A cost overrun of Rs 2,928 crore took place in setting up of six new All India Institutes of Medical Science (AIIMS) after the release of allocated Rs 14,970 crore till 2016-17, according to a report released on Tuesday.

The functioning of government offices across Maharashtra was hit on Tuesday as around 17 lakh state employees launched a three-day strike over their pending demands, including implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report.

Around 17 lakh Maharashtra government employees launched a three-day strike on Tuesday over pending demands including implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission Report with departments like education and medical severely hit.

A Parliamentary panel on Monday said the banning of Letter of Understanding (LoU)/Letter of Comfort (LoC) post Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam was a "knee-jerk reaction by the RBI" and needs to be restored at the earliest.

About 1.67 million votes were excluded from the count in Pakistan's July 25 general election, surpassing the number of ballots rejected in 2013 polls, according to a report by an independent poll watchdog.

A confidential UN report has accused North Korea of continuing to develop nuclear and missile programmes in violation of international sanctions.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its report has faulted the Goa government's industrial corporation for dishing out gold coins as mementos to its employees in commemoration of the golden jubilee of the institution, causing a loss to the state exchequer to the tune of Rs. 19.84 lakh.

Nick Carter, a member of the popular group the Backstreet Boys, is under review by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in connection with a sex assault case.

The Goa Lokayukta on Thursday directed Goa Chief Secretary and the Anti-Corruption Bureau of Goa Police to file a status report on a disproportionate assets complaint filed against Goa Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar and his wife Janita.

Reliance Retail's JioPhone emerged as a clear leader in the Indian mobile handset market with 27 per cent share in the second quarter of 2018, a new report said on Thursday.