Smriti Irani’s ‘thank you’ note to Rahul Gandhi after his Hitler remark
New Delhi: Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday hit back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks accusing the BJP-led NDA government of attempting to "strangulate reality" like the Nazi regime. Earlier in the day, Rahul had likened PM Narendra...
Baghdadi still alive: US defence secretary
Washington: United States Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed inan air strike. "I think Baghdadi's alive... And I'll believe otherwise when we know we've killed...
TMC to launch ‘BJP Quit India Movement’: Mamta Banerjee
Kolkata: While addressing the Martyr’s Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, lashed out on Naredra Modi led Central government claiming that same is obstructing the work of State Governments and bulldozing secularism of the nation. In the...
In bad taste, says Kiran Bedi on posters depicting her as Hitler
Puducherry: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi took to Twitter today to post a series of images portraying her as Hitler and the goddess Kali, which were used in posters across the city. The posters were allegedly made by Congress party cadres...
Chinese state-run media accuses Sushma Swaraj of lying over Doklam
New Delhi: The state-run Chinese media has accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of lying in Parliament. On Thursday she had told the Upper House that the standoff between India and China can be resolved through talks, but both sides...
SC asks Centre, states not to protect any kind of vigilantism
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the states not to protect any kind of vigilantism and sought their response on violent incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was informed by the Centre...
Linkin Park Lead vocalist Chester Bennington takes his own life
Los Angeles: Whole world was left ‘numb’ when the news of ‘numb’ vocalist Chester Bennington’s suicide came out. The 41 year old lead singer of the popular hard rock band ‘Linkin Park’, known for his screeching and ferocious singing, was...
Ram Nath Kovind wins Presidential poll with 7 lakh votes
New Delhi: The numbers stacked in the favour of NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind, declaring him as 14th President of the country. Securing 65.65 percent of the votes from the Electoral College, Kovind has defeated opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. Former governor...
Airlines can’t impose flying ban on anyone: RS Dy Chairman
Representational pic New Delhi: Airlines have no authority to impose flying ban on anybody, including parliamentarians, and the law of the land should take its course, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said today. The remarks came after SP member...
All countries are with India, Sushma tells Parliament on Indo-China standoff
File Pic New Delhi: On day 4 of the monsoon session of Parliament, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the Rajya Sabha on the continuing standoff with China on the trijunction of Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet at Doklam. Swaraj said all nations...
Prez poll: Counting starts at 11 am, result out at 5 pm
New Delhi: The counting for the presidential election held on Monday would be done today and the name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5 pm. The numbers are stacked in favour of the ruling...
Auto-rickshaw driver’s daughter slays IIT
Balrampur: Kiran, the daughter of an auto rickshaw driver in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur area, has emerged as an inspiration for many by beating all the odds to achieve a rank of 169 to secure admission to the prestigious and coveted IIT...
US lists Pak among countries providing ‘safe havens’ to terrorists
Washington: The United States today listed Pakistan among the nations and regions providing 'safe havens' to terrorists, saying terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed continue to operate, train, organise and fundraise inside the country in 2016. In its annual 'Country...
China ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan: Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lok Sabha
File Pic New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader and former Defence Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed that China was ready to attack India in collaboration with Pakistan and asked the government to reverse its stand on the Tibet issue and...
Shastri batting for Tendulkar as Batting Consultant
New Delhi/Mumbai: Team India's newly-appointed Head Coach Ravi Shastri has said that he wants former India captain and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar as a batting consultant for the team provided it is not a case of conflict of interest. Tendulkar was part...
TR Zeliang appointed Nagaland Chief Minister by Governor
Kohima: TR Zeliang appointed Nagaland chief minister in place of Shurhozelie Liezietsu, who didn't show up for the floor test today. Zeilang is a former chief minister of the state and leader of the rebel Nagaland Peoples Front. Embattled Nagaland Chief...
Farmers getting bullets instead of price: United Opposition tells RS
New Delhi: Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today strongly raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country, saying farmers were being forced to do distress sale of crops in the face of cheaper zero-duty imports. Several members gave notices...
Amarnath pilgrim dies, death toll climbs to 48
Srinagar: A 60-year-old pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died on his way back from the Amarnath shrine, taking the death toll in the ongoing annual yatra to 48, officials said today. Romeshwar Patidar died at Pissu Top, on his way back from...
Mayawati resigns as Rajya Sabha MP
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday resigned as Rajya Sabha MP. Mayawati earlier in the day threatened to resign from the pper House as she was not allowed to speak on Dalits and other weaker sections being...
IFS officer’s tour led to tiger deaths in Pench: Probe report
Representational Pic Bhopal: A three-member probe committee of state forest department has held the ‘unauthorised’ tour of a senior IFS officer to Pench National Park responsible for the death of a tigress and two cubs at the Park on March...
Venkaiah Naidu can be NDA VP of India
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has been finalized as the ruling NDA candidate for Vice Presidential poll and the announcement will be made on Monday evening, party sources said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Board will...
