While the Hauz Khas lake was built by Khilji, the surrounding monuments were built by Tughlaq ruler, Feroz Shah Tughlaq between 1352 and 1354 AD. read more

The move follows a complaint filed on Tuesday by Dulal Borah, an RTI activist, with the criminal investigation department (CID) of Assam police naming three people for seeking donations to be sent to two bank accounts to help NRC applicants. read more

Additional director general of police Munir Khan said there were localised incidents in various parts of Srinagar and other districts in the Valley, but these were contained and dealt with locally. read more

As the controversy grew, the IAS officer withdrew his suspension order, though the revocation was worded to give the impression that the decision had the backing of the Hardoi’s district police chief as well. read more

The security beef-up comes after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at a high-level meeting last week, asked officials to maintain law and order during the two festivals and lay emphasis on preventing rumour-mongering through social media. read more

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had directed authorities to ensure that no Kashmiris is harassed and the Prime Minister in an address to nation on Thursday had assured to slowly return Jammu and Kashmir to normalcy. read more

An area getting more than 204 mm of rain within 24 hours is defined as an extreme rainfall event by the IMD. read more

The cull has been so extensive that one senior industry source told Reuters that initial estimates suggest that automakers, parts manufacturers and dealers have laid off about 350,000 workers since April. read more

Addressing a press conference at his official residence in Lucknow, Yogi said that action was taken on basis of a reports submitted by the inquiry committee (related to land issue), headed by additional chief secretary, revenue, Renuka Kumar and committee... read more

Madhya Pradesh police was pulled up by state High Court for not listing the policemen who failed to ensure mandatory DNA test in nearly 17% rape cases that took place between July 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019. read more

The top court on Friday ordered that the survivor’s uncle, who is in jail in a two decades-old attempt to murder case, be shifted to Tihar jail, and sought a compliance report by the state on Monday. read more

Vyapam scam whistle-blower Ashish Chaturvedi had sought information, through an RTI application, as to who ordered a 24x7 videography of his movements after he was provided security cover. read more

On the evening of November 8, 2016, the government, in a surprise move invalidated old high-value notes, which accounted for 86% of the currency in circulation at the point in time. read more

This year, according to IMD’s last monsoon update, India will have a near normal monsoon and get 96% of the Long Period Average (LPA) rainfall. read more

70% of the transactions of trafficking is done online, which is keeping police departments on their toes. read more