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No free Travel Insurance in Trains from September 1: Indian Railways
The Indian Railways will not provide free travel insurance to its passengers starting September 1, an official said on Saturday.
A senior Railway Ministry official said that the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)…
Government slams Congress on Triple Talaq Bill, appeals to Women Groups to fight
The Government on Saturday accused the Congress, its President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi of betraying Muslim women by thwarting the passage of the triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha, and appealed to women organisations…
Death toll in Indonesia Earthquake reaches 387
Indonesian authorities on Saturday raised the death toll in Lombok island earthquake to 387, while the number of injured and displaced went up to 13,688 and 387,067, respectively.
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the island on last…
Justice Gita Mittal sworn in as J&K Chief Justice
Justice Gita Mittal was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday.
Before being sworn in as the Chief Justice, the court's Registrar General read out the warrant of Mittal's appointment.
She was…
Bihar: CBI conducts search at Muzaffarpur Shelter Home
A CBI team along with officials from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Saturday conducted a search at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district where 34 minor girls were raped, police said.
The CFSL team has…
Indian Envoy meets Imran Khan, gifts Bat signed by Indian Team
India's envoy to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria gifted a cricket bat to Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan after the two met on Friday to discuss the prospects of relationship between the two neighbouring countries.
The Indian High Commissioner…
Delhi Assembly adopts resolution for Chief Secretary’s removal
The Delhi Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution against Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash demanding his removal from the post. The resolution was moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Alka Lamba in the House.
"This House demands…
Dalai Lama regrets remarks on Nehru, thanks him for sheltering Tibetans
The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday regretted blaming former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru for the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 and thanked him for sheltering thousands of exiled Tibetans after they fled from…
Class 2 Student raped in Delhi School, accused held
A Class 2 student was raped in an NDMC school in New Delhi and the accused, an electrician working there, has been arrested, police said on Friday.
The minor girl was raped on Wednesday in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) school in…
Rajiv Gandhi’s killers can’t be released: Supreme Court told
The Supreme Court was on Friday informed by the Centre that the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be released, holding that setting them free will set a "dangerous precedent".
The Tamil Nadu government's proposal to…