Kerala HC allows fireworks display in Pooram festival
The Kerala High Court today allowed low-decibel fireworks display during the ongoing Pooram festival in Thrissur, exempting it from the ban imposed in the wake of Kollam Puttingal temple tragedy…
UN observes birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar
For the first time, the United Nations observed the birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar. It was organised by Permanent Mission of India to the UN in association with the…
India pays homage to Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
India today paid homage to the architect of the Indian Constitution and Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary. President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Mohammad Hamid…
Heroin worth Rs 150 cr seized near Indo-Pak border
30 packets of heroin, worth nearly 150 crore rupees, have been seized from a village in Ferozepur district near the Indo-Pak border in Punjab,. BSF sources said, acting on a…
Maha assembly passes Social Boycott Bill
Maharashtra Assembly has unanimously passed the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, which seeks to crackdown on extra-judicial bodies like caste and community panchayats. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the House…
2 killed 70 hurt in Assam earthquake
At least two people were killed and more than 70 injured in Assam when an earthquake measuring 6.8 at Richter scale rocked Eastern and North Eastern parts of the country…
Jailed German male nurse suspected of 24 more murders
A former male nurse serving a life sentence for two murders in Germany, is suspected of having killed at least 24 more patients with lethal drug overdoses. Investigators plan to…
India, Germany join hands to clean river Ganga
India has joined hands with Germany to attain pristine status of Ganga by adopting river basin management strategies used for cleansing rivers like Rhine and Danube of pollutants. In a…
J &K firing: Kashmir remains tense, mobile internet suspended
TIA NEWS / Jammu & Kashmir, police continues to place restrictions in several parts of the valley for the second day today following tension in Handwara. Four people were killed…
India should not share military logistics with US: Antony
WEB DESK / Senior Congress leader and former Defence Minister A K Antony has asked Modl led NDA government to reconsider its decision on agreeing in-principle to share military logistics…