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Chhattisgarh Congress state in-charge, PL Punia on Saturday told the media that the chief minister's name for the state will be announced after a meeting on Sunday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Li2w1M Asian News International

Kashmiris need to engage in some serious soul-searching. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rChB5l FP Editors

Separatists in Kashmir on Saturday called for a three-day strike against the Pulwama encounter which saw the killing of seven civilians in security forces' action. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LkcZtz Press Trust of India

Without the China card looming over every decision, Maldives becomes simply a neighbor in distress, who needs assistance from a country that sees itself as a regional power. That's the bottom line. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rC6f1c Tara Kartha

Coastal Andhra Pradesh and north Tamil Nadu are likely to experience rainfall in the next two days with a deep depression set to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make a landfall between Ongole and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LkcYWx Press Trust of India

The Tamil Nadu government Saturday said it would challenge in the Supreme Court the NGT order setting aside the closure of the Vedanta Ltd's Sterlite Copper plant in Tuticorin on pollution grounds in the wake of protests by locals. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rCR1ZJ Press Trust of India

Today's top stories: Rahul Gandhi hints at end of tussle for Chhattisgarh chief minister's post; nations agree on milestone rulebook for Paris climate treaty; Belgium face Netherlands in Hockey World Cup final; and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LkcYpv FP Staff

Sayeb Ali, a 25-year-old coal miner from Assam's Chirang district, shared how he and four others who were on the ground at the Meghalaya mine had tried to save their fellow workers stuck inside the 380-foot rat-hole mine but failed. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rEz0dz Syeda Ambia Zahan

Around 65 people - men, women and children - who also fell ill after taking the same adulterated food are being treated in Chamarajanagar. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LkcWOp Indo-Asian News Service

The sequence of events at Pulwama on Saturday morning derailed the "normalcy" facade which Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik has been trying to put up from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rC8NfX Sameer Yasir

Rawat said, "Do I put a restriction on her to say that in that command tenure, you will not be given maternity leave? If I say that, there will be a ruckus created." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lkdy6F FP Staff

Kala Azar is characterised by irregular bouts of fever, weight loss, enlargement of the spleen and liver that shows up as a pot belly in the patient, and anaemia. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rFddTc Menaka Rao

Justice SR Sen of the Meghalaya High Court sought to clear the air on his earlier remarks, and said that he is "not a religious fanatic." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LkcVtP FP Staff

The government clarified in the Supreme Court affidavit that in its report to the CAG, the Centre had only cited the procedure followed in the Rafale deal and had not submitted pricing details of the jets. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rEyE72 FP Staff

A joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Indian Army laid a cordon in Pulwama's Sirnoo village after receiving an input that militants were hiding in the area. As the searches began, militants ran out of a house, took up positions in an adjacent apple orchard and began to fire at the police and army. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lkdwf3 Ishfaq Naseem

In Jammu and Kashmir, there is a need for collective introspection to examine how the threat of civilians being unmindful of their personal safety needs to be countered. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2rDjVJx Syed Ata Hasnain

The NGT's decision came months after the Sterlite copper smelter was ordered shut by Tamil Nadu over alleged pollution that led to violent protests in May, which culminated in police opening fire on demonstrators and killing 13. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2BknWaa Reuters

Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama LIVE updates: Mobile internet services were suspended on Saturday in most parts of Kashmir, including in Srinagar. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UOzMSW FP Staff

A Delhi court on Saturday extended by another four days the CBI custody of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2BjOYON Indo-Asian News Service

Soon, you can buy high-end prohibited weapons as souvenirs, but only after they are converted into drill practice, making the firearms non-functional. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2UNvNGb Yatish Yadav

At least six civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, following protests and clashes during an encounter in the area. The army managed to kill three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including one Zahoor Thokar, an ex-Indian Army personnel who joined militancy last year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2BmrKrb FP Staff

Dassault Aviation on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's ruling on the Rafale fighter jet deal, rejecting demands for any probe into the multi-billion dollar contract. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QxLu5S Press Trust of India

Mehbooba Mufti said she hopes that the manner in which the decision over Rafale deal has been welcomed by the BJP without pointing fingers, similarly when the decision over Babri Masjid comes, it will be similarly awaited and people will not start pointing fingers at the Supreme Court. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2S2jDr9 Asian News International

Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama LIVE updates: At least six civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, following protests and clashes during an encounter in the area. The army managed to kill three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including one Zahoor Thokar, an ex-Indian Army personnel who joined militancy last year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QBBLLF FP Staff

