India

Sitamarhi (Bihar), Jun 4: Fourteen people, including an MLA and two former MPs, were today sentenced to 10 years in jail by a fast track court in a case related to an attack on Sitamarhi collectorate and subsequent police firing in which five persons were killed in 1998. Another convict was sentenced to five years in prison. Those awarded 10-year imprisonment include BJP MLA from Parihar Assembly

New Delhi, Jun 3: Acting tough, Delhi government today banned the sale of popular instant noodles Maggi for 15 days and asked the Indian arm of Swiss manufacturer Nestle to withdraw the existing stock. Announcing the decision, Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain said that a fresh stock of Maggi noodles will be tested following which a decision will be taken.He also said government will carry out

New Delhi, Jun 3: US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, who is on a three-day visit to the country, will sign a fresh 10-year defence framework agreement with India on Wednesday. The agreement, decided during the visit of US President Barack Obama to India in January, will focus on issues ranging from maritime security, aircraft carrier to jet engine technology cooperation and joint training. Carter

New Delhi, Jun 2: Monsoon in the country this year is expected to be "deficient", the Met department has projected while revising its forecast from "below normal" which is likely to trigger fears of a drought. The Met Department revised its forecast from 93 per cent to 88 per cent Long Period Average (LPA), with north-west region of the country expected to be hit the most, Union Minister for Earth

New Delhi, Jun 2: The AAP government's decision to induct five police officers from Bihar in the Anti Corruption Branch has kicked off a fresh row, with the Delhi lieutenant governor saying any such move will need his prior sanction. Three inspectors and two sub-inspectors of Bihar Police have joined Delhi government's ACB after a request in this regard was sent by the AAP government. The

New Delhi, Jun 2: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday raised the issue of "distressing rise in incidence of atrocities against Dalits" with Prime Minster Narendra Modi and called upon the government to bring a bill in the monsoon session to tighten the law on atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. In a letter to Modi, Gandhi called it a "matter of disappointment" that the

New Delhi, Jun 2: Jet Airways has handed over pink slips to 50 of its expat pilots by prematurely terminating their contracts as part of its cost-cutting measures as well as reducing dependency on the high-cost overseas flight crew. "We have prematurely terminated the service contracts of 50 expatriate pilots between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015," Jet Airways acting chief financial officer

New Delhi, Jun 2: In what is being perceived as a direct message to the Sangh Parivar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview to news agency UNI said that comments against minorities were "uncalled" for. The Prime Minister also asserted that he would not tolerate any discrimination or violence against any community. "Our Constitution guarantees religious freedom to every citizen and that is

Patna, Jun 1: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Sunday there would be neither merger of Janata Parivar nor alliance between JD(U) and RJD for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar. "Forget the much touted merger of Janata Parivar parties, which has failed. There won't even be any alliance between JD (U) and RJD for the coming Bihar Assembly elections. One thing is for sure that there will

New Delhi, May 31: The current heatwave gripping India is the fifth deadliest ever in the world, as per a report in a leading Daily. Also, it is the second deadliest in India, the Daily said, quoting an international database of disasters. Before this the worst was in 1998 when 2,541 people had died due to the heatwave. As far as the world is concerned, the worst was the one in Europe in 2003