Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In an attempt to expedite the process of decision-making, Odisha Government has decided to integrate various Directorates with their respective administrative departments to function as composite departments.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In what seems to be a case of superstition, locals of Chitoda village in Sanwer area here buried two men who drowned, in mounds of salt in the belief that doing so would bring them back to life.
Paris [France], Aug 21 (ANI): France has snubbed Pakistan's attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue by affirming its stance that it remains a bilateral matter and should be resolved by New Delhi and Islamabad through dialogue.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons for allegedly attempting to smuggle Saudi Arabian Riyal worth around Rs 1.5 core from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here.
Mohali (Punjab) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday lambasted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for its alleged "perverse and desperate attempts" to obstruct investigations into the Bargari sacrilege case, saying his government has already moved the court
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A Mumbai court on Tuesday sentenced gangster Rajendra Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan and five others to eight years imprisonment for attempting to murder hotelier BR Shetty in 2012.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Prohibitory orders have been imposed in some areas of Jaipur following "attempts by anti-social elements to disturb communal harmony", police said
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday said it supports the reservation provided to the people in the Constitution and claimed that attempts were being made to create an "unnecessary controversy" over Mohan Bhagwat's speech in the national capital
Tehran [Iran], Aug 19 (ANI): Iran on Monday said that attempts by the United States to seize recently freed Iranian oil tanker will have "grave consequences".
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A passenger was held at Hyderabad airport for allegedly carrying one live and one used ammunition in his luggage while attempting to board a flight to Delhi.
Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Police have arrested three persons accused of beating a man mercilessly over charges of theft and attempting to meet some women in the Dodiya Khadi village here, police said on Sunday.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma on Sunday requesting him to deploy security personnel to "avert any untoward attempt" on his life.