In essence, Gaysi has one dream, which also encapsulates their purpose and existence: that no LGBTQ person should feel alone in this country from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RXTOYZ Anvisha Manral

At least six civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, following protests and clashes during an encounter in the area. The army managed to kill three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including one Zahoor Thokar, an ex-Indian Army personnel who joined militancy last year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qw5jdR FP Staff

The passports belonged to Sikh pilgrims who were looking to visit gurudwaras in Pakistan, including the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, which holds special significance in the Sikh religion. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2S1spWk FP Staff

An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Lucknow via Delhi was grounded on Saturday after a bomb threat call, airport sources said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qxb6j3 Press Trust of India

Intelligence Bureau (IB) Director Rajiv Jain and Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) Secretary Anil K Dhasmana, both of whose two-year terms were scheduled to end later this month, have been given six-month extensions. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QugbZz Press Trust of India

Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PEx7qW FP Staff

Between April 2012 to May 2013, over 700 messages were exchanged between Rahul Mukerjea and Das. In one of the messages, Das had advised Rahul to file a missing complaint about Sheena. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QzELIs Press Trust of India

A news anchor with a private television channel died allegedly after she fell off the balcony of her fourth-floor apartment in Noida early Friday, with her family suspecting foul play from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2S4cF4H FP Staff

Large swathes of land in and around the town are now being seen as perfect spots to set up infrastructure that would be needed to cater to the tourists visiting Dera Baba Nanak from across the world. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QAGltN Arjun Sharma

Thirteen people remain trapped in a flooded illegal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district even a day after the incident as efforts to pump out water, which has been continuing since Thursday, failed to yield any result. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PEw0aW Press Trust of India

Suspense on Chhattisgarh CM continues, Indian man's jail term in Pakistan ends today, OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition all set to go on sale today; here are today's top stories. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1edFX FP Staff

Speaking of eastern Uttar Pradesh alone - although this is a problem of far wider scope - there has been a radical narrowing of opportunities for the urban, aspiring young men from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PEg7AY Omair Ahmad

President Ram Nath Kovind will lay the foundation stone of a railway station in Kevadiya in Gujarat's Narmada district on 15 December, a statement from the Railway ministry said Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A2tm9I Press Trust of India

At least 12 people, including a 15-year-old girl, died after consuming 'prasad' (holy offering) at a temple in Chamarajanagar in Karnataka, reports said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QxomV8 FP Staff

Jammu and Kashmir has become the first state in the country to have a law banning sexual exploitation of women by those in positions of authority, having a fiduciary relationship or a public servant from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zYZQl8 Press Trust of India

The NGO in its petition had challenged Rakesh Asthana's appointment, saying it was illegal as his name had surfaced in a diary recovered during a raid. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PErglv Press Trust of India

The Bombay High Court on Friday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, till 10 January from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A2kRvp Press Trust of India

Is BJP becoming more like Congress, and Congress becoming more like BJP? Rupali Mehra and Naghma Sahar discuss the apparent blending of political colours of the principal parties with Sanjay Kaul, Ajay Singh and Sandipan Sharma on Assembly election 2018 results day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PEZViW FP Staff

What impact will the mandate of 2018 have on the General elections 2019? Rupali Mehra discusses this with Ajay Singh, Sandip Ghose, Sandipan Sharma and Sanjay Kaul on Assembly election 2018 results day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A1wvGX FP Staff

Are the two India's, urban and rural, drifting apart more than ever? Rupali Mehra and Naghma Sahar discuss - how political parties are trying to strike a fine balance between these two conflicting electoral groupings - with senior journalist Rashid Kidwai, Sreemoy Talukdar and Pragya Singh on Assembly election 2018 results day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PBsPR3 FP Staff

Are we seeing the trend of pro-incumbency being reversed? Rupali Mehra, Naghma Sahar discuss this with Advaita Kala, Sanjay Singh and Sandip Ghose on Assembly election 2018 results day. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2A14IGv FP Staff

The ordinance route remains as an option left for the Modi government to achieve the primary objective of the bill -- granting citizenships to the six non-Muslim minority communities in Assam. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PC6W4c Sushanta Talukdar

Rafale deal verdict: It's ironic that Congress is casting aspersions on the capability and integrity of the Supreme Court, an institution which all Indians look up to for delivery of justice from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zWt2t1 Sanjay Singh

