Category: India News

India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi taken ill

Shimla, Jan 8: India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi is not keeping well. He is being treated at his home in Kalpa of Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. Negi (103) was the first person in the independent India to cast his vote in an election due to which he […]

India to tweak proposed content regulations to ease burden on some – sources

NEW DELHI – India plans to amend proposed rules for policing digital content so the toughest measures apply only to big social media firms, two government sources told Reuters, in a move that could give relief to other tech players fearful of the new regulations. The original proposal […]

Lawyer thrashed to death in Lucknow

Lucknow, Jan 8: A lawyer was allegedly thrashed to death with sticks by five men here, triggering anger among his colleagues who brought the body to the district collectorate demanding justice, police said on Wednesday. One of the five accused, Vinayak Thakur, has been arrested and a police officer […]

Banking services impacted due to nationwide trade union strike

New Delhi, Jan 8: Banking services were impacted on Wednesday as employees went on a nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions to protest against the government’s “anti-people” policies. Branch activities including cash withdrawal deposit in public sector banks in many places across the country have been affected […]

India asks citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iraq

New Delhi, Jan 8: The government on Wednesday issued a travel advisory, asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iraq in view of prevailing situation in the Gulf country. In retaliation to killing of top Iranian commander General Qassem Soleimani, Iran has launched missile strikes against two US military […]

Protesters call off stir after eviction from Gateway of India

Mumbai, Jan 7: Protest against the JNU violence was called off here on Tuesday after the demonstrators were shifted from the Gateway of India to Azad Maidan, police said. In the morning, several protesters, including students and women, were taken in police vans from the iconic Gateway of India […]

Local militant killed in encounter with security forces in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 7: A local militant was killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Awantipora area of south Kashmir, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Churswoo village of Awantipora in the early hours of Tuesday following a information about the […]

Kashmir witnesses snowfall for third consecutive day

Srinagar, Jan 7: Kashmir witnessed snowfall for the third consecutive day on Tuesday as residents of the valley continued to experience warmer than usual night temperature. “Light to moderate snowfall has been been going on intermittently across Kashmir, including Srinagar city,” an official of the MeT department said. However, […]

Jilted lover slits woman’s throat, kills self

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6: A jilted lover killed a 21-year-old woman by slitting her throat before killing himself at Karakkonam, a nearby suburb on Monday, police said. The incident occurred when the woman, Ashika, was at home and her parents, both daily wage earners, were away for their routine work. […]

Govt staff’s parents don’t cease to be dependants aftertheir marriage: HC

Chennai, Dec 6: Making it clear that parents of government employees continue to be dependants even after their marriage, the Madras High Court has quashed a communication rejecting reimbursement claim of Rs 5.72 lakh under a health insurance scheme by an employee for his father’s surgery. Justice Anand Venkatesh […]

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