Former US President George H.W. Bush suffered a neck fracture in a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday, though he was listed in stable condition and his hospital stay was expected to be brief, his spokesman said. Bush, 91, who served as America’s 41st president, was last hospitalizedRead More

United Continental Holdings Inc has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to hackers who have uncovered gaps in the carrier’s web security, in a first for the US airline industry. United confirmed with Reuters that it has paid out two awards worth 1 million miles each, worth dozens of freeRead More

TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned President Hassan Rouhani that ‘some’ world powers are not to be trusted in implementing a nuclear deal, urging vigilance for any breaches. In a letter to Rouhani, Khamenei, who had the final word on the historic deal struck Tuesday with sixRead More

PUDUCHERRY: The government was planning to upgrade district hospitals into medical colleges in a phased manner to to address the acute shortage of doctors and para-medical personnel particularly in rural areas across the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said in Puducherry today. The shortage was much more acute inRead More

BARASAT: A local court today granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Prasun Banerjee, against whom an arrest warrant had been issued for allegedly slapping a police constable, on a personal bond. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bidhannagar, Apurba Kumar Ghosh granted bail to Banerjee on a Rs. 2,000 personal bondRead More

RAIPUR: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today appealed to Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to give 33 per cent reservation to women in the police force in addressing the problem of crimes against women in the state. Ms Gandhi, who was in Raipur to inaugurate the firstRead More

KOLKATA: A city court today rejected suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh’s plea for a one-day parole to enable him to be present in the Rajya Sabha on July 21. Metropolitan Magistrate 21st Court Judge Arvind Mishra rejected the plea, stating that under the provision of West Bengal Correctional ServiceRead More

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court today issued notices to Maharashtra government, cabinet minister Pankaja Munde and others in response to a public interest litigation seeking a ban on distribution of ‘chikki’ procured by the Women and Child Development department. Ms Munde, the Women and Child Development minister, has been accusedRead More

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana raised Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel, negating the full benefit of Rs. 2 per litre cut on fuel to consumers. The step has triggered sharp criticism from the farming sector of both states. While SAD-BJP led government hiked VAT on diesel to 13.4 per cent,Read More

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that the Monsoon Session could be a washout with the opposition disrupting it over controversies facing the Modi government, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today said running Parliament was the job of the government, which was maintaing a “shocking” silence on them. Mr Scindia, Congress’ chief whipRead More