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' Kulbhushan Jadhav was a former Indian Navy commando'

Govt wants 28% tax on all tobacco products

NDA to fight 2019 Lok Sabha polls under PM Narendra Modi

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Vodafone complains to Trai on Jio's 'Summer Surprise' offer
Jio news: The controversy around Reliance Jio’s ‘Summer Surprise’ offer refuses to subside. Vodafone, that is working out a merger deal with Idea Cellular, has accused Jio of continuing with the offer despite regulator Trai’s advise, issued on Thursday, to withdraw it from the market.

SpiceJet's Ajay Singh settles case with Sebi
Singh has paid Rs 2.02 lakh towards settlement with the regulator “without admitting or denying” any wrongdoing in this case, the order from the regulator said. The settlement with Sebi means the regulator would not initiate any enforcement action for the alleged defaults.

Sensex retreats for third day ahead of earnings numbers
Markets retreated for the third day on Monday as the Sensex slumped 131 points to end at 29,576, a nearly two week low, ahead of the start of quarterly earnings amid mixed global cues.

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Survey of India proposes to re-measure height of Mt Everest
The Survey of India, oldest scientific establishment in the country, on Monday launched a portal,'nakshe' (maps), which will allow free download of 'open series maps' (OSMs) for public use and announced that it would "re-measure" the height of Mount Everest this year.

Ken-Betwa link gets forest panel's nod but with limits
The forest advisory committee (FAC), an expert body that advises the government on approval or rejection of major projects involving diversion of forest land has recently recommended the Ken-Betwa river link project (phase 1) in Madhya Pradesh for forest clearance.

3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon
The tigers, which were being transported from Ukraine, arrived at the Beirut airport on March 7, inside a ventilated 0.3-cubic-meter (10.6-cubic feet) crate, where they could not stand or move and were forced to urinate and defecate on each other, according to Animals Lebanon.

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Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California class
A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.

US liberal left and alt-right both oppose Syria intervention

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Is PC hinting at Zac Efron's India visit?

Salman Khan voices Lord Hanuman

Anushka gets ready with her next production

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NASA astronaut and 2 Russian cosmonauts return to earth
Three astronauts from the International Space Station have successfully landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan, two from Russia and one from the United States. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Russia's Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko spent 173 days in space.

NASA delays super pressure balloon launch due to bad weather

Govt asks ISRO to share technology for manufacturing Lithium-ion batteries for vehicles
The government has asked Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to allow interested players including from private sector to obtain the technology for mass production of Lithium-Ion batteries for electric vehicles. ISRO will now come up with a framework to make this process smooth.

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IPL: Amla, Maxwell star as KXIP sail to eight-wicket win
Kings XI Punjab overcame a stunning late assault from AB de Villiers in a clinical chase to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets in Indore on Monday. Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten 58 while skipper Glenn Maxwell scored a 22-ball 43 to seal the chase of 149 in 14.3 overs.

Saina withdraws, Sindhu hoping for better show
London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal today pulled out of the USD 350,000 Singapore Super Series to spend more time in training to improve her game ahead of the hectic international circuit.

Can ineligible person represent BCCI in ICC meet: CoA to SC
The Committee of Administrators (CoA) moved the Supreme Court seeking clarification on whether persons, rendered ineligible to hold posts in BCCI and state cricket associations, can be nominated to take part in the ICC meeting scheduled on April 24.

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Intex ELYT-e1 smartphone with 4G VoLTE support launched at Rs 6,999
Intex has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of a new smartphone. Dubbed ELYT-e1, the handset is priced at Rs 6,999 and will be available across all leading online and offline stores in the country.

Coolpad launches 3GB RAM variant of Cool 1 smartphone at Rs 10,999
Coolpad has launched a new variant of its Cool 1 smartphone, which was originally launched in India back in December last year. Priced at Rs 10,999, the smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon starting April 11.

Netflix announces 'winners' of ISP Speed Index in India
Netflix has said that India’s leading telecom operator Airtel offers fastest internet services in the country. According to a data chart on Netflix’s ISP Speed Index, Airtel has the top spot with a speed of 2.58Mbps.

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NAAC asked to rework accreditation process for higher education institutes
Following complaints of corruption by the council’s peer team, the ministry asked NAAC to work towards bringing transparency, objectivity and technology into the grading system. As per the new methodology, the peer team assessment of institutions will be given just 20% weightage instead of the current 100% in deciding grade.

