New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over reports of targeted attacks on minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh and hoped the interim government there would take forceful steps to ensure that they continue to lead their lives in an atmosphere of security, dignity and harmony.

New Delhi: Asserting that the idea of denying reservation to SCs and STs on account of the creamy layer concept is "condemnable", the Congress Saturday said the government should have brought a legislation in Parliament to nullify that part of the Supreme Court judgement that talks about the issue.

Guwahati: A private university in Meghalaya, which was accused by the Assam chief minister of contributing to large-scale waterlogging in Guwahati, on Saturday said its campus accounts for a ‘minuscule portion’ of the water that flows to downstream areas such as Jorabat on the city’s outskirts.

New Delhi: State-owned NHAI will have no other option but to cancel/terminate eight more severely-affected highway projects in Punjab with total length of 293 km costing Rs 14,288 crore, if the law and order situation does not improve, Union minister Nitin Gadkari wrote to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.

Bengaluru: In the wake of devastating landslides in Wayanad in neighbouring Kerala, which claimed over two hundred lives and left several people missing, Karnataka Minister MB Patil has appealed to industry leaders and corporations across Karnataka to extend their support for the relief and rehabilitation efforts.

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has informed that it will meet the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the proposed Waqf (Amendment) Bill to register its opposition. The AIMPLB also informed that it had urged opposition parties and NDA allies to reject the legislation, which it describes as "draconian and undemocratic.

Chandigarh: 'Good morning' is set to be replaced by 'Jai Hind' in all Haryana schools from this Independence Day onwards, according to a government circular.

Oklahoma City (US): Former Youtube chief executive officer and long-time Google executive Susan Wojcicki has passed away at age 56, according to her husband.