Rahul Gandhi attacks govt over Global Hunger Index report; Smriti Irani hits back sharply
New Delhi: Citing the Global Hunger Index, Rahul Gandhi has attacked the government in a veiled manner, evoking a sharp reaction from Union minister Smriti Irani who said the Congress vice president was out to "malign" the nation in his...
RSS on Rohingyas: No ‘outsider’ should allow to stay in India
Bhopal: Terming the Rohingya issue as serious, a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader today said that "outsiders" should not be allowed to stay in India beyond a specific period, and suggested that a policy be formed to deal with the...
Power and money being used to muzzle Oppn: BJP ally Sena
Mumbai: Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party after its victory in Bhandup civic bypoll, the Shiv Sena today said power and money are being used to 'muzzle' opposition's voice and elections are being won through 'corrupt' means. "An environment is being created...
Bengaluru pothole deaths: Rahul Gandhi seeks report from Siddaramaiah government
Bengaluru: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday sought report from the Karnataka government on issue of deaths in Bengaluru due to potholes and rains, said Congress sources. Earlier last week, four people died in accidents caused by the potholes. On October...
North Korea preparing to launch ballistic missile: Report
File Pic New Delhi: Ahead of joint naval drill by the United States and South Korea, North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile, a Korean daily reported. The Donga Ilbo daily, quoting a government source,...
Congress President Rahul Gandhi? Sonia Confirms Long Held Rumour
New Dehi: Rahul Gandhi will soon take over Congress as president, Sonia Gandhi confirmed to NDTV on Friday, 13 October. Rahul Gandhi, however, stirred clear of the topic as he deflected questions of his appointment by focusing on the controversy surrounding...
Chandigarh stalking case: Vikas Barala, friend charged with abduction
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh District Court on Friday framed charges of abduction against the accused son of Bharatiya Janata Party's Haryana unit president Subhash Barala, Vikas Barala, and his friend Ashish, in connection with the stalking case against them. Vikas Barala was...
The Talwars don’t live here anymore
New Delhi: Another family now lives at L-32 Jalvayu Vihar in Noida where 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead in her bedroom in 2008. Since yesterday, the family has been dodging reporters and the media spotlight that have returned to...
Shagun of 51,000 for Graduate Muslim girls when they marry!
Representational Pic New Delhi: Meritorious Muslim girls who complete graduation before marriage will get a special gift of Rs.51,000 from the Narendra Modi government. This proposal was made by the Maulana Azad Education Foundation and has now been cleared by the...
SC refuses to modify cracker ban order in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to modify its order suspending licence for sale of firecrackers in Delhi and NCR ahead of Diwali. The apex court also said it was "pained and sad" that a communal colour had been given...
Congress sweeps Nanded civic polls; stops BJP juggernaut
Nanded: The Congress today made a clean sweep in the Nanded-Waghala municipal corporation elections, winning 49 of the 54 seats for which results were declared. Results for 54 seats, out of the total 81, have been declared so far. Nanded is Maharashtra...
The frenzied trial by media Talwars had to endure and how it gave our entire judicial system a bad name
Nagpur/Allahabad: Today afternoon the Allahbad High Court acquited Dr. Rajesh and Nupur Talwars, unfortunate parents of 13 years old Arushi of all charges of murder and cover up of their only child. "There wasn't enough evidence to convict them and they...
HC quashes JNU disciplinary action against Kanhaiya, others
New Delhi: In a relief to former Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and 14 other students, the Delhi high court on Thursday set aside the disciplinary action taken against them by the university in connection with an...
Aarushi murder: Talwars acquitted
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the 2008 murder of their daughter Aarushi. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Talwars challenging a CBI court order convicting them for the murders. The...
Are Union Ministers unhappy with their seniors?
New Delhi: Murmurs are being heard in New Delhi political circles that many union ministers are upset with their seniors. The reason is that there is no work allocation, no files to consider and no foreign tours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Cong’s Ashok Gehlot’s star is on the rise
New Delhi: A room at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi has been lying vacant. The room used to be occupied by senior party leader Digvijaya Singh but his is now on a Narmada Yatra which is expected to last...
Sena condemns SC’s ruling on firecrackers, questions its relevance
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday questioned the relevance of the Supreme Court's ruling on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR region, citing it would end the enthusiasm of 'Hindu festivals' in India". The Supreme Court's decision to...
Jay Shah’s company should be investigated says RSS’s Dattatraya Hosbale
Bhopal: "If there is enough evidence of wrong doing and prim facie case Amit Shah's son Jay Shah's companies then it should definitely be investigated into" commented senior RSS leader Dattatraya Hosbale. He was speaking on the sidelines of the...
Blatant Double Standards – Railways get clean chit for Elphinstone bridge stampede but Business’ responsible for farmers death in Vidarbha?
Mumbai: Barely two weeks after deadly stampede on Elphinstone Road-Parel foot-over bridge in Mumbai that killed 23, the Western Railway has pinned the blame on rumours and rains, ruling out the issue of poor infrastructure or negligence on part of...
2 IAF commandos, 2 LeT militants killed in encounter in J-K
Representational Pic Srinagar: Two Garud Commandos of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and as many Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were today killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, an army official said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation...
The way minister defended him, it gives the impression Something wrong: Yashwant Sinha on Jay Shah
Patna: After his recent slapdown of the government's handling of the economy, former union minister Yashwant Sinha today said that his party has "lost the moral high ground" due to a corruption scandal involving the son of its chief Amit...
