In a year-old Income Tax raid case, the court on economic offences on Wednesday served a notice to Water Resource Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar.
The 'Udaan' programme to provide skills training to the educated unemployed youth in Jammu and Kashmir, has received a "very good response" from the people there, said Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Anant Kumar Hegde on Wednesday.
A day after BJP ended its alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir and the state came under Governor's rule, Congress on Wednesday accused both parties of "betraying" the people's aspirations in the lust of power and demanded the Central government ensure a "congenial atmosphere" for conduct of fresh elections.
MLA and former minister Tanveer Sait said that he was ready to fight with Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan either politically or personally, not before the media.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Union Minister Arun Jaitley for uning Facebook to break the news about Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian's term not getting extended.
The Interpol will soon issue a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against diamond jeweller Nirav Modi, who is one of the accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud, officials said on Wednesday.
In a joint operation, BSF troopers and the Punjab Police's Counter Intelligence on Wednesday recovered nearly 4 kg heroin along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab's Amritsar district, BSF officials said.
Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that the housing scheme beneficiaries, who have financial problem to construct the houses, will get financial assistance from the cooperative banks.
One policeman was killed and two others were injured in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday, police said.
Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Wedneday said there was a need to recognise both physical and mental aspects of disability and provide comprehensive care to the disabled soldiers to help them reintegrate into the society.
