Fuel prices have started coming down: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Following the hike in petrol prices and the various protests staged all over the country against it, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Saturday, said that the prices of the fuel have already started going down. Speaking to the...
TNT found in Indigo flight carried by 2 passengers
Darjeeling: Two persons were on Friday trying to carry explosive chemical Trinitrotoluene (TNT) onboard an Indigo Airlines flight at Bagdogra Airport, said reports. TNT is one of the most commonly used explosives for military, industrial, and mining applications. The CISF, responsible for...
IRCTC blocks debit card payment gateway for several banks
File Pic New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has blocked many banks from using its payment gateway for debit card transactions over the issue of convenience fees, media reports said on Friday. As of now, cardholders of banks...
Uber loses licence to operate in London
Representational Pic London: Transport regulator in London announced today that Uber's licence to operate in the city will not be renewed once it expires on September 30. Authorities have cited 'safety reasons' for the decision. However, the company has three weeks to...
Kidnapped IT officer’s son killed, four arrested
Representational Pic Bengaluru: An Income Tax officer's son who was kidnapped 10 days ago was found murdered near a lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru today, with police arresting four persons including a friend of the victim in connection with...
Narayan Rane quits Congress party
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress strongman Narayan Rane has quit the party. The strongman is now likely to join the BJP in the coming days. Rane reportedly wants his two sons also to be accomodated in the BJP, which...
Dawood Ibrahim ‘in talks’ with Centre for his return, alleges Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray dropped a bombshell today as he claimed that India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is trying to negotiate his return with the central government as "he wants to spend his last days" in his home country. The Maharashtra...
Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade attack on security forces in Tral; 3 dead, 7 CRPF jawans injured
Representational Pic Tral: At least three civilians were killed and 7 CRPF personnel were injured after a group of unidentified terrorists hurled grenades targeting a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral on Thursday. According to a news agency, the convoy...
Calcutta High Court allows immersion of Durga idols on Muharram
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday allowed the immersion of Durga idols till 12 am on all days, including Muharram. The court further asked police to ensure routes are designated for immersion and Tazia. The court said there was 'no...
Politics the main course at Kamal, Kejriwal’s lunch meeting
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and actor Kamal Haasan are all smiles as they meet in Chennai where they will be having lunch together. Earlier, Haasan's daughter Akshara received Kejriwal at the airport and escorted him to Haasan's residence. The...
CBI agents charged with trespass for trying to raid the wrong judge
Odisha: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is in big trouble after allegedly landing up at the home of an Orissa High Court judge though it was looking to raid a retired Chief Justice under investigation for corruption. Accused of...
Govt will announce additional measures to boost economy: Finance Minister
New Delhi: The government is working on additional measures to bolster economy, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said while maintaining that inflation is well under control. GDP growth hit a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in the June quarter. The minister...
I invite Adityanath to visit my village and say which tree will bear what fruit: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today called Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'white paper', highlighting the failure of previous regimes, a "book of lies". He allged that the Adityanath government failed to bring about any development in the past six months. "The...
Arnab Goswami ‘deletes’ video, Times Now editor puts it back on web
New Delhi: In a fresh twist to the raging controversy surrounding the video speech of Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami, now his former employer Times Now too has joined the ongoing campaign against him. Soon after media Reporter reported the veteran...
Can’t Durga Puja, Muharrum be held together, asks court
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over notification imposing restrictions on Durga idol immersion (Vijaya Dashami) and Muharram falling on the same day. The court, while hearing a plea against the...
Cyclone warning in Mumbai fake news, says IMD
Mumbai: Mumbai's disaster management cell says that reports of a cyclone are not true. @DisasterMgmtMum tweets: "As informed by IMD there is no cyclone warning for Mumbai. Citizens r requested not to spread & trust rumour." IMD posted another tweet thereafter...
Marriage racket busted in Hyderabad, 8 sheikhs arrested
File Pic Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police on Wednesday arrested eight sheikhs and four Muslim clerics for allegedly being part of a marriage racket. The arrested sheikhs hail from Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar. The clerics were held on the charges of...
Mexico Earthquake: 248 dead, 21 children crushed under school
Mexico City: At least 248 people were killed when a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday, including 21 children crushed beneath an elementary school that was reduced to rubble. The destruction revived horrific memories in Mexico on the anniversary of...
‘Dera folllowers scattered ashes of kin in sect HQ’
Sirsa: Around 300-400 followers of Dera Sacha Sauda had over the years scattered ashes of their relatives after their cremation inside the sect headquarters as part of "rituals", a senior Dera functionary has told a Special Investigation Team of Haryana...
Infrastructure growth may be hit by low GST collection
New Delhi: Move over 'achche din' it appears bad days are looming large over not only India's aam aadmi but also for the government, thanks to the goods and services tax (GST) which has now dropped the tax collection significantly. Now...
Soon tablets will record meal feedback in Indian Railways
New Delhi: Good, bad or ugly -- passengers on premium trains will soon be able to rate on tablets the food they eat under a scheme to be launched soon, a senior official said on Friday. They can record their feedback...
