India

Ballia, May 1: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Surendra Singh on Monday blamed parents for the increasing incidents of rape in the country and suggested that this can be prevented only by not allowing young boys and girl to use smartphones. The MLA said that parents should keep a strict vigil on their children till the age of 15 and they shouldn't be allowed to roam around freely. "Parents of

Pauri Garhwal, May 1: The Kedarnath Temple Committee on Tuesday denied showcasing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's work for the temple in a laser show, which has recently been introduced for the pilgrims. President of Badarinath Kedarnath Mandir Committee and Congress leader, Ganesh Godiyal deemed that it was a political use of temple. "A group came to me with a 22-minute laser show on Lord Shankar

New Delhi, May 1: The Telecom Commission has approved in-flight connectivity facilitating both voice and data calls in Indian airspace, Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said in New Delhi. "Almost all recommendations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on this have been accepted. We are expediting the process (to start) and within three months it should be ready," she told reporters

New Delhi, May 1: This time 131 people from minority communities, including 51 Muslims have cracked the civil services examination in India. Interestingly, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister for Minority Affairs, has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government of India for the achievement of those individuals. “Modi government’s policy of development with dignity without any discrimination

Srinagar, Apr 30: Within an hour of taking oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister of in Mehbooba Mufti coalition government of Jammu and Kashmir, Kavinder Gupta debuted with a shocker on the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl at a temple in Kathua earlier this year. "It’s a small issue... We have to think this should never happen again and the child gets justice. There are many challenges

Srinagar, Apr 30: BJP leader Rajiv Jasrotia, who was among those caught on video trying to incite violence against the Bakarwal community and justify the rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl in Kathua, is now a minister in Jammu and Kashmir government. The development comes days after two other BJP leaders, CP Ganga and Lal Singh, stepped down from the cabinet following widespread uproar

Srinagar, Apr 30: Two militants were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district and a civilian died in clashes between locals and security forces following the gun-battle, officials said. Two soldiers, including an officer, were also injured in the initial firing by the militants, they said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the district's Drabgam area

Jammu, Apr 30:Jammu and Kashmir Assembly speaker Kavinder Gupta and seven others were today sworn in as ministers in the state's PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti. Mr Gupta will be the new deputy chief minister in place of Nirmal Singh, who submitted his resignation last night, officials said. The new BJP faces sworn in as ministers were the party's state unit chief Satpal Sharma and the

New Delhi, Apr 30: The Delhi Police said that it has registered three cases in connection with the alleged violence on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus over the screening of a film on the contentious issue of 'love jihad' on Friday night. The police had received 13 complaints in the matter and registered the cases after analysing the complaints. The police said yesterday that it has

New Delhi, Apr 30: The AIIMS on Monday discharged RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, saying his condition has improved significantly, even as the former Bihar chief minister alleged a "political conspiracy" behind his discharge. The Rashtriya Janata Dal president also wrote to the institute's director, asking him to continue his treatment at the facility till he recovers fully. Supporters of Prasad created