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The smaller, poorer nations, that will bare its devastating brunt at the Katowice summit, are pushing for richer states to make good on the promises they made in the 2015 Paris agreement. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qb4nLP Agence France-Presse

Ahead of Naxal week, patrolling has been intensified in the forested interiors of the seven districts of Bastar division, namely Dantewada, Bijapur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Sukma and Kanker. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ro3Xy8 Press Trust of India

Power does not operate in a linear way. Structures of oppression cut across each other. In many cases, our response to these events is difficult because of the complexity involved. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q7b8OE Sunidhi Pacharne

India's proposal to G20 member nations is meaningless because it's not lack of cooperation but the poor image of Indian investigating agencies, judiciary and jail system which has prevented extradition of criminals in the past from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RtrIF1 Aakar Patel

Gyan Prakash says that Emergency was a phenomenon much bigger than the cult of Indira Gandhi from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q9EkEE

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik said the AB-PMJAY scheme would provide medical facilities to the poor and vulnerable families in secondary and tertiary care hospitals of the country. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ro3Oe4 Press Trust of India

Hosts India will look to build upon their winning start when they take on third-ranked Belgium in their Pool C match on Sunday; Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas to Hindu wedding ceremony today; US-China agree on no new trade tariffs after 1 January; today's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q81OK7 FP Staff

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet: "President Ramaphosa accepted India's invitation to be the Chief Guest at Republic Day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RveEPm Indo-Asian News Service

India will host the G20 Summit in 2022, the 75th year of Independence, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Buenos Aires on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q8nTIH FP Staff

Sushma Swaraj on Saturday evening reacted strongly to the statement of her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi that Imran Khan bowled a "googly." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RtEXWa FP Staff

The Syro Malabar Church in Kerala has received widespread condemnation from the Christian community for doubling down on a senior priest. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q6Bujv Sandeep Vellaram

The Kerala Police Department has given cash prizes to women police officials who arrested Hindu Aikya Vedi (HAV) state unit president KP Sasikala at Marakkoottam on 16 November. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ro3JXO Asian News International

At least 11 people were injured after an explosion took place inside one of the coaches of Kamakhya-Dekargaon Intercity Express train in Udalguri in Assam on Saturday evening. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q94gjC Asian News International

At a high-level meeting held Friday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the release of second installment of the central share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) amounting to Rs 353.70 crore for the year 2018-19, a Home Ministry statement said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Rs9S5e Press Trust of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin, on Friday agreed on the importance of reform and strengthening of multilateral institutions from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q4zsQY Indo-Asian News Service

Two army personnel were killed and as many injured in an accidental blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an officer said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RtrJsz Press Trust of India

In an attempt to garner support following recent protests by Hindu groups across Kerala over entry of women of all ages in the Sabarimala shrine post Supreme Court verdict, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said a "women wall" would be formed on 1 January from the northern district of Kasargode to the state capital pledging support to the state government stand. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qapm1d Indo-Asian News Service

In Nagaland, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said a 'SHOUT' feature has been made available exclusively for women in the '112 India' mobile app, which is connected to the Emergency Response Support System. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RuQZyG Press Trust of India

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is wanted by several probe agencies in India in connection with a Rs 13,500 crore PNB fraud case, said that he will not return to India as he "fears for his life". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q6R27c Indo-Asian News Service

A joint body of teachers and government employees organisations Saturday rejected Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami's appeal to desist from going on strike from 4 December and said they would reconsider it only if there was a firm commitment to fulfil their demands. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ryk0JT Press Trust of India

Fourteen people are stranded in Saudi Arabia with most of them, including residents of Himachal Pradesh, in the West Asian nation's jails after two local travel agents allegedly sent them to work there on tourist visas, police said Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q7H6dD Press Trust of India

Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat demits office on Saturday after a rather hectic term in office. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q5qu5X Rashme Sehgal

Sabarimala protesters on Saturday stopped two women from Andhra Pradesh from advancing towards the Lord Ayyappa temple as they were from the hitherto banned age group, prompting Kerala Police to arrest three men. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RyqVSY Indo-Asian News Service

Tragedy did not strike Bhopal on the intervening night of 2-3 December 1984 but thereafter as horrible relief and rehabilitation measures including wrong medication killed thousands, reveal documents accessed from then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's office from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2SpCdJB Yatish Yadav

