Government stand against Tribune journalist changes after scathing criticism from international media
New Delhi: An Indian government agency has filed a police complaint against a journalist who exposed a possible security breach in the country's vast biometric database that contains the personal details of over a billion citizens, raising fresh concerns about...
Not in Favour of Making National Anthem Mandatory in Cinema Halls: Centre to Supreme Court
New Delhi: Changing its stand over playing of national anthem in cinema halls, the Centre on Monday asked the Supreme Court to modify its order making playing of national anthem before every show mandatory in movie halls across the country....
Fire Breaks Out At Trump Tower In Manhattan, 2 Injured
New York: Two people were injured, one seriously, in an early-morning fire near the top of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, the New York Fire Department said on Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump was in Washington at the time. Although local media...
Italy Court Acquits 2 Top Executives In AgustaWestland Chopper Case
Milan: An Italian appeals court on Monday acquitted two former Leonardo executives in AgustaWestland chopper scam case. Giuseppe Orsi, former chief executive of the state-controlled defence group, formerly known as Finmeccanica, and Bruno Spagnolini, once at the head of helicopter unit...
Kamala Mills Fire: Cops Ferry Dummy Accused To Divert Media From Mojo’s Co-Owner
Mumbai: Turns out VIPs get to use special entrance gates even when they're going to court to answer charges of culpable homicide. Yug Pathak, son of retired IPS officer K K Pathak and one of the co-owners of Mojo's Bistro,...
MP Shocker: Father Rapes 12-Year-Old Daughter For 5 Years With Mother’s Consent
Representational Pic Bhopal: A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 12-year-old daughter for five years. What is even more shocking is that the girl’s mother approved of her husband’s actions and let him rape their daughter for years...
Three AAP candidates elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates Sanjay Singh, Sushil Gupta and N.D. Gupta were on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Delhi. The three got 'Certificate of Election' confirming their election to the Upper House by Returning...
Investigate Death Of Sohrabuddin Case Judge, Says Petition
Mumbai: The death of judge BH Loya -- who was hearing the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case -- in 2014 should be investigated, says a petition filed in the Bombay High Court. The petition, filed by the Bombay Lawyers' Association, has...
Are we living in banana republic? ‘Shotgun’ Sinha on Aadhaar breach FIR
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Shatrughan Sinha today wondered if the people of the country were living in a "banana republic", saying a journalist who did a story to highlight the misuse of Aadhaar details was being hauled up...
IndiGo, AirAsia India, GoAir Offer New Year Discounts On Flight Tickets
New Delhi: Amid high competition and robust passenger traffic growth, airlines operating in the domestic civil aviation market are showering discounts. Starting under Rs. 1,000, carriers are offering all-inclusive fares on select routes in limited-period schemes. IndiGo is offering tickets...
Fire breaks out at BRD Hospital; principal’s office gutted
New Delhi: A major fire broke out today at the state-run BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur, infamous for deaths of scores of children last year allegedly due to shortage of oxygen, fire department said. No loss of life has been reported so...
BJP left red-faced as its bypoll candidate says she is with TMC
Kolkata: The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party was left red-faced after former Trinamool Congress MLA Manju Basu turned down the saffron party's offer to contest the upcoming Noapara assembly bypoll. The BJP central leadership had announced Basu's name...
Google remembers ‘Fearless Nadia’, B-town’s first action girl
Google Doodle paid a tribute to Fearless Nadia on her 110th birth anniversary. Mary Ann Evans, better known by her stage name Fearless Nadia was an actress and stuntwoman from Australia who made her mark in the Hindi film industry...
Massive fire breaks out Mumbai’s Cinevista Studio in Kanjurmarg area
Mumbai: A massive fire broke out at Mumbai’s Cinevista in the Kkanjurmarg area on Saturday evening, days after the city had witnessed a fire in Kamala Mills compound. The fire at Cinevista is reportedly of level 2 and according to...
Mumbai Police Arrests Mojo’s Bistro Owner Yug Pathak in Kamala Mills Fire Incident
Mumbai: Mumbai Police on Saturday arrested Yug Pathak, one of the owners of Mojo’s Bistro restaurant, in connection with Kamala Mills fire tragedy which claimed the lives of 14 persons. A report of the fire department on Friday had stated...
Lalu Yadav Sentenced To 3.5 Years In Jail In Fodder Scam
Ranchi: Bihar's veteran politician Lalu Yadav, convicted in the multi-million-rupee fodder scam, was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison on Saturday by a Jharkhand court. The judge announced the sentence via video conferencing; Lalu Yadav, after being brought to the...
Modi’s GDP means ‘Gross Divisive Politics’: Rahul’s fresh jibe
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'divisive politics' had given India a '63-year low in bank credit growth' and an '8-year low in job creation'. Taking a swipe at Arun Jaitley, Gandhi in a tweet...
Karni Sena refuses to relent on Padmavati, tells members to push for complete ban
Jaipur: Shri Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Friday called upon the community members to gather in Chittorgarh on January 27 and push for a complete ban on the controversial Sanjay Leela Bhansali film 'Padmavati'. "Members of the Rajput...
Flying Embers From Hookahs at Mojo’s Bistro Caused Incident, Claims Fire Department
Mumbai: Flying embers from lit hookahs at Mojo’s Bistro restaurant are the reason behind the Kamala Mills fire incident that claimed 14 lives, a Fire Department report established on Friday. The department, in its report, said the restaurants did not...
It is India’s responsibility to guide the world: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said it was India’s responsibility to guide the world as footprints of Indian culture were found all over the globe. Speaking in the inaugural function of the three-day ‘Shaiv Mahotsav’...
No beef sale in Goa from Saturday, traders protest against vigilantism
File Pic Panaji: Harassed by vigilante groups, Goa’s only beef traders association on Friday said they will go on an indefinite strike from Saturday, until the government cracks down on vigilante groups who hamper bringing in beef from neighbouring states. The...
