June monsoon rainfall weakest in five years

NEW DELHI: India's monsoon rainfall was 43 per cent below average in June, the weather office said on Monday, the weakest first month of the season in five years.Rains were 34 per cent above average a year earlier, as the monsoon arrived on the normal...

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NHRC seeks reports from Centre, states on open defecation issue

LUCKNOW: The National Human Rights Commission has sought reports from the secretary, union ministry of drinking water and sanitation and chief secretaries of all states and union territories within four weeks on the issue of defecation in open and lack...

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Pseudoephedrine tops list of most seized drugs in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: Pseudoephedrine and mandrax, used as party drugs in foreign countries, are the most smuggled drugs in Tamil Nadu, data released by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) show.Pseudoephedrine was the most seized drug in the state during 2013-14. Authorities...

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12 years on, Gujarat riots probe panel gets 22nd extension

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government today granted yet another extension to the Justice Nanavati commission which is probing the 2002 post-Godhra riots."Today, the state government granted a two-month extension to the commission, valid up to August 31,"...

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TMC MP Tapas Pal openly threatens opponents with rape, murder

NEW DELHI: An undated video of TMC MP Tapas Pal surfaced on Monday in which the leader is seen making threats of "sending his boys to rape CPM women" if the party harms anyone from his constituency.The controversial video shows the parliamentarian insisting...

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Pipeline blast: 2 GAIL officials suspended

NEW DELHI: State gas utility GAIL on Sunday suspended two senior company officials of its Andhra Pradesh office after a fire caused by a possible leakage in an underground gas pipeline killed 19 persons and injured several others.READ ALSO: GAIL pipeline...

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Gail pushes full blast ahead with Andhra relief, says pipeline was certified safe

NEW DELHI: State-run gas utility GAIL on Sunday handed over to district administration nearly Rs 4 crore as compensation to families of those killed and injured in Friday's pipeline blast at Nagaram village in Andhra Pradesh, even as it suspended two...

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Pipeline was safe, GAIL says

NEW DELHI: State-run gas utility GAIL on Sunday handed over to district administration nearly Rs 4 crore as compensation to families of those killed and injured in Friday's pipeline blast at Nagaram village in Andhra Pradesh, even as it suspended two...

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Modi lands in Chennai en route to Sriharikota, Jayalalithaa meets him

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah, chief minister J Jayalalithaa and others met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Chennai airport on Sunday.Modi landed in Chennai while he was going to Sriharikota to witness the launch of Isro's PSLV C-23 rocket...

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Create Brahmaputra river valley authority: Gogoi to Modi

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for creation of the proposed Brahmaputra River Valley Authority (BRVA) and an IIM in Assam.In a letter to the Prime Minister, Gogoi sought the BRVA to be...

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Shiv Khori shrine in J&K attracts large number of devotees

JAMMU: The Shiv Khori shrine situated in the serene Reasi district of Jammu division has attracted over 11 lakh pilgrims from across the country since the beginning of this year.About 5,000 to 6,000 pilgrims have been visiting the holy shrine everyday...

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Will not tolerate if Sri Ram Sene creates problem: Parrikar

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said the state government will not tolerate, if Sri Ram Sene tries to create law and order problem in Goa. PANAJI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said the state...

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99 things that make people happier

Although genes have a lot to do with our personal happiness, life circumstances and our own choices seem to play a part.Identifying what makes people "feel good" is difficult not only because happiness is subjective, but it's also not always clear if...

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India intensifies efforts to evacuate citizens from Iraq

NEW DELHI, With the situation worsening in violence-hit Iraq, India Saturday said it has flown in officials to three Iraqi cities to help evacuate Indians wanting to return home and asserted that "all national assets are in readiness if required" to...

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Monsoon likely in north India in 1st week of July: IMD

NEW DELHI: A western disturbance is likely to help advance the monsoon in the hilly parts of north India in the first week of July, according to the MET department."A fresh western disturbance would affect northwest India in the beginning of July. We...