In the charge sheet, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that the AJL was allotted a plot of land in Panchkula in 1982, on which no construction took place till 1992. The HUDA had subsequently taken back the possession of the plot. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2E7BLfN Press Trust of India

The DAC approved procurements of about Rs 3000 crores including BrahMos Missiles for two Indian Navy ships, and ARVs for the Indian Army's main battle tank Arjun. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2SoN1r5 Press Trust of India

The Environment Ministry has invited comments from various stakeholders on the issue of use of animals for performances, exhibitions at any circus or mobile entertainment facilities, within 30 days. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2E7z5Pg Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court in 2015 struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for appointment of judges. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Sq0VJP Asian News International

US national John Allen Chau was killed by the Sentinelese tribe when he tried to enter their island. Madhumala Chattopadhyay, who was the first woman to visit this tribe, as well as the Jarawas and Onges, speaks about how she established friendly contact with them and learnt about their way of life from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2E6yf5r Sonal Matharu

The blackbucks at Sayaji Baug Zoo in Gujarat's Vadodara were allegedly attacked by a pack of stray dogs. Of the total six blackbucks found dead, only three to four of them had dog bite marks on their back or legs, which could not be fatal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DRoUNM Payal Shah

A man accused of raping his three-year-old daughter was arrested from here Friday, a police officer said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QwJrxW Press Trust of India

Two women - an architecture student from Caracas, Venezuela, and a digital marketing professional from Morocco - said they were sexually harassed by the top executives of real estate company Xrbia when they came to India for a global internship programme arranged by international youth organisation AIESEC from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DWaRXx Rituparna Chatterjee

Under Chinese president Xi Jinping, the Uighur homeland has been blanketed with stifling surveillance, from armed checkpoints on street corners to facial-recognition-equipped CCTV cameras steadily surveying passers-by. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QrTbtn The Associated Press

India has called for a strong and active cooperation across G-20 countries - including in legal processes for effective freezing of proceeds of crime and early return of offenders - to deal with fugitive economic offenders and facilitate asset recovery from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DWBNXc Indo-Asian News Service

Ashok Alexander, the author of the book and founder-director of the organisation Avahan, spent a minimum of four days in the field every week, to understand and build relationships with sex workers from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QsXuED Anandamayee Singh

When it comes to a clash between self-interest and values, Modi has no compunctions in anchoring his foreign policy in realism; the Saudi episode at G20 Summit gives a clear view of this shift from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCsVCT Sreemoy Talukdar

The Indian Army is not yet ready to have women in combat roles, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday. The Army chief, however, said there are several other fields where the Army is thinking of inducting women, such as information and psychological warfare. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PcCPjs Press Trust of India

Following the trilateral meeting with Japan and the US, the Prime Minister met President Sebastian Piera of Chile and is scheduled to attend an informal Russia-China-India summit later on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zyDBT0 Asian News International

Today's top stories: Scientists warn of 8.5-magnitude earthquake in Himalayas; Ram Mandir dispute: RSS' 10-day 'Sankalp Rath Yatra' in Delhi starts today; Manikarnika producer denies payment of dues, except to one vendor; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pd1DrR FP Staff

1 December is marked as the World AIDS Day every year to spread awareness and unite people in the fight against HIV/AIDS. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zzMBHD FP Staff

Surender, 42, is employed as a field coordinator for the NGO Saathi, which advocates for those affected by HIV from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pckrrh Sat Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese premier Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held a trilateral meeting, the second among the three countries after a gap of 12 years, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit Buenos Aires to discuss cooperation in various areas. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCt2OP Press Trust of India

Demonetisation was a move against corrupt people and not against elite as has been indicated by former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PaHh2j Press Trust of India

The new study, led by seismologist CP Rajendran says the "enormous stacking up of strain in the region portends at least one earthquake of magnitude 8.5 or more in one of the overlapping segments of the central Himalayas anytime in the future". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zzrdSE Payal Shah

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a 139 page document which sets out its plan to change the H1B visa intake process and recalibrate the educational qualification requirements of who (all) can be counted towards the regular, yearly stream of 65,000 visas in a move that will filter out more bachelor's degree holders from the H1B program, raise the probability of more Master's degree holders filling the first available slots and eventually squeezing the total pool of H1Bs. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PddHsX Nikhila Natarajan

Growing warnings by scientists of an impending high-magnitude earthquake in the Himalayas have got further credence from yet another study. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zxzZ3S Indo-Asian News Service

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met Regis Immongault, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gabon. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P9n24Z Press Trust of India