The Supreme Court ruling in Rafale Deal, extradition of Christian Michel and Vijay Mallya and now the warrant against Choksi comes at a time when the Parliament's Winter Session is underway and despite their poll victory (which has come after a long wait) Opposition is cornered in both Houses. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PDarY7 FP Politics

After a Supreme Court verdict found no issues in the process followed to procure the Rafale aircraft deal, finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the party under Rahul Gandhi has misled the nation over the aircraft deal, and compromised national security from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QsBLgW FP Staff

On 11 December, the country's eyes were on Madhya Pradesh as 51 polling centres crunched the numbers of votes cast in the state assembly elections. Incumbent party BJP and the Congress were in a head-to-head battle until the last minute; the seat-count in favour of each party see-sawing wildly throughout the day. Outside the vote counting centres, it was a nail-biting and hair-raising atmosphere - kind of a roller-coaster - that many locals experienced, until the final victory lap was firmly placed with the Congress. Crowds gathered of both young and old, from near and far, favouring different political parties - but the throng was a sea of men. Where were the women? from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RZQOvt Khabar Lahariya

The Supreme Court's Rafale deal judgment is what I would like to call a judgment delivered out of "institutional trauma". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qv6rOI Alok Prasanna Kumar

The Supreme Court of India made some poignant observations on the plight of elderly. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RZrPZ3 Shishir Tripathi

The collection of late artist KC Aryan, which is part of the exhibition Hanuman: The Divine Simian, features images of Hanuman in textiles, paintings and photographs from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QsBJpk

Rahul Gandhi has turned Manmohan Singh's public apology - described as a "Gandhian moment of moral clarity" - into a blatant and brazen violation of public morality from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RYNv7J Sreemoy Talukdar

Previously, Amitav Ghosh has been a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, and his books Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke were also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in the years 2008 and 2012 respectively from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QtfAaB FP Staff

When members of the Hindu Right answer questions about 2002 by bringing up 1984, they ignore salient differences between the two genocides from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LeZsDy Partha P Chakrabartty

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, which was in suspended animation, was abruptly dissolved by the governor on 21 November, hours after the People's Democratic Party (PDP) staked claim to form a government with the backing of rival National Conference and the Congress. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qn9Xe4 Press Trust of India

Voting was underway on Tuesday for the seventh phase of the panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security.Voters were seen queuing outside polling stations in both Jammu and the Kashmir Valley despite the morning chill. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2BPNE7Y Indo-Asian News Service

The idea that India was ever meant to be a Hindu country is laughable and the high court's observations on this point, apart from being unwarranted, fly in the face of reason. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2S0GeEi Ajay Kumar

National Energy Conservation Day is marked every year in India on 14 December, to drive mass awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QvVAEm Sunil Dhavala

Supreme Court verdict on Rafale deal LIVE updates: After Amit Shah's press conference after the Supreme Court verdict in Rafale deal, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "Supreme Court has said nothing wrong. Deciding on pricing is not the Supreme Court's job but similarly deciding on building Ram Temple is also not their job. Rafale deal issue will be sorted out in Parliament and not in Supreme Court." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2RZaEqx FP Staff

Subodh Gupta, referred to as the Damien Hirst of Delhi, has been accused of inappropriate touching, passing lewd remarks and making unwelcome advances towards his female assistants from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CdEu5n Rohini Nair

Supreme Court verdict on Rafale deal LIVE updates: After Amit Shah's press conference after the Supreme Court verdict in Rafale deal, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said, "Supreme Court has said nothing wrong. Deciding on pricing is not the Supreme Court's job but similarly deciding on building Ram Temple is also not their job. Rafale deal issue will be sorted out in Parliament and not in Supreme Court." from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LidKTU FP Staff

Calling a statewide strike on Friday over the death, the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that the man immolated himself protesting the "adamant" stand of the state government, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, over the issue of continuing prohibitory orders and restrictions at the Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Cb20zV Press Trust of India

After the Supreme Court's verdict dismissing all petitions demanding a probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal on Friday, the BJP demanded an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and said that "truth always triumps". from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lgteb5 FP Staff

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all petitions demanding a probe into the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, asserting that the pricing and decision-making process of the deal were not in doubt from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CcBEO4 FP Staff

India needs to address "deeply rooted social norms" that discriminate against women as it could prevent the country's development, UNICEF's Deputy Executive Director Omar Abdi said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LhIRzg Press Trust of India

