PM didn't want Hariz to be 1st Muslim General'

No salary to Delhi lawyers for a year
Thirty-two public prosecutors of Delhi government have not received salaries for a year, a shocked high court found recently. It has ordered Delhi's chief secretary and the department of law to explain the delay.

47 of 68 fish species in India under threat, says study
More fish species on the east coast, especially in the waters off Odisha and West Bengal, are highly vulnerable to climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI).

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'Note ban may leave 48.63L jobless in unorganized sector'
As many as 48.63 lakh workers in the unorganised sector in the national capital may become unemployed due to "faulty implementation of demonetisation" and they have already started going back to their home states, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken claimed.

Prospects of rate cut bleak as dollar, crude rise: Assocham
Prospects of interest rate cut in near future may be bleak due to factors like continuous pressure on rupee against dollar, firming of US rates and hardening of crude oil prices. Even though there exists ample liquidity in the banking system following demonetisation, this cannot be regarded normal.

Banks to again auction Kingfisher House, Villa at lower prices this week
The reserve price for over 17,000 sqft Kingfisher House near the airport will be auctioned on Monday at Rs 115 crore, which is 15% lower than the failed second auction held in August, when the minimum price to sell the asset was fixed at Rs 135 crore.

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Maintain accuracy: Govt to pollution watchdogs
Admitting that most of the pollution measuring and biomedical equipment are “not calibrated as per standards in the country which affects quality of the measured data", the Centre has asked pollution watchdogs - CPCB and SPCBs - to get their instruments calibrated periodically and also put specialized agency on job to calibrate biomedical machines to maintain instrumental accuracy.

'Why shouldn't diesel buses be barred from entering Delhi'
Noting that ambient air quality was poor during winters, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana to take clear decision on switching to CNG vehicles and buy buses with additional fuel cylinders to resolve the issue of providing sufficient fuel in these buses.

China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution
23 cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Saturday.

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5 dead, 9 wounded in Jordan gun attack: Security source
At least five people were killed and several wounded during an attack on Sunday by armed gunmen in the southern Jordanian city of Karak, security sources said.

Blast kills at least 48 outside Yemen military camp
Security officials said that preliminary investigations showed the blast was the work of a bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest. The attack took place as soldiers lined up to collect their salaries, they said. The Associated Press reports that 84 people were injured in the blast.

China says it seized US drone to ensure safety of ships
China says its military seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!"

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Priyanka Chopra out passes Hollywood biggies in IMDb's most popular celebrities' list
That is the charisma of our Desi girl who is out there to conquer the world!.

Kareena Kapoor Khan looks stunning as she celebrates an early Christmas!
Looks like these pretty ladies are already in the holiday spirit as it is only a matter of time before Bebo delivers her first child.

Kangana Ranaut: I want to have babies
For her parents she was an 'unwanted' child, who rebelled during her formative years and chose a career against her father's wish. But after a successful film career that transformed the rebellious youngster, Actress Kangana Ranaut is now thinking of the comforts of motherhood.

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Diabetes could increase the risk of HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria: UK based metabolic medicine expert

New star could tell history of planetary systems
An international team of scientists has discovered a planetary system with a host star similar to Earth's sun, which could tell the history and connections between stars and their planets.

World's first cloned goat with Cashmere wool born in China
The world's first cloned goat bearing superfine Cashmere wool was born in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Cashmere wool is obtained from Cashmere goats and other types of goat.

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Junior Hockey World Cup: India claim title with 2-1 win over Belgium
Field goals to Gurjant Singh and Simranjeet Singh during the first half set up victory over Belgium, the second Indian team to lift the coveted prize.

Watch out for this side in future, says India captain Harjeet
"The crowd support gave us a lot of confidence but we played according to our structure which we have been implementing for the last two-and-a-half years. This team is going to give a lot of joy to you all in the future," Harjeet said.

Atletico de Kolkata pip Kerala in shootout to win ISL title
Both sides were locked 1-1 after extra time, leading to the shootout. Raja successfully converted the 5th penalty as the crowd at the Nehru Stadium were stunned into silence. ATK's co-owner Sourav Ganguly along with Sanjeev Goenka were ecstatic in beating Sachin Tendulkar's co-owned franchise.

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Cyrus Mistry removed as director from Tata Teleservices Board
Mistry said in a letter to the board last month that the business was "continuously haemorrhaging" and had even questioned the alliance in his statements to the group.

Yahoo hit by world's biggest hacking attack
Yahoo has warned that it had uncovered yet another massive cyberattack, saying data from more than 1 billion user accounts was compromised in August 2013, making it the largest breach in history.

