as "amazing transformation" the Congress vice president's approach after his 56-day sabbatical. "The Rahul who left is not the Rahul who has come back," Omar said on the Congress

New Delhi, May 24: The AAP-led Delhi government today completed 100 days in office, a period marked by its ongoing bitter tussle with the Lt Governor, a split in the party and implementation of a slew of its electoral promises, including slashing power tariff by 50 per cent and providing free water of up to 20,000 litres per month. The government also relaunched the '1031' anti-corruption helpline