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Thawar Chand Gehlot, Union minister

16 crore Indians consume alcohol: Government

The minister's statement came in response to a calling attention motion introduced by BJP member RK Sinha.

5 July 2019 4:03 AM IST

Ulfa Chief Paresh Baruah. (Photo: PTI/File)

6 convicted for 2004 Dhemaji blast, Ulfa chief goes scot-free

Six accused have been convicted today. Four of them have been awarded life sentence while two have been sentenced to...

5 July 2019 3:59 AM IST

Kulbhushan Jadhav

ICJ's Kulbhushan Jadhav verdict on July 17

Former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav remains in Pakistani custody, with Pakistan continuing to deny India...

5 July 2019 3:54 AM IST

The airline added, the incident was reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and that the concerned crew were derostered pending an internal investigation that was initiated soon after. (Photo: PTI)

12 pilots grounded over mishaps

Another Air India Express flight veered off the taxiway after landing and got stuck in soft ground at the Mangalore...

5 July 2019 3:18 AM IST

Referring to the DMK manifesto, Udhayanidhi claimed it has covered all the issues faced by the people,including NEET. (Image: File)

MK Stalin's son to head DMK Youth Wing Secretary

The DMK social media was flooded in no time with adulating messages from party leaders congratulating Udhayanidhi.

5 July 2019 3:13 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves Sewri court in Mumbai, Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Will fight BJP, RSS with more vigour: Rahul Gandhi

The court granted them bail on a surety amount of Rs 15,000 each, along with permanent exemption from court appearance.

5 July 2019 3:09 AM IST

Further, the Aadhaar law introduced in Parliament as a money bill is a fraud on the Constitution.

Bill okays voluntary Aadhaar ID usage

The amended bill also provides for a stiff Rs 1 crore penalty and a jail term for private entities for storing Aadhaar...

5 July 2019 3:04 AM IST

Chief economic adviser K. Subramanium and principal economic adviser Sanjiv Sanyal (standing) at the release of Economic Survey in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Survey predicts 7 per cent growth; focus on jobs, investment

Outlining the future roadmap, the Economic Survey was tabled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Rajya Sabha...

5 July 2019 1:20 AM IST

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik distributes Abhada Torani to devotees during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha budget gives priority to pre-declared schemes

The analysis also revealed that the gap between budget allocation and actual expenditure across departments is a serious...

5 July 2019 1:11 AM IST

According to a conservative estimate of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the total market of smuggled gold in India is nothing less than Rs 9,000 crore.

Myanmar major contributor of smuggled gold to India

Smuggled yellow metal is Rs 400-500 cheaper per gram with 99.76% purity.

5 July 2019 1:08 AM IST

Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM to address depletion issue of groundwater

Punjab CM announced after the all-party meeting to soon evolve a broad consensus to address the problem of depletion of...

5 July 2019 1:03 AM IST

In this video grab, BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya is seen assaulting a civic official with a cricket bat in Indore on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Bat-basher BJP MLA gets notice from party

In Bhopal, BJP leaders refused to confirm or deny the issue of notice.

5 July 2019 12:47 AM IST