Swaminarayan sect monk attacked on his way to campaign for BJP: Police
Junagadh: A Swaminarayan sect monk was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants near Visavadar town in Junagadh district when he was on his way to address an election rally for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police said today. The incident occurred around...
Don’t turn Sardar Patel or Mahatma Gandhi into products: Rahul to Modi
Ahmedabad: Addressing an election rally in Gujarat's Anand, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said that Sardar Patel is not so small to belong to a person or party, he belongs to the world. "Sardar Patel ji is not only of Narendra...
Twin baby deaths: Max Hospital’s licence cancelled
New Delhi: The Delhi government announces that the licence of Max Hospital in the city at Shalimar Bagh has been cancelled. Those who have been admitted to the hospital and have been receiving treatment will continue to do so. The decision...
An American wheat farmer cannot buy even a loaf of bread for what he gets paid for 27 Kgs of wheat!
Washignton: Farmer suicides are not happening just in India, tragically it is a world wide phenomenon. The reasons are same : indebtedness, not getting remunerative price for their produce, resulting poverty and depression. Today, half of the world’s 800 million starving...
Pakistan Relents, Allows Family to Meet Kulbhushan Jadhav on December 25
New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday allowed the family of Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet him in jail on December 25. Jadhav, a former Navy officer will be meeting his wife and mother who will be accompanied by an Indian official. Jadhav...
MVSTF signs MoUs with eminent corporates and philanthropists in presence of CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Village Social Transformation Foundation (MVSTF) initiative with a mission to transform 1,000 villages across the state today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading corporates and philanthropists in a bid to empower and push development work in rural...
Mani Shankar Aiyar suspended from primary membership of Congress Party
New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was suspended from primary membership of Congress Party and issued him a showcause notice on Thursday. This came after Aiyar called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "neech aadmi" (vile man), triggering sharp reactions from...
BJP candidate wins Prasad Lad Maharashtra council bypoll, trounces Congress’ Dilip Mane
Mumbai: Amidst speculation of cross-voting by some opposition legislators, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Prasad Lad won the by-election to Maharashtra Legislative Council here on Thursday. Securing 209 votes, he trounced his sole rival, Dilip Mane of Congress who bagged only...
11 Ex-MPs Charged in Cash For Query Scam
New Delhi: Paving the way for a trial, a court here on Thursday framed charges against 11 former MPs in connection with the 2005 cash-for-query case. Delhi Police has chargesheeted the 11 — Chhatarpal Singh Lodha (BJP), Anna Saheb M.K. Patil...
I expect Mani Shankar Aiyar to apologise: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress V-P Rahul Gandhi asks Mani Shankar Aiyar to apologise for the 'neech insaan' remark. Rahul said, "The 'BJP and PM routinely use filthy language to attack the Congress party. Congress has a different culture and heritage. I...
India cutting sorry figure with threats to artists: HC
Mumbai: A democratic country like India is cutting a very sorry figure with open threats being given to artists and others and with attacks on people for voicing their opinions, the Bombay High Court said today. The high court, while...
Fortis hospital guilty of murdering 7 years old Adya says Haryana Health Minister
Gurgaon: "It was not death. It was a murder" this is the harsh indictment of the Fortis Hospital by a three-member panel formed by the Haryana government that has found gross negligence by the Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon causing the...
Mysterious posters of Ahmed Patel and new sex CDs of Hardik turn up in Gujarat
New Delhi: Two days to go for polls and some posters supposedly put up by Congress party have mushroomed in many places in and around Surat. The posters two photos: of Ahmed Patel and Rahul Gandhi. The message is spelled out...
Rajasthan: Man burnt alive in Rajsamand over alleged case of love jihad
Rajsamand: A sensational case has come to the fore from Rajasthan's Rajsamand where a man was burnt alive allegedly for committing 'love jihad'. Not just that, the perpetrator of the heinous crime made a video of the act which was later...
‘No truth to Virat, Anushka wedding rumours’
New Delhi: Reports of actor Anushka Sharma getting married to Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli next week are untrue, the Bollywood star's spokesperson said on Wednesday. The denial came after several TV channels reported that the couple was likely to tie...
Modi Cannot Build Ram Temple, Only God Can: Kapil Sibal on Ayodhya Row
New Delhi: Senior Congress Leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the PM will not build the Ram temple in Ayodhya, but ‘God’ will. Sibal was responding to the recent attacks by the...
Tremors In Delhi As 5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Uttarakhand
Representational Pic New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region this evening after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Uttarakhand. The epicenter of the earthquake was reported from 121 km east of Dehradun and it struck at...
Victory for Yashwant Sinha as Devendra Fadnavis accepts all demands, withdraws protest
Akola: In the latest development, veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who launched an indefinite protest in Akola police ground to press the farmer’s demand charter, has withdrawn his agitation Wednesday evening. As reported earlier after speaking with Sinha, Wednesday evening, Chief...
Never asked Sibal to get Ayodhya case postponed: Sunni Board
New Delhi: A day after Kapil Sibal pleaded in the Supreme Court that the hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case be postponed till after the general elections in 2019, the Sunni Waqf Board whom Sibal represented in...
Army Chief Rawat going into detail on Myanmar surgical strike leaves govt. red-faced
New Delhi: At a book release function in Pune on Friday, General Rawat elaborated on the cross-border raid carried out by the Army on NSCN-K militant hideouts in Myanmar. While India is working to improve ties with Myanmar, comments by Chief...
Acid attack on ninth standard girl in Amravati
Representational Pic Amravati: In a ghastly incident a ninth standard girl of Govt High school was attacked with acid by three youths when she was returning home. Police have arrested two youths on suspicion. According to report, the incident took place...
