Bharat Bandh hits life in Bihar, J'hand, tribal belts

The daylong nationwide strike called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups against the Supreme Court's verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life in Bihar and Jharkhand......

Country gears up for 78th Independence Day amid tight security

Ahead of Independence Day, security has been tightened across India with over 10,000 cops, facial recognition cameras and snipers deployed in Delhi and security camps set up in 13 villages in......

In a first, tricolour to be hoisted in Chhattisgarh's 13 Maoist-hit villages

Thirteen remote villages located in the Maoist-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will witness hoisting of the national flag for the first time on the Independence Day on Thursday, the police said.......

2 STF jawans killed, 4 hurt in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Two personnel of the Special Task Force were killed and four others injured after Maoists denoted an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, the police said on Thursday.......

8 promises Modi made on I-Day 2015: Some met, some are works-in-progress

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver his third Independence Day speech on August 15, he is inviting ideas from citizens on issues he should speak on Speeding up financial inclusion,......

In Naxal hotbed, PM initiates projects worth Rs 25,000 cr

Projects include steel plant & railway line; Modi’s visit first by a PM to the tribal belt in 30 yrs During his short visit to the Naxal hotbed of Dantewada, the first by a prime minister to......