Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday September 16, 2019, New Delhi
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a plea seeking to produce before the top court former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who is under detention since last month when the centre scrapped special status from the state and divided it into two union territories.
A law student who has accused the BJP's Chinmayanand of rape and blackmail was brought to a court under heavy security on Monday for her statement. The 23-year-old was escorted by several police women as she arrived in court, her face covered by a black dupatta.
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 16, 2019, New Delhi
Former Union Minister P Chidambaram is spending his 74th birthday today in Tihar jail, where he was sent on September 5 in a corruption investigation. To mark the day, Karti Chidambaram has used an open "letter" to his "Appa" to take several sharp digs at the government.
Indian and US Army soldiers were trained jointly on the howitzers and Chinook helicopters during their Yudh Abhyas 2019 exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Pakistan resorted to yet another ceasefire violation across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir with intensive shelling, an Army official said this morning, adding that there were no reports of injuries or casualties.
A Kolkata-Agartala Air India flight was delayed for around two hours on Sunday after a swarm of bees was found in front of the aircraft while it was taxing down the main runway in Kolkata, an airlines official said.
Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said today.
Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday September 16, 2019, Lucknow
An Assam-like National Register of Citizens or NRC will be implemented in Uttar Pradesh when the state needs it, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said, adding that the implementation of citizens' list in Assam is an "important and brave decision".
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 16, 2019, New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted today that he was "delighted" that US President Donald Trump would join him at the 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston on September 22, and called it a "special gesture". White House officials have been quoted as telling the Press Trust of India that when PM Modi requested a joint address in France last month on the sidelines of the G7 summit, the US president "immediately accepted" it.
Written by Uma Sudhir , Edited by Arun Nair | Monday September 16, 2019, Hyderabad
A day after a boat carrying 63 people capsized in Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, killing 12 onboard, rescue officials -- who managed to rescue 21 people yesterday -- resumed operation early this morning to locate the remaining people. At least 25 people were reported missing after the tourist boat capsized near Kacchuluru village, about 200 km from Amravati. The search operation to locate them was called off late Sunday because of low-light conditions.
Police took father-son duo, both US citizens, into custody on Saturday for flying a drone near Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi as drones are banned in the national capital.
Professor Dr Nikisha Jariwala has developed a model to help visually impaired people translate text of Hindi, English and Gujarati language to Braille language.
Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday September 16, 2019, New Delhi
The White House on Sunday said US President Donald Trump's scheduled meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 'Howdy, Modi' event in Texas "will be a great opportunity to emphasize the strong ties between the world's oldest and largest democracies".
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said that BR Ambedkar's dream of "One Nation One Constitution" has been fulfilled after the removal of Article 370.
