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July 5, 2016 1:59 PM

Western Railways' train traffic starts in both directions

In a big relief to the commuters, Western Railways&apos; train traffic started in both directions as Down line at Dahanu has been opened. <br/><br/>The work to restore up main line is in progress while the movement on the up Loop line is already functioning since yesterday. Western railw...

July 5, 2016 1:40 PM

Divorce by Church Courts has no legal sanctity: SC

Supreme Court has said that divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known among Christians as church courts, had no legal sanctity. A bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice DY Chandrachud said any man who remarries after divorce decree granted by church court will be com...

July 5, 2016 12:43 PM

Sri Lankan Navy arrests six Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 6 Indian fishermen on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters south of Mannar.<br/><br/>Spokesman of Sri Lanka Navy Captain Akram Alavi said the fishermen along with a fishing boat were taken into custody last evening. He said they have been taken to Kudiram...

July 5, 2016 10:16 AM

BRICS Working Group meets on "Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency"

The BRICS Working Group on "Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings" which met in Visakhapatnam yesterday for a two-day international workshop will chalk out a plan during the course of deliberations and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) would be signed in Energy Saving and Energy Efficienc...

July 5, 2016 10:04 AM

Govt brings changes in approach to disaster management

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the government has brought about a change in its approach to disaster management from a relief-centric to a holistic and integrated coverage of the entire matter. He said the new approach includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, relief,...

July 5, 2016 10:03 AM

Kingfisher House to be auctioned again

A 17-bank consortium, led by State Bank of India, has announced a fresh auction of Kingfisher House, the erstwhile headquarters of the defunct Kingfisher Airlines in Mumbai. <br/><br/>A public notice put up by SBI Caps yesterday announced that the reserve price has been lowered from 150 ...

July 5, 2016 9:02 AM

BJP, Congress attack AAP over Malerkotla sacrilege incident

BJP and Congress attacked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the alleged role of party MLA Naresh Yadav in desecration of a religious book in Punjab's Malerkotla. <br/><br/>Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadyaya said it is really shameful that Aam Aadmi Party came to power harping on the agenda of...

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