New Delhi (PTI): The defence ministry on Tuesday said it signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd for construction of the first Indian Coast Guard training ship at a cost of Rs 310 crore.

Pune (PTI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday said between 1,000 and 1,200 Indians have been brought back to India by special flights so far.

New Delhi (PTI): Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's refusal to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, saying the order "reinforces the preservation of the traditional institution of marriage."

Jerusalem (AP) The mother of a young Israeli woman held by Hamas appealed for her release on Tuesday, calling the seizure of some 200 hostages by the Palestinian militant group "a crime against humanity."

Mumbai (PTI): The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty or Rs 12.19 crore on ICICI Bank and Rs 3.95 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank for non-compliance of certain regulatory norms.

New Delhi (PTI): Screen icon Waheeda Rehman on Tuesday became the eighth woman artiste to receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema, an honour she dedicated to her "dear film industry" and its various departments.

New York (PTI): In a suspected hate crime, a 19-year-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a turban while travelling in a shuttle bus, the police said.

Rampur (UP) (PTI): Two suspected cattle smugglers were arrested following an encounter with police personnel here, officials said on Tuesday.