Wipro creates independent India unit
Effective April, the India and Middle East unit will be reorganized into two separate businesses, signalling the increasing opportunities in the domestic market as the government embarks on large-scale digital transformation projects.

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CBSE wants smart cards for students

President Pranab Mukherjee to preside over Army College of Dental Sciences convocation
President Pranab Mukherjee would preside over the convocation ceremony of Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS), Secunderabad here on December 23.

NEET super specialty exam to be held on June 10, 2017
"The examination being conducted by the National Board of Examinations, shall be held as a computer-based test and shall comprise of 200 multiple choice questions from the MD/MS curriculum followed at medical colleges in India duly prescribed /adopted by Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Health Ministry," said the statement.

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University bound to refund fees if student withdraws admission

Govt inaction on noise haunts babu after retirement

Street-happy Mumbaikars throng Juhu for a playful Sunday morning

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Celebratory firing kills worker at city wedding
A catering agency worker was killed and another received gunshot wounds when a 27-year-old son of a former police commando opened fire to celebrate his cousin's wedding in west Delhi's Nangloi area. The accused, Dharmendra, had been booked for attempt to murder for a similar “celebratory firing“ six years ago

SC upholds acquittal of ex-Army man

Missing 4-year-old girl reunited with family

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Modern technology to give an edge to conventional policing
The demand for a safe and liveable place is not un common. That Bengalu reans have asked the authorities to make a conscious effort to put in place a working system is both welcome and justified.

Boy survives black magic bid
A nine-year-old boy from Belagavi district miraculously survived a black magic attempt after unidentified miscreants buried him in a ditch and left him for dead late Saturday evening. He was rescued by villagers early Sunday.

Woman, partner murdered in front of 12-year-old son
A 35-year-old woman and her partner were stabbed to death in front of her minor son in the district's Malavalli taluk in the early hours of Sunday.

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In million-dollar club, professionals outnumber promoters
Inc's million-dollar salary club just got beefier with professionals outnumbering promoters in financial year 2015-16.

Demonetisation: Huge deposits into two labourers' accounts
A daily worker received the shock of his life when senior bank officials from Hyderabad called him seeking details of Rs 1.84 crore deposited into his bank account.

Quli returns to Golconda

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Where popular protest art goes mainstream

O Panneerselvam to urge PM Narendra Modi for Bharat Ratna to Jayalalithaa

Attack on Vaiko shows MDMK chief still the bugbear of DMK

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Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener Hardik Patel to get red carpet welcome
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) on Sunday strategized a plan to welcome its convener Hardik Patel’s homecoming on January 17 after his exile of six months from Gujarat.

28-year-old man killed by wife's former lover

PAAS to roll out red carpet for Hardik's homecoming

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7.55 lakh candidates to appear teachers eligibility test

BJP eyes SC votebank, appoints Vinod Sonkar as BJP SC Sorcha prez

Six-lane bridge to connect Sangam City with Lucknow

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Bhubaneswar gets third Chilika Fresh fish outlet
State fisheries and animal resources development minister Pradeep Maharathy on Sunday inaugurated third Chilika Fresh outlet in Saheed Nagar area of Bhubaneswar.

Jual Oram clears air on BJP-BJD 'alliance'
"Let us not read too much into what PM and HM (home minister Rajnath Singh) said praising Naveen Babu.It is in the context of fighting against black money/demonetisation," Oram tweeted.

Court restrains telecast of Bhubaneswar mayor's alleged sex clip
A court here has restrained the telecast of the sex clip allegedly showing city mayor Ananta Narayan Jena in a compromising position with a woman.

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Malnutrition deaths: Madhya Pradesh government yet to respond to rights' panel
Almost two months have passed since the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) slapped a notice on the state government, seeking details of malnutrition deaths in Madhya Pradesh. But, the government is yet to respond.

Demonetisation: Give 50 days for normalisation, says SP leader Amar Singh

Not everybody affluent like BJD MP Jay Panda, say Madhya Pradesh MPs

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3 held with Rs 10.12 lakh in banned notes
Panipat police on Sunday seized cash currency in old denomination worth Rs 10.12 lakh from three persons during the checking of luggage in Haryana Roadways buses at toll plaza.

Army chief on farewell visit to Western Command
Army chief, General Dalbir Singh Suhag arrived in Chandimandir military station on Sunday on his farewell visit to the Army’s prestigious Western Command.

Rs 12 lakh in new notes seized from drug smugglers
Police have seized Rs 12 lakh in denomination of the new Rs 2,000 notes from three cross-border drug smugglers in Amritsar, a top official of the force’s counterintelligence wing said on Sunday.

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