Kerala news channel introduces 'period leave' for women employees

Thiruvananthapuram: In a first of its kind in Kerala, leading media group Mathrubhumi has introduced 'period leave' for women employees in its TV News...

Private nurse stir ends in Kerala ;Govt to ensure Rs 20,000 minimum salary

In a relief to striking nurses, the Kerala government today said it would implement the Supreme Court directive of Rs 20,000 minimum salary to nurses ...

Bus falls into gorge near Rampur in Himachal Pradesh ;28 dead

At least 28 people died and nine injured in Himachal Pradesh's Rampur after a private bus rolled down a gorge in the hill state on Thursday morning, p...

No sympathy for perpetrators of violence: Jaitley on lynchings

No sympathy will be shown to perpetrators involved in mob lynchings, Finance minister Jaitley said adding that the government is fully committed to pr...

So many Ram Nath Kovinds in the country today, says emotional Ram nath Kovind

Describing his election as the "greatness of democracy", President-elect Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday could not help but remember his own days spent in...

Differences should not become disputes: MEA on Dokalam standoff

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay told reporters here that New Delhi has been in "close contact" with the Bhutan government on th...

PM Modi congratulates Kovind for becoming 14th President of India

New Delhi , Jul 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind for winning the Presidential elections and becoming the 14...

Kerela HC reserves orders on actor Dileep's bail plea

The Kerala High Court today reserved its orders on the bail plea of Malayalam actor Dileep, arrested for allegedly plotting the February 17 abduction ...

EPS and OPS from Tamil Nadu congratulates Kovind

The two warring factions of AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, which pledged support for NDA Presidential candidate, on Thursday congratulated Ram Nath Kovind on h...

Saudi King Salman orders arrest of prince over abusive behaviour towards citizens [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

The Riyadh Police have arrested a member of the Saudi royal family after a video of the prince verbally and physically abusing Saudi Arab citizens wen...

Pakistan SC warns Sharif's children of 7-yr-jail if papers forged

The children of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif could face up to seven years in jail if it was proved that they had submitted fake documents to t...

Friends of TRS are involved in Telangana drug racket says Digvijaya Singh

Ram Nath Kovind elected India's 14th President, to take oath on July 25

Giving India its second Dalit president, former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind today won the presidential election with a comfortable margin against O...

Hooda misused position in AJL case, ED tells High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda allegedly misused...

HC asks police to file status report in Sunanda Pushkar case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the city police to file a status report with regard to the ongoing probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi T...

Kejriwal's reallocates Sisodia's portfolios

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has reallocated his deputy Manish Sisodia's portfolios, a move intended to sharpen focus on the AAP government's ...

US committee votes for tougher conditions for aid to Pak

A key congressional panel has voted to impose tougher conditions on Pakistan to receive US assistance and authorised the secretary of state to suspend...

Muslim neighbours help Hindu family carry body to crematorium

A Hindu family at a remote village in West Bengal's Nadia district had no money to take the body of their father to the creamatorium for the last rite...

Forest fires raged in western Canada, Govt extended state of emergency

As forest fires raged in western Canada, the provincial government extended a state of emergency and announced aid for tens of thousands of people eva...

5.8 magnitude earthquake hits northeast of Tokyo

An earthquake measuring 5(point)8 on Richter scale hit northeast of Tokyo on Japan's main island of Honshu today.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (P...

Trump nominating Mark Esper to be next secretary of Army: White House

The White House says President Donald Trump is nominating Raytheon lobbyist Mark Esper to be the next secretary of the Army. Esper has been the top lo...

LK Advani receives Lifetime Achievement award

Veteran BJP leader LK Advani received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions as a Lok Sabha member. JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav got the Li...

Union Cabinet approves 15% hike in salaries for public sector company employees

Union Cabinet has cleared a 15 per cent hike in salaries for public sector company employees. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra M...

Sachin offers worships at Tirupati temple

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar today offered worship at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here.He arrived here with his wife...

15 killed as bus falls into gorge in Shimla, HP

Fifteen passengers were killed and nine injured as a bus rolled into a 700-metre deep gorge in Rampur area of Shimla on the Hindustan-Tibet National H...

Counting of votes for presidential poll underway

The counting of votes for the presidential election was underway here today with the numbers stacked in favour of the ruling NDA's nominee Ram Nath Ko...

Nizamabad bound Vajra buses to stop at JBS from today

The Vajra minibuses bound for Nizamabad will stop regularly at the city bus stop in front of the Jubilee Bus Station (JBS) from Thursday. Accordi...

Haj pilgrims are advised taking preventive measures against respiratory infections

Doctors have advised Indian Haj pilgrims visiting Mecca to take preventive measures against infectious respiratory diseases.Doctors consider ‘Haj coug...

Heavy rains forecast for Telangana State

Due to low pressure built in the Bay of Bengal, coastal areas of Odisha and A.P. will have heavy rains whereas in Telangana, sky will be cloudy at man...

Haj camp to start on Aug 11

The Haj camp will begin from August 11 at the Haj House in Nampally . All departments will meet on July 20 at Haj House. Deputy chief minister Mohamme...