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Around 2.32 lakh vacancies are to be filled in the Railways as 1.32 lakh seats are presently vacant and 1 lakh employees will retire in two years. Last year, we started a mission to provide employment to 1.50 lakh people, which will be completed in the next two months, Goyal said. (Photo: ANI)

50 percent of over 9,000 vacancies in Railways will be for women:...

Around 2.32 lakh vacancies are to be filled in the Railways as 1.32 lakh seats are presently vacant and 1 lakh employees...

28 Jun 2019 4:27 PM IST

Despite all the measures, manual scavenging is still prevalent across the country. (Photo: Representational)

3 manual scavengers dies in septic tanks filled with faeces of pigs in...

Around 9 am, 38-year-old Rajappan first entered the tank and succumbed to poisonous gas emanating from the septic tank.

28 Jun 2019 4:19 PM IST

Gauri Lankesh murder was code named 'event', says alleged killer

Sharad Kalaskar, who has been charged in Gauri Lankesh's case, claimed to have been linked to right-wing men who had...

28 Jun 2019 4:13 PM IST

Kondagaon MLA Markam succeeds Baghel, who said last week that he has asked Gandhi to appoint someone to head the state unit as he has his hands full as the chief minister. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rahul appoints legislator Mohan Markam as head of Cong's Chhattisgarh...

The appointment by Gandhi also assumes significance as it comes amid uncertainty over him continuing as Congress...

28 Jun 2019 4:00 PM IST

If one goes by a rough estimate, the no of casualties suffered during Kargil war were equivalent to the total casualties suffered in both the wars of 1965 and 1971. (Photo: PTI)

20 years of Kargil War: How Indian soldiers retaliated and won

Going back to 1999, India and Pakistan battled one of fiercest, yet limited war in many respects and restrictions in...

28 Jun 2019 3:50 PM IST

The user attached an image of the number plate of the GHMC Chiefs vehicle. (Photo: ANI)

Called out by netizen, Hyderabad commissioner's vehicle fined

It was the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation chief's car that had attracted the fine for traffic violations.

28 Jun 2019 3:44 PM IST

The fire broke out in Samrat Ashok building around 2.30 am near Mahalaxmi Racecourse on Sunday. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

B'luru water crisis: K'taka govt to ban construction of apartments for...

Deputy CM said, 'Govt mulls a five-year ban on construction of multi-storeyed residential buildings in view of acute...

28 Jun 2019 3:41 PM IST

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh lashed out at the West Bengal government, saying that it had ordered the construction of dining rooms in state-run schools in Cooch Behar district which had more than 70 per cent students from minority communities. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Another conspiracy: BJP slams WB govt over school dining rooms with...

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh questioned whether there was any 'malafide motive' behind the 'segregation'.

28 Jun 2019 3:25 PM IST

Raos grandson, NV Subhash, who is now affiliated to the BJP, claimed that Congress leaders did not pay respects to the former prime minister on his birth anniversary today. (Photo: File)

Narasimha sidelined by Cong to keep focus on Gandhis: Rao's grandson,...

Subhash had joined the BJP in 2014 and is one of the official spokespersons of the party's Telangana unit.

28 Jun 2019 3:19 PM IST

Both the leaders visited the late actress residence separately in Nanakramguda area of the city and extended condolences to the family of the deceased. (Photo: ANI)

AP CM Jagan Reddy, ex-Union Minister Dattatreya pay tributes to Vijaya...

The Tollywood actress passed away at the age of 73 on Thursday.

28 Jun 2019 3:11 PM IST

After taking office Kamal Nath said his government will give incentives to industries that give 70 per cent of their jobs to those from his state and added that people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh get employment in Madhya Pradesh at the cost of the local population. (Photo: PTI)

I am responsible for Congress's defeat in Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath

A senior Congress leader said Kamal Nath did offer to resign as state party president after the Lok Sabha election...

28 Jun 2019 3:10 PM IST

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders slammed the state governments decision to serve a notice to former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, claiming that the current chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy is unaware of basic procedures. (Photo: ANI)

'Unaware' of basic procedures: TDP slams Jagan Reddy over notice to...

'Praja Vedika' was constructed adjacent to Naidu's residence. The demolition of the hall was carried out on Tuesday.

28 Jun 2019 2:56 PM IST