Allahabad HC to monitor Unnao probe, asks for MLA’s arrest
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has asked for a progress report by May 2 and that the court will monitor the probe. Court also said the MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar should be arrested and not just detained. The CBI has taken...
Bombay HC refuses to stay ban on plastic in State
Mumbai: In a significant development, the Bombay High Court on Friday refused to stay the Maharashtra Government notification banning use of plastic materials in State. The High Court was hearing petitions filed by manufacturers and retailers of plastic, PET bottles and...
Sri Reddy Sexual Exploitation Allegations: NHRC Issues Notices to Telangana Govt, I&B Ministry
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Telangana government and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting over alleged sexual exploitation of women artists in the Telugu film industry and also the lack of a proper...
Unnao rape: Why has MLA not been arrested, asks HC
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court asks state govt counsel why MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has not been arrested yet. The court has sought a reply post lunch. Police in Uttar Pradesh today registered an FIR against ruling BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh...
Verdict on SC/ST Act has diluted its provisions: Centre to Suprme Court
New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that its recent judgement on the SC/ST Act has "diluted" the provisions of the law, resulting in "great damage" to the country. It said the top court verdict, which had dealt with...
CBSE Class 10 Maths Paper Leak Case Solved, Una Exam Superintendent Main Culprit: Delhi Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday said the CBSE class 10 Maths question paper leak case has been solved after the arrest of the prime accused Rakesh Kumar Sharma. The 40-year-old exam superintendent from Himachal Pradesh’s Una...
Two alleged sex workers die after falling from Mumbai building during raid
Mumbai: Two women, allegedly sex workers, died after falling from the third floor of a building while trying to escape a police raid in Grant Road area of south Mumbai, an official said today. The incident took place at Om Building...
India to grow 7.3% this fiscal, fastest across Asia: ADB
Mumbai: India's economic growth will rise to 7.3 per cent this fiscal and further to 7.6 per cent in the next financial year, retaining the fastest-growing Asian economy tag, on the back of GST and banking reforms. In its Asian Development...
PM Modi, Amit Shah, BJP MPs to go on day-long fast on April 12
New Delhi: Two days after the Congress party went on a hunger strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also go on a day-long fast on Thursday. The fast is to protest the Parliament washout in the recently concluded budget session. PM...
Protesters throw shoes during CSK-KKR game
File Pic Chennai: In an unsavoury incident, a couple of miscreants were today detained by the police for hurling a shoe at India international Ravindra Jadeja during an IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. The incident happened...
Tina Dabi and Athar met in morning, fell in love by evening; now a married couple!
New Delhi: Tina Dabi, the 24-year-old IAS officer who topped the civil services exam three years ago, and Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan, the man from Kashmir who came second in the same exams are now married. According to sources the wedding...
Rahul Gandhi hails IAS couple’s marriage as inspiration in ‘era of intolerance’
New Delhi: Congratulations are pouring in from all quarters for Tina Dabi and Athar Aamir ul Shafi Khan -- India's latest 'it' couple. Now, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has joined the masses to tweet his wishes for the IAS power couple...
Anti-quota ‘bandh’ evokes partial response in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: The 'Bharat Bandh' called by some groups opposed to the caste-based reservations evoked a partial response in Madhya Pradesh today, with some shops remaining closed in Bhopal during the morning hours. The schools in the state capital remained open...
BJP moves Supreme Court over Bengal panchayat polls
New Delhi: BJP moves the Supreme Court against the West Bengal poll panel's decision to recall its order extending the last date for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls. The West Bengal Election Commission today withdrew the extended deadline for...
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23 kids, 2 teachers dead as school bus falls into gorge
Dharamshala: In a tragic incident. at least 23 children and two teachers were killed when a school bus plunged 328 feet into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Malkwal, on the Punjab border, on Monday afternoon. Kangra district officials fear the...
Donate to this Mumbai charity as wedding gift to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle
Mumbai: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have asked their wedding guests to donate money to seven charities, including Myna Mahila Foundation which supports women in Mumbai's urban slums, instead of traditional wedding gifts. Myna deals with the issue of menstrual hygiene...
BJP tweets pic of Congress leaders feasting ahead of fast
New Delhi: Cong's AS Lovely on the photograph of him and other leaders (Ajay Maken, Haroon Yusuf, enjoying a meal of chhole bature on a day the party has called a fast to protest policies of the government and the...
PM is anti-Dalit, has no place in his heart for Dalits: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday led his party in a nationwide daylong fast against caste violence, communalism and the non-functioning of Parliament for which the party blames the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Speaking to the media, the Congress...
Speak in Marathi Ashish Shelar tells to Nitin Gadkari during his speech on BJP’s 38th foundation rally
Mumbai: The party's main leaders spoke in a rally in Mumbai during the 38th raising day of the BJP. Of these, a clip of Union Minister of Land and Transport Nitin Gadkari is currently being viral on social media. Nitin Gadkari...
Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan gets bail
Jodhpur: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who spent the last two nights in Jodhpur central Jail after being found guilty in a 20-year-old blackbuck poaching case, has been granted bail by a court in Rajasthan's Jodhpur. Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi, who...
