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  • payment for passport appointment made mandatory

    Payment for passport appointment made mandatory

    June 20, 2013 7:29 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 20: To reduce non-availability of appointments and to check "no-shows" of applicants at Passport Seva Kendras, the government has made prior online payments compulsory for booking appointments at more centres, including in

  • yeddyurappa moves hc for anticipatory bail

    Yeddyurappa moves HC for anticipatory bail

    June 20, 2013 7:21 IST

    Bangalore, Jun 20 : Former Karnataka Chief Minister and KJP President B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday  moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail in a case relating to alleged forgery.Justice Anand Byrareddy posted the matter

  • madras hc issues clarificatory order on holding pre marital

    Madras HC issues clarificatory order on holding pre-marital sex as valid wedding

    June 20, 2013 7:14 IST

    Chennai, Jun 20 : The Madras High Court  on Wednesday  took strong objection to criticism of its verdict holding sexual relations between a woman and man of marriageable age, prior to tying the knot, as

  • uttarakhand devastation survivors bring back harrowing tales

    Uttarakhand devastation: Survivors bring back harrowing tales

    June 20, 2013 7:17 IST

    Haridwar/Lucknow, June 20: Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving them stranded.On their return to Haridwar, they said they escaped the nature's

  • uttarakhand flood fury thousands missing 62 000 stranded

    Uttarakhand flood fury: Thousands missing, 62,000 stranded

    June 20, 2013 7:08 IST

    Dehradun/New Delhi, June 20: AThousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods killing more than 100 people and leaving 62,000 stranded, officials and survivors

  • pak troops fire across loc

    Pak troops fire across LoC

    June 20, 2013 6:58 IST

    Jammu, June 20:  A civilian was injured as Pakistani troops Wednesday violated the ceasefire and fired across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district after an infiltration bid was foiled by

  • kharge takes charge as railway minister

    Kharge takes charge as railway minister

    June 19, 2013 22:59 IST

    New Delhi, June 19: Newly-appointed Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge took charge of his portfolio Wednesday, a statement said.Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal briefed him on various important issues concerning the ministry including the priority areas,

  • du receives record 2.5 lakh forms for fyup

    DU receives record 2.5 lakh forms for FYUP

    June 19, 2013 22:42 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 19: Nearly 2.5 lakh forms, both offline and online, have been received by Delhi University for admission this year which will see the introduction of the much contentious four-year undergraduate programme. The

  • more than 1000 people washed away in front of our eyes

    More than 1000 people washed away in front of our eyes: Kedarnath victim's last call to brother in Mumbai

    June 20, 2013 7:20 IST

    Mumbai/Rishikesh, Jun 20: With most of the areas in Uttarkhand still cut off due to flood and landslides, and with both the Centre and state government in the dark about the exact number of casualties,

  • rs.55 lakh jewellery stolen from delhi metro station

    Rs.55 lakh jewellery stolen from Delhi metro station

    June 19, 2013 21:12 IST

    New Delhi, June 19: An unidentified man stole a Haryana-based jeweller's bag containing jewellery worth Rs.55 lakh from a baggage-scanning machine at a metro station here, police said Wednesday.The man walked off with Ravinder Soni's

  • tn orders release of water for irrigation

    TN orders release of water for irrigation

    June 19, 2013 19:57 IST

    Chennai, June 19: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today ordered release of water for irrigation from seven dams in the state from  June 20.Following requests of farmers from Kanyakumari district, Pechiparai, Perunchani, Chithar I and

  • delhi govt refers decision on bhullar to home ministry

    Delhi govt refers decision on Bhullar to Home Ministry

    June 19, 2013 19:09 IST

    New Delhi, June 19: Delhi Government has decided to refer to the Union Home Ministry a decision on the execution of death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar following a medical board report that he

  • pak violates ceasefire after infiltration bid foiled

    Pak violates ceasefire after infiltration bid foiled

    June 19, 2013 19:00 IST

    Poonch (JK), Jun 19: Pakistani troops today violated ceasefire and opened indiscriminate firing along Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch sector after an infiltration bid was foiled by Indian troops. A group of four armed persons

  • amarnath yatra route highly prone to terror strikes jk govt

    Amarnath yatra route "highly prone" to terror strikes: JK govt

    June 19, 2013 18:51 IST

    Srinagar, Jun 19: Jammu and Kashmir government has declared the entire Amarnath yatra route in the state as “highly prone” to terror strikes and directed security agencies to take necessary steps to ensure safety of

  • ap assembly adjourned thrice as oppn disrupts proceedings

    AP Assembly adjourned thrice as Oppn disrupts proceedings

    June 19, 2013 18:43 IST

    Hyderabad, Jun 19: Pandemonium prevailed in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly today as the Opposition members did not let the House transact its business on different issues.   The proceedings had to be adjourned three times because

  • maithili sharan elected as mp ips association president

    Maithili Sharan elected as MP IPS Association President

    June 19, 2013 19:19 IST

    Bhopal, Jun 19: Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Railways, Maithili Sharan Gupt has been elected as the President of the IPS Association of Madhya Pradesh. The IPS Association polls were held

  • pm announces rs 1000cr disaster relief for uttarakhand

    PM announces Rs 1000cr disaster relief for Uttarakhand

    June 19, 2013 22:10 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 19:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced Rs 1,000 crore for disaster relief measures in flood-devastated parts of Uttarakhand where 102 persons have been killed and thousands left stranded at tourist spots and pilgrim

  • laxman singh criticises mp govt over ata jyoti abhiyan

    Laxman Singh criticises MP govt over Ata Jyoti Abhiyan

    June 19, 2013 18:21 IST

    Bhopal, Jun 19: Senior Congress leader and former MP Laxman Singh alleged here today that although the Madhya Pradesh government was “making tall claims” about the Atal Jyoti Abhiyan being implemented in the rural parts,

  • two naxals arrested in chhattisgarh

    Two naxals arrested in Chhattisgarh

    June 19, 2013 17:55 IST

    Raipur, June 19: Two naxals were today arrested by security personnel from Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bijapur district.“The cadres were nabbed by a patrol party of district force and Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) from the forest under

  • list of 300 people rescued from kedarnath

    List of 300 people rescued from Kedarnath

    June 20, 2013 14:48 IST

    Rishikesh, Jun 20: Following is the list of nearly 300 people rescued from Kedarnath. The list has been released by Administrative Officer, District Collectorate, Rudraprayag. These names are out of 771 people rescued as of

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