NEET in Urdu: Govt says not biased against Muslims

UP government exempts PhD holders from NET for post of assistant professors

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Chief engineer suspended in Sadan scam reinstated by govt
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday reinstated suspended chief engineer Anilkumar Baliram Gaikwad following a proposal submitted by a high-level review committee.

Jadhav's mom feared for his life, friends say he's no spy
Kulbhushan Jadhav frequented his mother's flat at High Point CHS in Old Panvel as Hussein Patel and claimed he had taken it on rent.

Tardeo man arrested for threatening to throw acid on ex-girlfriend, blackmail
Tardeo police arrested a 30-year-old man last Saturday for allegedly blackmailing his ex-girlfriend and threatening to throw acid on her face if she did not continue their relationship.

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Illegal school van mows down 4-year-old in east Delhi
Another young life was lost to illegally driven school cabs in the city when a van hired by locals to ferry kids to school mowed down a four-year-old girl in Shakarpur area of east Delhi on Monday afternoon.

Bhatkal man involved, Rudresh killers had IM links: NIA
On the verge of winding up its probe into the October 2016 murder of RSS and BJP leader Rudresh in Bengaluru, the National Investigation Agency found that three of the five accused arrested in the case were allegedly in touch with a Bhatkal-based Indian Mujahideen leader, Syed Ismail Afaaque.

Delhi: Chikungunya, dengue arrive big, early this year
The monsoon is months away but mosquitoes are already unleashing mayhem in the city. Officials said there has been a boom in mosquito population that is reflected in very high number of chikungunya, dengue and malaria for this time of the year.

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Row over constable's suspension gets ugly as politicians join issue
Akhila Karnataka Police Mahasangha and the BJP have come forward to support a police constable of Malpe station, Prakash M S , who was suspended for allegedly beating up Kumar, employed in a fishnet factory belonging to minister Pramod Madhwaraj.

Thirsty stag rescued after straying into sea
A stag which strayed into Aligadda area of Karwar city on Monday was saved by some people after it leapt into the sea in a bid to escape. It is suspected that the stag came to human habitation in search of water, as there is acute water shortage in some parts of the Western Ghats forests, due to shortfall of monsoon last year.

Water scarce, please cooperate, ryots told
With all reservoirs and dams reaching dead storage level, the state government has ruled out supply of water for agricultural operations this summer.

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Rs 100-crore plan to protect and rejuvenate lakes

HMDA razes 22 illegal villas in Bowrampet

Common counselling for medical PG seats

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Tamil Nadu records 10% jump in fatal accidents: SC panel

Love story of war-torn Syria 'served' well on stage

Love story of war-soaked Syria 'served' well on stage

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Pak boat capsizes in kidnap attempt

'Jodhpur disease' reported in 2.5-year-old girl from Amreli

Kuno move put on fast track

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New Excise Policy to address plight of women: Rita Joshi

UP Board results by mid-May
Officials Attribute Delay To Assembly Polls

Allahabad University sets up panel to evict hostel inmates
The panel will be headed by the dean of student welfare (DSW), Prof R K P Singh, while AU proctor Prof Ram Sevak Dubey and Prof Satyanarayan from the department of botany would be the other two members of the committee.

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Indradhanu Market reels from civic problems
More than 1,800 traders operate out of the Indradhanu Market, one of the largest markets in the city.Sprawled on 17 acres of land, the market provides sustenance to thousands of people of the IRC Village and Nayapalli.

Modi likely to visit Lingaraj Temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to pay obeisance at the 11th century Linjgaraj temple here during his two-day Odisha tour to attend the BJP national executive here.

Slum to be shifted for city airport expansion
BMC sources said survey for relocating the dwellers has been complete and the families will be shifted to another place land for which has been allotted by the general administration department.

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Dissatisfied with sex, men seek separation

Liquor shops to be shut down in phases: MP CM

MP likely to approve polythene ban, transfer of Smart City land

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Teachers waiting years for a grievance redressal mechanism
Nothing Dones Despite 2015 Amendment To Right To Education Act .Teachers in Chandigarh are yet to get a grievance redressal mechanism from the UT education department.

Panchkula Municipal Corporation services to go online soon
Municipal Corporation (MC) Panchkula is going to put its multiple services on its official online portal for residents as well as other agencies.

Gangster encounter: Kin cry murder, blame Congress leader

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