New Delhi,  Close on the current heat wave over Europe, a new study has found that the heat waves over Europe have increased three to four times faster than in the rest of the northern mid-latitudes such as the US or Canada.

An international team of scientists looked at observational data from the past 4

Srinagar, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar on Wednesday reiterated his appeal to the parents to keep strict vigil on their wards to prevent them from indulging in any anti-national activities, especially joining the terror ranks.

The IGP said that if every parent persuades and appeal

Kolkata, Anit Thapa, whose newly formed political outfit Bhratiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM) recently won a landslide victory in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) polls, on Wednesday said that the decision of major political forces in the hills to support BJP was a disaster.

"We have

Patna,   A Hindu youth was thrashed in Bihar's Arrah city by around two-dozen people for reportedly supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammed.

The victim, identified as Dipak Kumar, was having tea with another person named Rais at a roa

Srinagar,  Congress' J&K President Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Wednesday submitted his resignation to party chief Sonia Gandhi.

In his letter of resignation to Gandhi, he said that he would abide by the party high command decision on the selection of his successor.

Mir, who was the party c

New Delhi,  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now carrying out raids in Bihar's Darbhanga in connection with irregularities found in the Kiru hydroelectric project work awarded in Jammu, to the tune of Rs 2200 crores. Now the total locations being searched by the CBI have increased to 17.

Kolkata,  Chief minister Mamata Banerjee's pet project, the West Bengal Student Credit Card (WBSCC) scheme, seems to be losing appeal among the students and their parents who have shown reluctance in attending a programme where Banerjee herself is scheduled to distribute such cards.

The state educati

Navsari (Gujarat), Navsari Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court in Gujarat on Wednesday evening sent five persons to judicial custody for causing religious enmity.

Navsari town Police Inspector D.J. Patel said, "It had come to our notice that messages are circulated on social media, that were c

New Delhi,  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at 13 locations in Maharashtra in connection with the killing of chemist Umesh Pralhadrao Kolhe in Amravati.

Kolhe was killed on June 21 for his social media post in which he had supported former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sh

Mumbai,   In an anticipated move, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday removed its Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha, MP Bhavana Gawali, party sources said here.

Gawali - five-time MP from Yavatmal-Washim constituency - has been replaced by Rajan Vichare, a two-time MP from Thane.

Since the past few