Days after PM Narendra Modi’s casual meeting with his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif, India will on Monday release 11 civil prisoners in what officials described as a ‘goodwill gesture’. Pakistan had sought the release of these prisoners as they had all served their sentence. This is the first such gesture from Indian authorities since alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav was ...

The Supreme Court today asked the CBSE to declare the results of the NEET examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses by putting a stay on the Madras High Court order restraining publication of results. The apex court order comes as a relief for 12 lakh medical aspirants who had given the exam. The apex court directed the authorities ...

India beat South Africa by 7 wickets to play Bangladesh in Semi Finals of Champions Trophy Defending champions India made it to the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy by defeating South Africa in a must-win encounter in the final league match by eight wickets at the Kennington Oval, London on Sunday. After bowling out the number one ranked ODI ...

To win even a single Grand Slam when your contemporaries include Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Marat Saffin, Lleyttton Hewitt amongst others is a commendable job winning the same Grand Slam 10 times is inhuman. Rafael Nadal achieved “La Decima” in Paris by decimating his opponent Stan Wawrinka 6-2,6-3,6-1 thus ensuring he wins on the red dirt without dropping ...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sat on an indefinite fast at Dussehra Maidan here today for “restoration of peace” amid a farmers’ agitation in the state. The opposition Congress dubbed it as “drama” Farmers’ organisations, which have been agitating for better support prices for farm produce, loan waiver and other demands, have already said that the stir would ...

A crew member was killed and two pilots suffered injuries when a helicopter carrying pilgrims met with an accident while taking off from the Himalayan shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand today. All the five passengers were safe. An official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Delhi said that an engineer, who was part of the crew, died ...

The Army on Friday killed six militants near the Line of Control (LoC) as it foiled fifth infiltration bid from Pakistan into Kashmir in three days, raising to 12 the total number of infiltrators gunned down during this period The six militants were killed in Uri sector during a counter-infiltration operation launched on Friday after the troops detected movement of ...

Stan Wawrinka defeated Andy Murray in a five set thriller on Friday to storm into the Roland Garros final. The 2015 champion prevailed 6-7(6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1 in a gruelling four-and-a-half-hour contest. In a match that was always going to be a tussle between Wawrinka’s brilliance and Murray’s resilience, it was the Swiss who drew first blood in the ...

Football fever has once again gripped the city with a one-of-its kind structured league galvanizing the youth footballers to come out on the field and showcase their skills. 175 budding footballers reported for their matches at the venue – Raja Rammohan Roy Academy, Clement Town, Dehradun. Dehradun Youth Football League featuring 21 teams across 4 different age groups – U10, ...

The Supreme Court today upheld the validity of the law making Aadhaar mandatory for allotment of PAN and filing of Income Tax(IT) returns but exempted those without it for now until the larger privacy issue is decided. In effect, those who possess an Aadhaar card must link it to their Permanent Account Number(PAN) card and those who have enrolled and ...