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Supreme Court said as per the report, the foetus is likely to have mental and physical challenges but the advice of the doctors does not warrant termination of pregnancy. (Photo: Representational Image)

Centre open to conducting NEET in Urdu from next academic year

NEET is a single window entrance test for admissions for MBBS and BDS courses.

10 March 2017 3:10 PM IST

Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa has moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the death of J Jayalalithaa. (Photo: PTI)

Section of AIADMK MPs seek central probe into Jaya's death

They were holding placards with the picture of Jayalalithaa laying in state.

10 March 2017 2:54 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Passage of maternity bill is landmark moment: Modi

Modi said the bill ensures better health and well-being of the mother and the child.

10 March 2017 2:51 PM IST

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh. (Photo: PTI)

8 suspects arrested in MP-UP terror incidents: Home Minister

Rajnath also showered praise on Saifullah's father Sartaj who has refused to take the body of his son.

10 March 2017 1:49 PM IST

Justice C.S. Karnan

Warrant against HC judge Karnan after no show in contempt case

Justice Karnan will have to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000 to secure bail in the contempt case.

10 March 2017 12:37 PM IST

12-year-old Vismaya (Photo: video grab)

12-yr-old Kerala girl does a Gurmehar, asks why did you kill my...

Vismaya's father Santosh was an RSS activist and was hacked allegedly by Left workers inside his home in Kannur in...

10 March 2017 11:45 AM IST

Soldiers guard outside the Army base which was attacked suspected militants in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI/File)

No lessons learnt from Uri, Pathankot attacks: Parliamentary panel

Scenario is as vulnerable' as has been exposed' during the Uri and Pathankot terror attacks, the parliamentary panel...

10 March 2017 10:42 AM IST

Construction activity has been severely hit by the demonetisation of high denomination notes and work on many projects has come to a standstill.

UP leads in project completion; Gujarat tops in eco development:...

In terms of total value of projects completed, UP topped the list with Rs 185.5 billion, followed by Maharashtra,...

10 March 2017 10:19 AM IST

Students appear for class XII CBSE exam at Bhaktavatsalam Vidyashram Korattur on Thursday. (Photo: DC)

Tamil Nadu: CBSE plus-2 exams begin with easy English paper

Over 19 lakh students all over the country are writing class 10 and 12 board exams this year.

10 March 2017 7:51 AM IST

Hundreds of fishermen and families continued their sit-in protest against the slaying of their 20-year-old kin Britjo by the Sri Lanka Navy. (Representational image)

Rameswaram fishermen to boycott Katchatheevu island festival

The protesters prevailed upon Britjo's family not to accept his body.

10 March 2017 7:35 AM IST

The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced the poll schedule for the Bye-election to Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly Constituency that became vacant after the demise of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.

RK Nagar bypoll on April 12

RK Nagar will go to the polls on April 12 (Wednesday) and the counting of votes will be on April 15. (Saturday).

10 March 2017 7:26 AM IST

AIADMK deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dinakaran

0' in OPS means zero: TTV Dinakaran

T.T.V. Dinakaran on Thursday launched a scathing attack on former chief minister O. Panneerselvam.

10 March 2017 7:21 AM IST