Punjab govt to move SC against governor

Chandigarh: The two-day Punjab assembly session was cut short by a day after chief minister Bhagwant Mann informed the House that since governor Banwarilal Purohit had not given assent to the three money Bills, his government would resume the...

PM Modi opens 2 new sections of Bengaluru Metro

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week said the Metro Rail services from Baiyappanahalli to Krishnarajapura, and Kengeri to Challaghatta legs of Bengaluru Metro Purple Line will improve connectivity and benefit millions of commuters.

Supreme Court questioned Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on his request to transfer the teacher recruitment scam case allegedly involving him from Justice Amrita Sinha of Calcutta HC to another judge of the court. “Why should the...

Within a 500-meter radius around the Taj Mahal in Agra, there are 470 unauthorised buildings, including cafes, restaurants and emporia. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had filed formal complaints in the majority of these encroachments...

A little hamlet in the picturesque Lahaul-Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, perched at 10,800 feet along a Chenab stream, is facing an epic struggle for life as it is jeopardised by field fissures and house cracks.



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