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Anbumani urges railway minister to implement pending projects in Tamil Nadu

Anbumani urges railway minister to implement penCHENNAI: Former Union health minister and Dharmapuri MP Anbumani Ramdoss on Friday met railway minister Sadananda Gowda and urged him to implement the pending railway projects in Tamil Nadu.Anbumani reminded...

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'Befitting reply' to Maoists if forces are attacked: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Warning of a massive retaliation in the event of a major attack by Left-wing extremists, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday stressed on the need for the Centre and affected states to adopt a uniform approach to make any counter-action...

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States complain against Land Acquisition Act

NEW DELHI: Most of the states today came out openly against the new Land Acquisition Act, complaining that it had hurt the process of acquiring land for infrastructure projects and demanded "drastic changes" in certain provisions of the farmer-friendly...

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Partnership with Japan is high priority: Narendra Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the strategic and global partnership with Japan is a high priority for India and he was attaching great importance to his visit there which has been put off till after the budget session of Parliament...

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70 years after defeating Japan, India forgets Imphal

Seventy years is a long time to forget people, events, the past. In India, it doesn't take that long. Even heroes are forgotten here in a matter of months, or a few years. In such a scenario, it's not surprising that nobody has remembered the 70th anniversaries...

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Tamil Nadu govt formulates guidelines for running hostels, homes for girls

CHENNAI: Taking a strong view of the recent incident of rape of two minor girls in Pollachi, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday formulated new guidelines for running hostels for girl students, teenage girls and working women across the state.All homes...

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Multi-pronged security system for Amarnath yatra: DIG

KATHUA (Jammu): A multi-pronged security system has been put in place along the highway from Kathua to Jammu for visiting Amarnath pilgrims, a senior police officer said on Thursday.The security arrangements include quick reaction teams (QRTs) and road...

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BPF ends 13-year alliance with Congress in Assam

KOKRAJHAR (Assam): The Bodoland Peoples Front, an ally of Congress in Assam, on Thursday broke its 13-year-old alliance with the party accusing it of non-cooperation in development of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts."The present Congress government...

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No luxury of 'honeymoon period' for my govt, Narendra Modi says

NEW DELHI: On completion of 30 days in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had no luxury of 'honeymoon' period as a "series of allegations" started in less than 100 hours but he feels there are "areas where surely we need to improve".Looking...

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Thousands of Indian Muslims sign up to defend Iraq's shrines

NEW DELHI: Thousands of Muslims in India have signed up to defend Iraq's holy shrines and, if need be, fight Sunni Islamist militants in the country where the civilian death toll from the Sunni insurgents' advance is estimated at least 1,300.Denouncing...

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Beas tragedy: Himachal high court orders Rs 5 lakh compensation

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh high court ordered a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the parents of 24 Hyderabad engineering college students who were washed away in Beas river at Thalot in Mandi district on June 8.A division bench comprising chief justice...

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Railways had intelligence about possible Maoist attack in Bihar

NEW DELHI: Railway ministry had intelligence inputs about a possible Maoist attack on rail properties in Tirhut and Saran regions of Bihar, a senior RPF official claimed on Wednesday after the derailment of Rajdhani Express in Chapra."There were intelligence...

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Gopal Subramanium slams Modi govt

NEW DELHI: Eminent lawyer Gopal Subramanium on Wednesday opted out of being considered for appointment as Supreme Court judge after lashing out at the Modi government accusing it of ordering CBI to "scrounge" for "dirt" against him to scuttle his elevation.Subramanium,...

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CBI judge hearing Amit Shah's case transferred

MUMBAI: The special CBI judge hearing the case of alleged fake-encounter cases of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajaptai was transferred on Wednesday following which the court adjourned the hearing on the Amit Shah's discharge plea.Special CBI...