Apart from Modi, Chinese president Xi Jinping, Russian president Vladimir Putin and South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazil president Michel Temer were also present in the meeting. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zymnVI Press Trust of India

According to reports, seven Indian workers from IL&FS have been detained since 25 November in Ethiopia by unpaid local staff of the company. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P9mZpP FP Staff

Cronica TV displayed the image of Apu from The Simpsons with the caption "Apu Arrived" as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Buenos Aires. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zzMADz FP Staff

The Assembly Thursday submitted to a decades-long demand for a Maratha quota in the state and unanimously passed a bill granting the community 16 percent reservation. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pe8C3I FP Staff

In the massive rally, organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), the agitating protesters shouted slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre, alleging that it had failed to address their plight. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zyVAcb FP Staff

The bench had observed that the use of "excessive force" by the armed forces or police was not permissible in 'disturbed areas' under AFSPA. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pckq6H Press Trust of India

The reality is, lessons, if learned, are soon forgotten. We quickly slide back into apathy and sluggishness. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zwFPSL Ajai Sahni

Modi later tweeted that he had an excellent meeting with the Secretary General and that there were wide-ranging deliberations on various global issues. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P950A0 Press Trust of India

On Jagadish Chandra Bose's birth anniversary, it's worth pondering, why - instead of reaching back into our mythology to claim Indians must have invented the internet and plastic surgery - we can't restore, celebrate and take pride in our actual scientific achievements. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCTub7 Sandip Roy

Modi said if the mind is at peace, there would be peace in family, society, country and the world as well. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PeDDEy FP Staff

The 10th edition of TEDxGateway will feature 25 speakers hailing from a variety of fields including journalism, geopolitics, agriculture and science at a day-long event on 2 December in Mumbai from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zwFCPt FP Staff

Thousands of farmers from across the country on Friday marched from Ramlila Maidan to Parliament Street in the heart of the capital. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pc09xK FP Staff

MJ Akbar resigned from his post on 17 October. On 28 November he had a byline in a newspaper that all of Delhi reads. Would that other people's careers looked a hundredth as good as his 'exile'. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qup8RN The Ladies Finger

While speaking to journalists, retired justice Joseph said that he has no regrets regarding the press conference held on 12 January. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DTvxPW FP Staff

Shubha Mudgal asks, 'Would a closure of the company or companies like OML, or a complete closedown of events like NH7 Weekender be the solution to the almost all-pervasive problem of women being exploited in workplaces?' from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QptJom Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri

85 percent of these 11 million NRIs - where emigration clearance is required - are blue-collar workers with little or no access to computers from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DRUwmw Bikram Vohra

Farmers Protest in Delhi LIVE updates: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined farmers' protest at Parliament street. Addressing the mega rally in New Delhi, Rahul said that Modi has duped the nation in the name of NPAs; adds that farmers and youth have been ignored by the government. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P8Wv7Z FP Staff

A Venezuelan architecture student has alleged sexual harassment by her bosses during her internship with a real estate firm, having projects in Pune and Mumbai. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zxcE2f Press Trust of India

However, taking a step back from the initial euphoria, all evidence suggests that the commendable move by both governments is unlikely to be a game changer in the overall scheme of things. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P8VGvV FP Staff

The announcement comes two days after the Kerala High Court ordered that no protests or demonstrations should be held at Sabarimala, holding that it was not a place for such activities. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zwZ4vE Press Trust of India

The NHRC notice was issued to the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and director general of police (DGP), calling for a detailed report in the matter. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P8WqkH Press Trust of India

India is looking forward to several key bilateral meets apart from the trilateral Russia, India, China delierations. Here is what to expect at the international summit. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zyqp0n FP Staff

Students from farming families are among the students with the highest dropouts in India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P7DOSh Hema Vaishnavi

The Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat feels that Pakistan's claim of taking strong steps towards good bilateral relations is contradictory unless there is a direct impact visible on the ground about its claims. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zwYX3c Asian News International

Professor MS Swaminathan, better known as the 'Father of the Green Revolution', spoke in support of the Kisan Mukti March (farmers' freedom march) in Delhi on Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PayTjx FP Staff

The BJP claimed that the Congress, which released its manifesto four days after the BJP, has misled the people by producing a "tampered version" of the BJP's announcements ahead of the elections. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2r8YJuC Press Trust of India

Six-time Independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, on Friday formally launched his Janshankti Party at Ramabai ground in Lucknow. The party will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FRmj9j FP Staff

