India
No hike in petrol, diesel prices despite higher excise duty
The government late on Friday night raised excise duty on petrol and diesel to mop up additional revenue to meet budgetary targets.
Excise duty on petrol hiked by Rs 1.6 per litre, diesel by 40 paisa
The four excise duty hikes between November and January totalled Rs 7.75 per litre on petrol and Rs 6.50 a litre on diesel.
Class X girl ends life after scoring less in exams
Student ends life over getting less marks in examination in Telengana.
India, UK to sign 'package of deliverables' during Modi's visit
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, "Different countries do things in different ways. As the Indian economy has a very large and important private sector, many of the deals will be commercial and private sector deals rather than government to governmen...
UP police STF to go to Mumbai to probe leads by Chhota Rajan gang members
"An Special Task Force (STF) team is likely to visit Mumbai after Diwali," IG STF Sujit Pandey told reporters adding, that the arrested members have revealed some important information.
PM Modi to inaugurate international yoga conference
Giving details of the conference, Nadda said that it aims to bring the global yoga and medical fraternity on a common platform and to establish working group committees comprising universities, health care providers and policy makers to initiate collabora...
No bar on collegium, says Supreme Court
The indication that it was not interfering with the functioning of the collegium system came while the apex court decided to give nine more days to elicit suggestions to improve the functioning of over two-decade-old controversial system of appointment to...
Bengaluru: Jilted lover attacks girl, throws chilli powder on her face
The main accused has been arrested, but the two accomplices are on the run.
NGT asks Punjab, Rajasthan and other states to stop burning of crops
The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday came down heavily on Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh for not trying to stop burning of crops in the states.
Complainant in sexual harassment case against RK Pachauri resigns from TERI, says organisation failed her
In her resignation letter to TERI HR Director Dinesh Verma, the complainant has said that despite the inquiry committee finding Pachauri guilty of misconduct, the organisation has "failed" to do the "bare minimum" to ensure that she is not impacted.
Afghan woman stoned to death for 'adultery'
The 30-second clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the ground as turbaned men gather around and hurl stones at her with chilling nonchalance.
Vasundhara Raje launches colourful autos to display state's art, culture
Raje also took a ride in one such colourful auto from her residence here, an official said.
Andhra cabinet defers making helmet wearing mandatory to January 1
The decisions of the Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, were briefed late on Monday night.
NGT bans both legal, illegal sand mining on Yamuna
The panel was hearing a plea filed by NGT Bar Association in which it was alleged that some land mafias were indulged in illegal sand mining on either side of banks of Yamuna at Gautam Budh Nagar area of Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad area of Haryana.
J&K separatist leaders detained ahead of Geelani's 'Million March'
Mohammad Yasin Malik, Shabir Ahmad Shah have been allegedly detained as they had lent their support to the 'Million March' rally which was called to counter Modi's Srinagar rally on the same day.
BrahMos missile test-fired from new naval ship, hits target
"BrahMos as the prime strike weapon will ensure the warship's invincibility by engaging naval surface targets at long ranges," Sudhir Mishra, CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace said.
