Over half rural people go for open defecation: NSSO survey
New Delhi: More than half of people in rural areas still go for open defecation though things seems to be changing after ...
Soaring heat claims dozens of lives
New Delhi; Heat wave has so far claimed 35 lives in Telangana, according to an official report on Wednesday, while in Odisha, 30 ...
Pak, China launch joint air exercise
Islamabad: Air forces of Pakistan and China today began their fifth joint exercise, signalling increasing military cooperation ...
US patrols in South China Sea with Philippines
Manila : The US today disclosed for the first time that American ships have started conducting joint patrols with the Philippines in ...
Iran ends free oil shipping to India
Iran, no longer under sanctions, has ended free shipping of crude oil to India and has terminated a three-year-old system of getting ...
450 Vietnamese drug addicts escape rehab centre
Around 450 Vietnamese drug addicts have escaped from a rehabilitation centre where many were held for compulsory treatment, an ...
Zero enrolment in Telangana schools; SC seeks report
New Delhi, Apr 14 ,2016: Taking strong note of the fact that almost 400 government schools in the new state of Telangana have ...
HC urged to allow witnesses to swear in name of Constitution
Mumbai/Pune, Apr 14 ,2016: Two petitions have been filed in Bombay High Court seeking liberty to people who practise ...
Election Commission issues showcause notice to Mamata
Kolkata, Apr 14 ,2016: The Election Commission today issued showcause notice to Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata ...
IMF’s 3-pronged approach to avert recession risks
Washington, Apr 14 ,2016 : The IMF today called for the adoption of a three-pronged approach with monetary, fiscal and structural ...