At least 13 people are feared dead in Lumthari village in East Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya due to an overflow of water from a nearby river into an illegal coal mining area on Thursday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CbA1jF Syeda Ambia Zahan

National energy conservation day is celebrated every year in India on 14 December, to drive mass awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LeWHlL FP Staff

from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ccp8ha Reuters

Kala Azar is a neglected disease and is characterised by bouts of fever, weight loss, anaemia, and an enlargement of the spleen and liver that shows up as a pot belly from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LilzsJ Menaka Rao

Author Esther David's interest in Indian Jewish traditions grew from a need to understand herself better from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Cc77j2 Shikha Kumar

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all petitions demanding a probe into the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, asserting that the pricing and decision-making process of the deal were not in doubt. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lgx6sB FP Staff

The dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest the death of a Sabarimala devotee on Friday was a near success amid a few stray incidents of violence that prompted stern police warning. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ccn2hx Indo-Asian News Service

Subodh Gupta, referred to as the Damien Hirst of Delhi, has been accused of inappropriate touching, passing lewd remarks and making unwelcome advances towards his female assistants from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lgx2Jn FP Staff

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday suggested that it is unfair to tag a "one-time loan defaulter Vijay Mallyaji" as a "chor" (thief), adding that the embattled businessman has a four-decade-long track record of timely debt servicing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CaKBY6 Press Trust of India

India signed an agreement with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft in a fly-away condition as part of the upgrading process of Indian Air Force equipment. The deal is estimated to be about Rs 58,000 crore (about $8 billion). from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Lg2gjX Press Trust of India

Ansari, a 33-year-old Mumbai resident, is currently lodged in the Peshawar Central Jail after being sentenced by a military court to three years' imprisonment for possessing a fake Pakistani identity card on 15 December, 2015. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CaKz2q Press Trust of India

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) condemned the "regressive verdict" of the varsity's internal complaints committee, which has recommended a series of punitive actions against a student who had accused a professor of sexual harassment early this year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LhQW6K Press Trust of India

BJP alleged that the 49-year-old killed himself disheartened with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government's handling of the Sabarimala issue. Police, however, said that was not the reason. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CaKxrk TK Devasia

Calling a statewide strike on Friday over the death, the Bharatiya Janata Party claimed that the man immolated himself protesting the "adamant" stand of the state government, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, over the issue of continuing prohibitory orders and restrictions at the Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LhoPoy Press Trust of India

A day after the BJP's poll debacle in three Hindi heartland states, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the Ram temple issue might not work in favour of the saffron party again, unlike in the past, if it is raised ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2C9IUde Press Trust of India

Daily bulletin: The apex court is expected to deliver a verdict on whether a probe is required into the Rs 59,000 Rafale deal; deliberations about the CM in Rajasthan continues; day's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LglnKN FP Staff

The BJP has called a statewide hartal on Friday, claiming an Ayyappa devotee immolated himself near a BJP protest site in Thiruvananthapuram protesting the "adamant" stand of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala over implementing an SC order on Sabarimala from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ccc4bK Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court held that as part of the right to live with human dignity, a prisoner on a death row is entitled to meet members of his family and friends. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LeUnv6 Indo-Asian News Service

Income Tax officials Thursday questioned former AIADMK leader VK Sasikala at Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru, in connection with a disproportionate assets case from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ccn0Gr Press Trust of India

More attention to agriculture by way of higher investment and positive attitudinal changes, therefore, may actually bring about better economic dividends and put India into a higher development trajectory like other Asian nations. The sooner this is realised, the better it would be to revitalise agriculture and rural economy. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LgmE4q

Since the announcement of the Kartarpur Corridor, residents of villages in Gurdaspur district in Punjab have been expressing fears of security threats, radicalisation of youths and a rise in drug smuggling. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LehaqM Arjun Sharma

Vijay Mallya's tweet appeared amid the process of picking the chief ministers for Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan delayed infinitely. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Egg4tj FP Staff

The Bill, which provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams for prevention of dam failure related disasters, was introduced by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Eu1cZ1 FP Staff

Saqib and his friend Mudasir Parray (who also died in the encounter) went missing from their home in Hajin area of Bandipora district on 31 August and joined the LeT. Police officials told Hindustan Times that the two teenagers joined militants immediately after they disappeared. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PAnMR9 FP Staff

Under the Governor's rule, the State Assembly is either kept in suspended animation or dissolved. If it is not possible to restore state machinery before the expiry of the six-month duration, the provision is extended. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zVuzQk Press Trust of India

