Maharashtra minister’s daughter gives up higher studies’ scholarship for minorities after row
Mumbai: After media reported about the controversy over the scholarship awarded to Maharashtra's Social Justice Minister's daughter, the beneficiary Shruti Rajkumar Badole has decided to give up the scholarship. Maharashtra government on Wednesday had released a list of scholarships for students...
Tarun Tejpal Rape Case: Goa court to pronounce order on framing of charges on Sep 28
Panaji: Goa's Mapusa court has fixed the hearing for September 28th on the order of framing of charges against former Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal in a case where he is accused of sexually assaulting his female colleague at a five-star hotel...
Goa may ban ‘drunken swimming’ off its beaches: Tourism Minister
File Pic Panaji: The Goa government is mulling a law to ban "drunken swimming" off its beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Thursday. "I will seriously take up the issue with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to enact a law...
Island of Barbuda ‘literally under water’ after Hurricane Irma
Barbuda: The island of Barbuda is “literally under water” and “barely habitable” after nearly all of its buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told a local ABS broadcaster that one baby had died...
Indian under-17 cricketer allegedly drowns in swimming pool in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: 12-year-old Monath Sona Narendra, featuring in the Indian under-17 cricket team has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in Sri Lanka. There were four members of the squad who were in the swimming pool of a hotel in Pamunugama...
Don’t politicise Gauri’s death, we only want culprits caught: Lankesh family
Bengaluru: A day after Gauri Lankesh, 55, known for her left-leaning outlook and forthright views on Hindutva politics, was laid to rest, her siblings, Indrajit and Kavita hold a press conference on the probe into her murder. Lankesh was shot dead...
Maharashtra minister’s daughter bags foreign scholarship benefit
Mumbai: The name of Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has figured on the list of beneficiaries of the government scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad. The assistance includes one-time fare of flight for economy class, education fee, allowances etc. Badole,...
Rocky Yadav gets lifetime sentence for shooting student
Patna: Son of Bihar Politician, Rocky Yadav, has been given life sentence for shooting a high school student in a hyped case of road rage last year. Yadav, 31, was convicted last week by a court in Gaya, where he lived...
SC reserves verdict on criminalising marital rape
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea seeking clarification if a man's physical relation with his wife below 18 years of age amounts to rape or not. The apex court was hearing a plea filed...
State funeral for slain scribe Gauri Lankesh, gets 21-gun salute
Nagpur: Gauri Lankesh, the journalist who was killed at point-blank range as she returned from work and headed to her house after parking her car, has been accorded a state funeral. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was present at the journalist's funeral....
12 dead as 12-day Ganeshotsav ends in Maharashtra
Mumbai: At least 12 persons, including minors and an on-duty policeman, lost their lives during immersion ceremonies on Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav celebrations throughout the state on Tuesday, officials said. Four persons drowned in the...
Trump scraps Obama-era amnesty prog; 7,000 Indians to be hit
Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact 800,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans. "I...
Protests erupt against assassination of Gauri Lankesh
Bengaluru: Protests are being held outside senior journalist Gauri Lankesh's residence in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar after she was shot dead this evening. Several protests are also being planned in Delhi and Bengaluru tomorrow. Karnataka police chief R K Dutta said Lankesh was...
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist in Bengaluru on Tuesday shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The Bengaluru Police Commissioner has confirmed the incident and top police officers are rushing to the spot. Reports suggest unidentified men shot her three...
After Mumbai, its Kolkata: Building collapse kills one, injures two
Kolkata: After a similar tragedy in Mumbai, A four-storey dilapidated building in the Posta area of central Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday, killing one member of a family and grievously injuring two others, police officials said. The three were trapped inside...
Blue Whale continues to bite, another teen attempts suicide in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: The Blue Whale challenge is slowly increasing its clench over the easily influential section of teenagers, throughout the globe. A 17-year-old girl who had carved a "Blue Whale" into her arm was rescued after she jumped off a cliff...
3,600 cops, 53 roads to be closed: Mumbai prepares to bid adieu to Ganpati
Mumbai: Ganesh Utsav is coming to an end, which means that it is time for Ganesh to bid goodbye and his idols to be immersed in water. In preparation for the big day, Mumbai police has stated that it will deploy...
RBI includes HDFC Bank in ‘too big to fail’ list
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India today included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified...
Defamation case by Jaitley: Delhi HC fines Kejriwal for delay in response
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday levied a fine of Rs 5,000 on Arvind Kejriwal for delay in filing his reply in the civil defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley. The finance minister had filed a civil defamation case...
Gold prices soar post North Korea’s nuke test
New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 200 to trade at Rs 30,600 per 10 gram -- its highest level this year -- at the bullion market today after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test, escalating the geopolitical...
Star India wins IPL media rights for 16,347.50 crore in auction
New Delhi: Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League's media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore on Monday. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for...
