An NGO providing midday meals to around 1.79 lakh students in six districts in Punjab has decided to quit the service alleging that some antisocial elements wanted to spoil the image of the organisations and government and any untoward incident could happen.

Lavishing praise on the unique concept of the inaugural IBL, world no. 4 Saina Nehwal on Tuesday said India’s hopes of winning medals at the Olympics were not far-fetched, if the shuttlers continued to perform consistently.

Almost all political parties were seen on the same page on Tuesday in supporting the government’s efforts to amend the Representation of the People Act to undo the recent Supreme Court ruling that barred anyone from contesting elections if they are in police or judicial custody.

The recent riots in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir were raised in the Lok Sabha generating much heat with the BJP warning that the situation was fast turning into one that was similar to 1990, when Kashmiri pandits were forced to flee the Kashmir Valley.

A human rights activist has challenged the arrest and imprisonment of two persons allegedly involved in rape and murder of a minor girl at Kharinashi village in Orissa’s Kendrapara district.

Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cup gold medals, was on Tuesday recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while cricketer Virat Kohli and rising badminton star P.V. Sindhu were among the 15 nominated for the Arjuna award by the selection committee here.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s call for a “new beginning” in ties with India has been welcomed by New Delhi, which at the same time firmly indicated there can be no dialogue to resolve outstanding issues without an environment that is free of terror and violence.

After reports of intelligence inputs of a possible terror threat in Uttar Pradesh, several schools in Lucknow and other major cities are planning to cut down on Independence Day functions.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday took a dig at BJP which has accused his government of inaction in dealing with communal violence in the town of Kishtwar asking would it care t

Amid a spurt in tensions over incidents along the LoC, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for a “new beginning” in ties with India so that all outstanding issues can be settled in a “friendly manner.”