New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) BJP leaders on Wednesday strongly condemned the stone-pelting incident that took place during a demolition drive near a mosque in Old Delhi, asserting that the action was carried out strictly against encroachments in accordance with a High Court order.
Quetta, Jan 7 (IANS) A leading human rights organisation on Wednesday brought to light two separate incidents of violence against civilians in Balochistan -- an extrajudicial killing in Awaran district and an enforced disappearance in Panjgur district -- at the hands of Pakistani forces.
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) The 'One Stop Centre for Women' (OSCW), recently established at the Consulate General of India in Canada's Toronto, is now fully operational, offering assistance to Indian women nationals in distress.
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Sunny Leone, who will be seen hosting the 16th season of “MTV Splitsvilla”, says over the years, she has seen the dating-based reality show grow with changing mindsets, dating styles and the realities of modern love.
Akola/Thane, Jan 7 (IANS) Politics continues to throw up unlikely alliances. After partnering with its traditional rival Congress to wrest control of the Ambernath Municipal Council from the Shiv Sena, the BJP has now stitched together an equally surprising alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM in Akot to secure control of the Municipal Council there.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The International Cricket Council has reportedly informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) that their request to stage Bangladesh’s World Cup matches outside India on security grounds had been declined.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) About 86 per cent of Indian consumers now consider gold and jewellery a preferred instrument for wealth creation, underscoring the category’s enduring “asset” role, nearly matching market-linked products such as mutual funds and stocks (87 per cent), a report showed on Wednesday.
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday shared the procedure for checking whether a person's name has been included in the draft voter list published on January 6.
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress Neetu Kapoor used social media to relive a fond memory with her daughter, Riddhima Kapoor.
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Former champion Lakshya Sen has been pitted in an all-Indian battle against the up-and-coming Ayush Shetty, while former world champion PV Sindhu will face Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyenin the opening round of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament to be played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here from January 13-18.