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Nagaland governor Ashwini Kumar resigns

NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Nagaland governor Ashwini Kumar resigned on Wednesday, becoming the third person occupying the gubernatorial post to put in his papers since the NDA government prodded some of the governors, appointed during UPA rule, to quit."I...

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India evacuates 17 more from Iraq

NEW DELHI: Seventeen more Indians have been evacuated from Iraq's conflict zone, the government announced on Tuesday."With the help of (Iraqi) authorities, we have been able to evacuate 17 more Indian nationals from the conflict zone. They are now in...

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India's first indigenous anti-submarine warfare ship ready

KOLKATA: India's first indigenously-built anti submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta is ready to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month, defence officials said here today.Built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata,...

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First indigenous anti-submarine warfare ship ready

KOLKATA: India's first indigenously-built anti submarine warfare corvette INS Kamorta is ready to be commissioned into the Indian Navy next month, defence officials said here today.Built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata,...

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Rupee recovers 7 paise vs dollar to end at 60.13

MUMBAI: Ending a two-day falling trend, the rupee on Tuesday recovered by seven paise to close at 60.13 against the dollar on the back of a sharp rise in local equities following a drop in global crude oil prices.Fresh dollar selling by exporters and...

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Karnataka govt spends Rs 21.56 lakh on phone usage by ministers

BANGALORE: Karnataka government has incurred an expenditure of about Rs 21.56 lakh over usage of mobile and landline phones by ministers in the last one year, chief minister Siddaramaiah said today.There was no limit for the chief minister and ministers...

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2 militants including top Pakistani Lashkar commander killed in encounter in north Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The security forces killed two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants including a top LeT commander of Pakistan namely Mehmood Bhai at Sopore's Krankshivan area in north Kashmir.The defence spokesman based in Srinagar 15 corp said the encounter started...

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IAEA to get more access to India’s nuclear programme

NEW DELHI: India said on Monday it was ratifying an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to expand oversight of its civilian nuclear programme, in a move aimed at unblocking a major nuclear partnership with the United States.The...

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Aziz Qureshi takes oath as Uttar Pradesh governor

LUCKNOW: Uttrakhand governor Aziz Qureshi was administered oath of office on Monday as the governor of Uttar Pradesh following the resignation of B L Joshi.Aziz Qureshi has been given additional charge of UP.Chief Justice of the Allahabad high court,...

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Tatas aim to build aircraft for Ruag Aviation

HYDERABAD: The Tata Group on Monday said it aims to bring out a fully built aircraft for Ruag Aviation — makers of Dornier 228 new generation aircraft, parts of which are to be made in India by TASL.Tata Advanced Systems Ltd held ground breaking ceremony...

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Following PM Modi’s directive, home ministry destroys 1.5 lakh files

NEW DELHI: On the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union home ministry is on a cleanliness drive and, in less than a month, has destroyed nearly 1.5 lakh files that had gathered dust for years.While going through the steel almirahs of North...

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Sri Lankan filmmaker seeks Jayalalithaa's help to screen 'With You, Without You' in Tamil Nadu

CHENNAI: The screening of Sri Lankan film "With You, Without You" was cancelled in Chennai on Saturday after officials at two multiplexes received threat calls from Tamil groups."With You, Without You" is an India-Sri Lanka joint collaboration directed...

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Biggest seizure of arms, explosives this year by Army in Jammu & Kashmir

JAMMU: In a major breakthrough, Army busted a militant hideout ton Sunday and seized a war-like cache of arms and explosives, including 60kg of RDX and 104 explosive devices, in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir.Troops of Rastriya Rifles, on specific...

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AAP will make corruption an issue in Haryana polls: Yogendra Yadav

AMBALA: Aam Adami Party will make corruption a major issue in the Haryana assembly elections, which are due in October, senior party leader Yogendra Yadav said on Sunday."We will make corruption a major issue in the polls," Yadav told reporters.He alleged...

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