New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Young and vivacious Disha Patani added glamour to the Manav Gangwani's show at the India Couture Week (ICW) 2017 when she walked for the designer as a showstopper in black trousseau with 'maang tikka' adding drama to her looks. "I think 'Maang tikka' gave a different look to my personality and it also broke the monotony. Gangwani, who has styled the likes of Kangana Ranaut and many more, celebrated India with her line titled "India @ 70".

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) National passenger carrier Air India on Tuesday said that it is investigating an incident of gross operational negligence on its Kolkata-Mumbai flight which had to land at Nagpur, as the aircraft's landing gear was not retracted after take-off. The incident is reported to have occurred on July 22 when the Kolkata-Mumbai flight ferrying around 100 passengers had to be diverted to Nagpur. The aircraft is said to have consumed most of its fuel, as the drag generated from the landing gear led to excessive fuel burn.

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Following the roll-out of the GST, state-run Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) hiked the price of CNG in Delhi by Rs 1.11 per kg, and of piped natural gas (PNG) to households by 33 paise per unit, effective Wednesday, to account for increase in tax under the pan-India indirect tax regime. In Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad, the revision would result in an increase in CNG of Rs 1.27 per kg.

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India on Tuesday said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has no locus standi on the country's internal affairs after the 56-member body demanded that New Delhi implement the UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement here, India said it "notes with utmost regret that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), during its 44th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on July 10-11, has again adopted certain resolutions which contain factually incorrect and misleading references to matters internal to India, including the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India.

Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) TV personality Raghu Ram, who is coming up with a new show titled "Dropout Pvt. Ltd.", says it will be revolving around the idea of entrepreneurship and business. The MTV show was launched hereon Tuesday.

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The CPI-M's Central Committee on Tuesday decided that party General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will not be fielded again as a Rajya Sabha candidate from West Bengal, observing that the party could not take support from the Congress. "Sitaram Yechury will not be fielded as Rajya Sabha candidate. In fact, we can't field anybody else because we don't have the numbers and we don't want the support from the Congress as it is against our party line," said a party Politburo member on the condition of anonymity.

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India on Tuesday said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has no locus standi on the country's internal affairs after the 56-member body demanded that New Delhi implement the UN resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement here, India said it "notes with utmost regret that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), during its 44th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on July 10-11, has again adopted certain resolutions which contain factually incorrect and misleading references to matters internal to India, including the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India.

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A Delhi school teacher has been booked on the charge of beating up a 13-year-old schoolboy on Tuesday after he fought with another student, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Romil Baaniya said authorities of the school in Hazrat Nizamuddin in east Delhi had been informed and the accused teacher directed to join investigation. The case was registered after the Class VI student's parents filed a police complaint.

New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Delhi Police and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy over the plea of Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon, who sought to be party to Swamy's Public Interest Litigation (PIL). Earlier in the week, after Menon questioned Swamy's locus standing in filing a plea in his mother's death case, the latter said the court would take the decision regarding it.

This time the Pay Commission slashed down the House Rent Allowance (HRA), which constitutes a substantial part of central government employees' salaries.

Jordan Spieth won the British Open at Royal Birkdale on Sunday by three shots from fellow American Matt Kuchar after a dramatic final round.

24 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will address the nation today on the eve of demitting office. In a grand ceremony yesterday, Parliamentarians from both the Houses - Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha - gathered at the Central Hall to bid farewell to the outgoing Raisina Hill occupant. Overwhelmed with the ceremony, President Mukherjee thanked everybody present in the Hall, most particularly the Parliament for 'creating' him and spoke about his warm association with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while also lauding him for various "transformational changes." "If I claim I am the creation of this Parliament, perhaps it will not be treated as immodesty.

The Samajwadi Party on Monday demanded a strict action against Bihar's Aurangabad District Magistrate (DM) Kanwal Tanuj, who stated those who cannot afford a toilet, should sell off their wives. Yesterday, the Aurangabad DM said that those who cannot build a toilet for their wives should sell them.

The incident occurred around 11pm when Manoj Yadav, who used to work in a juice shop, was crossing the road.

24 (ANI): A German teenager, who is suspected to have joined ISIS, has now expressed deep regret for her actions and wants to return to her family. Qutoting Der Spiegel magazine, the Guardian reports that four German women who joined ISIS recently, including a 16-year-old girl, are being held in an Iraqi prison and given consular assistance. Lorenz Haase, senior public prosecutor in Dresden, confirmed that the teenager, Linda Wenzel, had been "located and identified in Iraq" and was receiving consular support.

A shooting incident at the Israeli Embassy in Jordan's capital Amman left two people dead and one injured on Sunday. According to reports, the security forces have cordoned off the premises of the embassy and the area around it.