Manmohan Singh-led Congress delegation visits Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: A Congress delegation led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Srinagar on Saturday for a series of meetings on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Apart from Singh, the group comprises former Union home minister P Chidambaram, Leader...
Gururgam murder case: Ryan school official applies for bail
Gurugram: Ryan International Groups northern zone head Francis Thomas applied for a regular bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday in connection with the murder of the seven-year-old student in the Gurugram school. Francis, who is in police...
Will tax those who can afford it: KJ Alphons justifies petrol price hike
File Pic New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons justified the hike in petrol prices stating that the money is being used for the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden. "Its an intentional decision by the government. We are going...
Devendra Fadnavis expresses ire over non reliable predictions of IMD
Mumbai: The Indian Meteorological Department based in Pune, Maharashtra not only has a past record of misguiding the state farmers with its 'faulty' predictions but now even the Maharashtra state government, is upset with their performance. It is the CM himself...
Bullet train not a common man’s dream: Sena
Mumbai: Slamming the bullet train project, NDA ally Shiv Sena today said the project was not a dream of the common man but that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Sena, in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', sought to know...
Rhea Pillai v/s Leander Paes : It was not Rs 10 lakh but Rs 1 cr!
File Pic Mumbai: Rhea Pillai, the estranged wife of tennis player Leander Paes dealt another blow to him when her lawyers pronounced correction in the compensation amount demanded from him. The lawyers said that they forgot to add a zero...
DUSU election result: NSUI of Congress wins big, RSS-backed ABVP gets 2 seats
New Delhi: Making a stunning comeback in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) election, the Congress-backed National Students Union of India (NSUI) today won the President and the Vice-President posts, while the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) - which...
Address real issues Mr. P.M. Please speak up before it is too late!
New Delhi: Less than a week after senior journalist Gauri Lankesh is murdered horribly at her house gate, and just 2 days after a very young 7 year old boy is literally butchered inside his school toilet in an upmarket...
Amitabh Bachchan hosted KBC under fire for too many questions on BJP
New Delhi: This year’s Kaun Banega Crorepati recently became the most watched show propelling the Sony TV to third position in the entertainment genre. According to some critics, the popularity of the show is returning to a level it was...
From next month, showing off your wealth on social media may land you in trouble
Representational pic New Delhi: A photo of your shiny new luxury car on Instagram or a costly watch on Facebook may lead the taxman to your door as the tax department from next month will begin amassing virtual information to...
Bus conductor arrested for 7-year-old’s murder in Gurgaon school
Gurgaon: A bus conductor was arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of a second grader at a prominent private school in Gurgaon. The seven-year-old boy was found outside a school toilet, crawling and bleeding profusely before he died. Sources...
Maharashtra: 55 newborns died in Nashik Hospital in August due to lack of ventilators
Representational pic Nashik: s many as 55 infants died in the special newborn care unit of the Nashik Civil Hospital in August, but authorities denied the deaths were due to medical negligence. Since April, 187 infants have died in the unit...
Govt announces Rs 10 lakh reward to anyone giving clues in Gauri Lankesh’s murder
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government today announced Rs 10 lakh reward to anyone who provides clues about the killing of senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh. The announcement was made by Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy, a day after the city police asked...
Unacceptable Caste bias in this day and age surprisingly shown by a ‘scientist’
Representational Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: She is Deputy Director General of the Indian Meteriological department. Must be highly educated, having a Doctorate at least. She makes forecasts about monsoons and rains, which are hopefully based on scientific findings and satellite pics. Then...
Kid was still alive when he lay in a pool of blood: School
Gurugram: After a seven-year old student was found dead inside the school premises in Gurugram, the authorities of the Ryan International School have said that there wasn't any delay in taking the child to hospital. Speaking to the media, school...
BJP and Modi busy dividing society, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today alleged that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were busy dividing society in their quest to retain power. Only the Congress ideology could take on the BJP and the RSS, he...
No-fly rules finalised, has minimum 2-year ban
New Delhi: Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha today announced the finalisation of the country's first no-fly list. The minister said the motive behind the No-Fly List was the safety and security of passengers, which was a priority...
Supreme Court bans NEET agitations in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has banned agitations on NEET in Tamil Nadu. Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits have been staging state-wide protests over the suicide of a 17-year-old girl who had moved the Supreme Court against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance...
India can’t afford to become intolerant society: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: Amid nationwide outrage over the murder of an outspoken journalist, former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan today said India cannot afford to become an intolerant society as tolerance is "extremely important" for its economic growth. Rajan, who...
Rashtriya Sahara journo Pankaj Mishra shot in Bihar
Arwal: The nation and the journalist community were not even out of shock of Lankesh’s assassination when Pankaj Mishra, another journalist, with the Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Sahara, was shot at in Bihar's Arwal district. This comes just two days after the...
To be continued: Another train derails, this time near Khandala
Mumbai: In the third train derailment of the day, two coaches of a goods train have reported to be derailed in Maharashtra on Thursday. Two coaches of the goods train came off tracks near Khandala. The incident followed derailment of the Rajdhani...