The two leaders, who are in Argentina for the G20 summit, met in the prince's residence in Buenos Aires and discussed Saudi Arabia's readiness to supply India with oil and petroleum products. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2r8YGiq Reuters

The AIIMS MBBS exam is conducted annually, and is one of the biggest medical exams from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FRmfX7 FP Staff

The CPCB said seven areas in Delhi, including Mundka, Rohini and Wazirpur, recorded 'severe' air quality, while in 25 other areas the air pollution level was in the 'very poor' category. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rft7U9 Press Trust of India

India should note with alarm the manipulative nature of the Imran Khan government that decided to exploit this opportunity of gaming India's internal political dynamics, and Kartarpur Sahib corridor was used as a handy tool. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FRlEER Sreemoy Talukdar

The porn ban covers less than 2 percent of porn websites online. Since it is clearly not about banning porn, what is the porn ban really about? from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2r8YCzc Partha P Chakrabartty

Qureshi's remarks came a day after External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj categorically ruled out the possibility of resumption of bilateral talks with Pakistan unless it stops cross-border terror activities against India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FRmb9P Press Trust of India

Kerala, which suffered a loss of Rs 31,000 crore during the floods in August, on Thursday wanted the Centre to expedite the promised assistance to enable it to rebuild the state. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q3s8W0 Press Trust of India

Addressing Indian journalists in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that people in Pakistan want peace with India and he will be happy to meet Narendra Modi and talk to him. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FKO3fP FP Staff

After she reportedly went missing, Chandramukhi's friends from the transgender community lodged a complaint with the Telangana Police, saying she was feared kidnapped and her mother was in a state of despair. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rdn0iU Press Trust of India

Through the march, farmers are seeking their dignity of life. The agitators are asking why the plight of farmers does not evoke a response from the government. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FKNYZz Hema Vaishnavi

Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Lex Luthor is one of the most iconic villains in the DC universe, second perhaps only to the Joker. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1QdBH Vinay Viswanath

Nearly 37.28 percent Marathas in Maharashtra are living below poverty line (BPL) and 93 percent families from the community have annual income less than Rs 1 lakh, according to the summary of findings of the State Backward Class Commission (SBCC) from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ramgLB Press Trust of India

A BJP activist appealed Navjot Sidhu to secure the release of Hamid Nihal Ansari who is serving a jail sentence in Pakistan and is slated for release next month. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FXwjOa Press Trust of India

The hearing in the CBI Director Alok Verma's case, challenging the divestment of all his powers in the agency, resumed with Kapil Sibal arguing in the case for Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. After the CJI-led bench re-assembled at 2 pm, Sibal mentioned in court that, "The order by the CVC is outside the ambit of the power of superintendence of the CVC." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rahZrw FP Staff

If we apply the evolutionary theory to the way people use Tinder, we find that differences emerge because the traits that are sought by men and women are quite different, especially in short-term relationships from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FKKVAI Arathy Puthillam

In a setback for the Tamil Nadu Government, an NGT-appointed committee that looked into closure of Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin on Wednesday said that the order to close down the plant was unjustified and " against the principles of natural justice". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rags4V Press Trust of India

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court Thursday that it would pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the father of a 24-year-old man who was lynched by a mob in Pune in 2014. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FXwg4W Press Trust of India

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre seems to have put on hold its plans to amend the existing Citizenship Act in order to facilitate the grant of citizenship to Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Hindus, Parsis and Sikhs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2r8Iu0w Suhit K Sen

Candidates who clear the KVPY aptitude test will be called for the second stage, which is an interview scheduled for January 2019. IISc, Bangalore, will release the final KVPY result in the second week of April 2019. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zvGWCj Jasleen Kaur Taneja

The Trump Administration announced this major reward (of more than Rs 35 crores) on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack in which 10-Pakistan based LeT terrorist went on a shooting rampage in India's financial hub killing 166 people, including six Americans. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PTA5gg Press Trust of India

Can India's water crisis be conquered? Yes, it can. Israel, that receives far less rain than we do, grows mangoes in its desert, showing water supply is clearly not the problem. Lack of water management is. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FLbVQo Mridula Ramesh

A failure in developing a rational and consistent approach towards terrorism means the resolve to prevent another 26/11 has faded into institutional apathy from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2DY74d2 Sreemoy Talukdar

Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the seniormost judges of the Supreme Court of India, is set to retire on Friday. He is also the tenth on the list of judges at the apex court who have authored the maximum amount of judgments. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FQEg7V FP Staff

CBI director Alok Verma - who was divested of all duties by the Centre and sent on leave following charges of corruption against him - told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he was appointed for a fixed tenure of two years and that he cannot even be transferred without an approval from the selection committee. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rbTmuL FP Staff

The protests against Vedanta's Sterlite Copper Smelter in Tuticorin had been going on for years, but after they gained momentum in February, 13 people were killed in police firing and hundred were injured on 22 May. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FPdE7k FP Staff

They were among the thousands of farmers, who will march to Ramlila Ground on Thursday and to Parliament Street on Friday, to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FL3EMc Press Trust of India

Can India's water crisis be conquered? Yes, it can. Israel, that receives far less rain than we do, grows mangoes in its desert, showing water supply is clearly not the problem. Lack of water management is. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ra4Crk Mridula Ramesh

The CPCB said seven areas in Delhi - Ashok Vihar, Anand Vihar, Jahangirpuri, Mundka, Rohini, Vivek Vihar and Wazirpur - recorded 'severe' air quality. Twenty areas in the national capital recorded 'very poor' air quality while it was 'poor' in six areas, it said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FPgRUk Press Trust of India

The week-long programme is likely to begin on Gita Jayanti on 18 December and will continue for a week. VHP members also said that till 18 December, smaller-scale Dharam Sabhas will be held at the district level from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2raKLYY Press Trust of India

Nuclear forces being upgraded and modernised globally are pressuring India once again. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FOoF94 Manoj Joshi

The much-awaited draft Bill which provides for reservation to the Maratha community will be tabled for passage in the Maharashtra Legislature on Thursday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2r9RFxR Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court hearing on CBI Director Alok Verma's plea challenging the government's order divesting him of his duties and seeking his reinstatement to the agency has begun. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FIGTZo FP Staff

If the AAP government is determined to seriously tackle the growing pollution menace in Delhi, it has to ensure developing an ecosystem without delay, so that the draft electric vehicle policy doesn't appear like another political announcement from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ra4HeN Debobrat Ghose

A few Congress-led opposition UDF MLAs placed a black banner in front of the Kerala Assembly Speaker's podium which stated "lift the prohibitory orders and restrictions imposed in Sabarimala completely" and raised slogans. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FM0k3B Press Trust of India

The deceased identified as Prem Vallabh was posted in crime and traffic unit of Delhi Police. Ballabh was awarded the Police Medal for his service in the year 2016. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rcZ9zY Press Trust of India

Amid hectic election campaign home and diplomatic commitments abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will clock hundreds of hours travelling in the next few days, official sources said Wednesday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FKVkfy Press Trust of India

Pro-Khalistan separatist leader Gopal Singh Chawla not only shook hands with pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa but also was photographed with Navjot Singh Sidhu at the Kartarpur corridor event on Wednesday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rc2hMv FP Staff

A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) will visit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in December to look into the issue of killing of a US national by a protected and reclusive tribe in the North Sentinel Island from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2FPiUb3 Press Trust of India

Pakistan's limitless capacity for treacherous behavior is matched only by India's bottomless ability to get surprised by it. India's outrage at being blindsided by Imran Khan and Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa during the groundbreaking ceremony for Kartarpur Sahib corridor is in equal parts sad and funny. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zxFOhL Sreemoy Talukdar

A meeting of the remuneration committee of PNB took the decision to offer, issue and allot up to 10 crore new equity share of the bank to the eligible employees of the bank. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P5joJy Press Trust of India

Goyal, at a meeting with senior railway officials, said that this move will increase the Mumbai local trains' capacity by 25 percent. The Western Railway currently has only 15 local trains with 15 coaches. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ztcE2X FP Staff

Debbarma would be recruited as a Group D employee in the department of youth affairs and sports as a sign of gratitude to him, Education Minister and cabinet spokesperson Ratan Lal Nath said. "The government will also bear all the expenses for his daughter's education," Nath told reporters after the tripura cabinet meeting. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P7KmQQ Press Trust of India

The G20 2018 agenda holds significance for India, given that the subjects of job creation, infrastructure development and the use of sustainable methods in agriculture are perennially debated. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ztcCYT Shraddha Chowdhury

Varun Gandhi's new book A Rural Manifesto explores the idea of a village as a single standalone socio-economic unit. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2P30YJr Pallavi Rebbapragada