India

New Delhi, Dec 9: Condemning the rape of a young executive in a cab in the national capital, the Centre today asked all states and Union territories to ensure stoppage of web-based taxi services, including Uber. "The Ministry of Home Affairs has advised the state governments/UT administrations to ensure that the operations of the web-based taxi services are stopped," Home Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Dec 9: The government on Monday put out an official list of radio cab services that have the requisite licenses to operate in the national capital. “Easy Cab, Mega Cab, Meru Cab, Chanson Cab, Yo Cab and Air Cab are licensed with the Transport Department for operating radio taxis in the NCT of Delhi,” a Transport Department notification said. The notification prohibited unrecognised

Giridih (Jharkhand):, Dec 9: Security forces and Maoists exchanged gunfire near Kendua Pahari under Dhanwar Assembly constituency in Giridih district today. No casualty was reported in the encounter that took place just an hour before polling began at Dhanwar from where former Chief Minister and JVM( Prajatantrik) president Babulal Marandi is contesting, additional Superintendent of Police Kunal

Chennai, Dec 8: Cash-strapped SpiceJet has cancelled over 1,800 flights across the country for the current month, in signs of mounting troubles for the budget airline. The air carrier, which is part of Kalanithi Maran-led Sun Group, has cancelled a total of 1,861 flights, a few to Kathmandu in Nepal and all others connecting domestic cities, till December 31, SpiceJet said in an update on its

Ranchi, Dec 9: Amid tight security, nearly 13 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in 17 constituencies spread across eight districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday. While Koderma recorded the maximum 16.90 per cent voting in the first two hours, Barkagaon constituency witnessed the minimum at 7.60 per cent, polling officials said. Some faulty EVMs were

Srinagar, Dec 9: Taking a swipe at BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today (Dec 8) accused it of bringing in supporters from other parts of the state for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Srinagar. "2 (two) trainloads of supporters are being brought in from Banihal in Jammu. Why not just have the rally there?" Omar wrote on Twitter, ahead of Modi's maiden election rally in

New Delhi, Dec 8: Delhi government today banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it. The action came a day after a taxi driver employed by Uber was arrested from Mathura for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in

New Delhi, Dec 8: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today complained that his mike was switched off when he wanted to ask questions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his statement in Lok Sabha on the controversial remarks made by a Union Minister. Raising the issue ahead of the Question Hour, Kharge said even the document showing the proceedings of the House on Friday did not

Samba (J&K), Dec 8: Three days after the deadly terror attack that killed 11 security personnel,Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a finger pressed on an EVM is more powerful than the one on an AK-47 trigger as he asked the people of Jammu and Kashmir to give a decisive mandate to BJP. Modi also said the resettlement of displaced people is a national responsibility and his government will

Srinagar, Dec 7: Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar resembled a fortress Sunday as security forces virtually took charge of the city ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally Monday. Security personnel were deployed on all roads, and they checked motorists and pedestrians without exception. "It is one of the most elaborate security arrangements we have ever made in and around