UP shocker: 40 test HIV positive
Unnao: At least 40 people in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao have been tested HIV positive. A quack who was treating people in the vicinity had allegedly used an infected needle to treat all the victims. It is also being suspected that numerous...
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant granted extension till June 2019
New Delhi: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has been granted an extension of his tenure until June 30, 2019. An official order stated that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the extension in the tenure of the NITI Aayog head...
Judge Loya death case: Plea in SC to examine 11 persons
New Delhi: The counsel for the Bombay Lawyers Association moved an application Monday before the Supreme Court to cross-examine 11 persons, including two judges, in connection with the death of CBI special judge B H Loya in 2014. Senior advocate Dushyant...
Fire at LED bulb factory in Akola; no casualties
Akola: A major fire broke out at a factory manufacturing LED bulbs in Akola district in the early hours of today, but no casualties were reported, said a Fire Brigade official. The blaze in the factory, located in an industrial area...
In Debut RS Speech, Amit Shah Hits Out at Congress; Says Only One Family Ruled Country For 55 Years
New Delhi: Delivering his first Rajya Sabha speech, the Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah on Monday, February 5, trained his guns at the Congress while listing the achievements of the Modi government since coming to power in May 2014....
Kasganj police chief’s stunning revelation, says ANI journalist reported fake news on threats to Chandan’s father
Kasganj: The senior most police official of the communally sensitive Kasganj has sensationally revealed that the news flashed by the ANI on Thursday night stating threats to Chandan Gupta’s father was fake. The Superintendent of Police in Kasganj, Piyush Srivastava, told...
Kasganj violence: UP cops arrest another suspect in Chandan Gupta murder case
Kasganj: The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested another accused over the killing of Abhishek Gupta, aka Chandan, during clashes in Kasganj on Republic Day. Kasganj superintendent of police, Piyush Srivastav, said special operations group arrested Rahat Qureshi and booked him...
Maharashtra Governor presents V Shantaram Lifetime achievement award to filmmaker Shyam Benegal
Mumbai: The Governor of Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao presented the V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award to Veteran Film-Maker Shyam Benegal at the concluding function of the 15th Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films in Mumbai on...
Hyderabad Shame: Severed head of baby found on building’s terrace; two persons taken into custody
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police has taken two persons – a neighbour and his son – into custody in connection with the recovery of the severed head of a three-month-old baby atop a building in Chiluka Nagar. The police had been...
Three arrested after Hindu man killed by Muslim girlfriend’s family in Delhi
New Delhi: Three people have been arrested and a minor has been detained after a 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena was killed allegedly by the family of his Muslim girlfriend in west Delhi. Ankit was attacked on a street near his...
Model nikahnama to be modified to deter Muslims from giving triple talaq: AIMPLB
File Pic New Delhi: To deter the practice of triple talaq, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is all set to introduce a new provision in its model nikahnama in which the man has to commit that he will...
Delhi court to hear Bofors scam case on Feb 17
New Delhi: Delhi's Tis Hazari Court will hear arguments in Bofors pay-off scam case on February 17, after a fresh application, submitted by Central Bureau of Investigation, sought further investigation on the same. On February 2, the CBI moved the Supreme...
NT Exclusive : Why Satish Uke being targeted to cover up Loya’s case?
Nagpur/New Delhi: Amid the media blitzkrieg over the city advocate Satish Uke, who was levelled as the absconding man in a section of media, a gross ignorance cropped up in the entire episode. It may be mentioned that Uke had...
BJP’s ally Telugu Desam not happy with budget
New Delhi: Union minister and Telugu Desam Party leader Y S Chowdhary today expressed disappointment over the resources allocated in the Union Budget 2018-19 for Andhra Pradesh, adding the party would continue to fight for the southern state's due. Speaking to...
‘Thankfully, only 1 more year to go’: Rahul slams Modi last full Budget
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said that he was grateful as it was the last Budget by the BJP-led government. He slammed the NDA for unfulfilled promises, fancy schemes and unemployment. He wrote, "4 years gone; still...
Sonia chairs Opposition meet; Mamata stays away
New Delhi: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is chairing the Opposition meet to plan a joint strategy for the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament. Among the parties attending the meet are the Nationalist Congress Party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Trinamool...
SC adopts new roster system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adopted a new roster system for allocation of matters to judges. As per the new system, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will hear all the public interest litigation cases. The new roster system will come...
NIA clears nine caught with Rs 36 cr in old currency notes
New Delhi: The NIA has cleared all nine persons, arrested in November last year with over Rs 36 crore in old currency notes, of terror financing charges, officials said here today. They had collected the money with the intention of exchanging...
Congress Scores 3/3 In Rajasthan Bypolls, “Well Done, Proud” Says Rahul Gandhi
Jaipur: The Congress today won an assembly seat in Rajasthan and raced to victory in two parliamentary bypolls, delivering a major blow to the ruling BJP ahead of several state elections and the national polls next year. The Congress is...
Budget 2018: Television Sets, Mobile Phones Get Costlier; Raw Cashews Get Cheaper
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget 2018 in Lok Sabha today. The Budget 2018 will be different from the 88 previous Budgets in Independent India because of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), imposed on...
Budget 2018: Healthcare Winner, Losers Could Include Samsung, Apple
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered the election-year budget many expected. With national polls looming next year -- and possibly as early as late 2018 -- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has rolled out a budget designed to help distressed...