The mishap took place around 3 am in a furnace at the Shree Krishna Steel Products factory located in Kanadi-Naroli village near Silvassa, about 54 kilometres from the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PzxjrC Press Trust of India

The Muzaffarpur shelter home building cannot be demolished by using JCB or other big machines and will have to be done manually, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Sanjay Dubey said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zTQVla FP Staff

The Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF), an umbrella organisation of mining dependents, said if any Union minister attends any event in the state, protests would be held outside the venue. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PB5gI7 Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking directions for the immediate execution of the four men convicted in the Delhi gangrape and murder case of 2012. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2SJrXMs Press Trust of India

Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday sparked controversy when he supported Meghalaya High Court's 'Hindu rashtra' judgment. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zSzYaI FP Staff

The attack on the Parliament building in New Delhi took place 16 years ago on 13 December, 2001, when five heavily armed gunmen stormed the compound and opened fire, killing nine people. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CaSuwN FP Staff

After BJP's loss to Congress in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Rakesh Singh, the president of the Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), tendered his resignation on Thursday. While giving his resignation, he took responsibility for the saffron party's defeat in the state Assembly polls. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LgeBVk FP Staff

The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on a plea seeking annulment of his election to the state assembly for alleged non-disclosure of pending criminal cases against him in his nomination papers. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2CaSyg1 Press Trust of India

At present, 16-18-year-olds are legally allowed to drive electric vehicles with an engine capacity of up to 50cc, but no such vehicles are available in India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2LcMjuX FP Staff

The latest development comes a few days after a special Enforcement Directorate (ED) court issued a warrant to produce Sasikala before it in a Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) violation case. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2C9Vauj Asian News International

Two militants were killed in an encounter that started between security forces and militants at Baratkalan-Gund Mohalla of Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore on Wednesday. The search operation is currently underway. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zZ9u7o FP Staff

Replying to a question whether Modi had fulfilled his promises, Ramdev said that no one can raise doubts over Modi's leadership, as he has launched more than 100 huge nation-building projects. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PwR96R Press Trust of India

The development comes after an application was submitted by the investigators before the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Bulandshahr, arguing that the absconding accused were trying to influence the probe. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zWcVMh FP Staff

A section of Delhi BJP leaders had expressed reservations over Advani's reported acceptance of the invitation. Many leaders, on the condition of anonymity, said that Advani should abstain from the function. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PASNEe Press Trust of India

Designed and supplied by James Fisher & Sons, UK, to meet the unique requirements of the Indian Navy, the most advanced DSRV is manned by three crew members and has a capacity to rescue 14 personnel at a time from a distressed submarine up to a depth of 650 metres. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zVd9Dk Indo-Asian News Service

Singh, who also served as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, had joined the Akali Dal with much fanfare ahead of the Punjab assembly elections in early 2017 and had unsuccessfully contested against Chief Minister Amarinder Singh from the Patiala assembly constituency. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Pz9Uqg Press Trust of India

A parliamentary panel, headed by Murli Manohar Joshi, has recommended that government should mount diplomatic efforts to increase import of uranium. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zZdjcR Yatish Yadav

Rahul is expected to announce his decision on the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh today; KCR to take oath as chief minister of Telangana; day's top stories from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PzzNpR FP Staff

The source in the apex court said the five-member collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is understood to have discussed the names of chief justices of high courts of Delhi and Rajasthan for bringing them to the top court as judges. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zXsX8G Press Trust of India

India on Wednesday said the Paris climate agreement was "non-negotiable" and there could be no compromise on the basic principles such as equity. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PEsFIY Press Trust of India

The 1,000-kg payload of Agni-5 - which is what it is designed to carry on its nose - means that it is capable of a wide range of warheads. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zVskw6 Tara Kartha

Vijay Mallya's team will clearly be looking for weak points to pick on and mount a last-ditch bid to stall his extradition. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PyMOjp Sanjay Suri

The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday suspended the memberships of former Union minister MJ Akbar and ex-Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal over allegations of sexual misconduct. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zVnAH7 FP Staff

Even as BJP faces defeat in three crucial states to Congress in the recent Assembly elections, the saffron party increasingly faces heat in Assam. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PAam7m Kangkan Acharyya

The court changed the deadline on an application by the Assam government which had sought one month extension for filing claims and objections. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zWFN6Z Indo-Asian News Service

Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal will be married over 12 and 13 December from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2PAWhGP FP Staff