Priyanka joins Rahul in MP for Bharat Jodo Yatra
Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra joined Rahul Gandhi in his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh today. The Yatra, which started on September 7, completed its Maharashtra leg and entered the...
K’taka court stays sale of book on Tipu Sultan
A court in Bengaluru has granted an interim stay on the distribution and sale of a book on the ruler of erstwhile Mysuru Kingdom, Tipu Sultan. The Additional City Civil and Sessions court on Tuesday issued the temporary injunction...
Modi hopes Gujarat has record poll turnout
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he hoped that Gujarat will witness a record voter turnout in the upcoming state polls, particularly among the youth and first-time voters. Modi's remarks came after Jam Saheb Shatrushalya Singhji, scion...
Priyanka to join Yatra tomorrow for 4 days
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to join Bharat Jodo Yatra from tomorrow. She'll be part of the Yatra for four days. This is the first time that Priyanka Gandhi, general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, will be joining the...
Aaftab’s ‘truth serum’ test likely today
Delhi Police has approached Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to conduct a polygraph test on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, FSL sources said on Tuesday. The sources further said that the test might be conducted today "Delhi...
Pak intruder shot dead along IB in J-K: BSF
A Pakistani intruder was killed and another arrested on Tuesday as the BSF foiled their separate attempts to infiltrate into this side from across the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said. The...
Elon Musk ‘holding off’ Blue verified relaunch
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that he is putting on hold the relaunch of Blue verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. He made the announcement through a tweet. Musk stated that Twitter might use different colour...
Aaftab threw away weapon in Gurugram bushes
Saket court extends police custody of Aftab Poonawala for the next 4 days in Shraddha Walkar murder case. He was produced before the court in a special hearing. Today's update: Aaftab Poonawala, the prime accused in the Shraddha Walker...
Team Shinde MLA wants Maha guv transferred
Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's faction on Monday demanded that Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari be shifted out of the state for his recent remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Gaikwad, who represents the Buldhana Assembly...
Maoists go on rampage in Chhattisgarh
Maoists torched three vehicles, two machines engaged in road construction work and four mobile towers at separate places in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said on Monday. As per preliminary information, no harm was reported to any person in the...
How Aaftab moved house from Palghar to Delhi
Aaftab Poonawala, the accused in the case of brutal murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in May this year, shifted belongings from his flat in Maharashtra's Palghar district to Delhi in 37 boxes in June and paid Rs 20,000...
Rahul called me, he stays connected: Raut
Seems all is well between the Shiv Sena and the Congress. Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP has this to say about Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. "Rahul Gandhi called and checked on me yesterday despite his busy schedule amid the Bharat...
Delhi govt to challenge SC acquittal of Chhawla gangrape-murder convicts
Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the filing of a petition in the Supreme Court challenging its decision to acquit three convicts in the 2012 Chhawla rape-and-murder case who were awarded the death sentence, official said on Monday. Saxena has...
Trekker missing after avalanche in Himachal
A trekker has gone missing after an avalanche near the Friendship Peak in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, officials said. Sachin and Ashutosh, residents of Chopal in Shimla district, and Sahil from Manali had started their trek to the peak on November...
Rahul Gandhi to hold rallies in Rajkot, Surat
As Gujarat Assembly elections are around the corner, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday will hold his maiden rally in the poll-bound state today. Rahul Gandhi who is leading Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, will address rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for...
You stop, we stop: Jairam to BJP on Savarkar row
New Delhi: Amid the row over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the Congress on Sunday said it would stop commenting on saffron ideologues the day the BJP stopped spreading falsehoods about Congress leaders. “Let there be no debate...
Bihar: 12 die as truck rams into religious procession
At least 12 people, a third of them children, were killed and several others were injured when a speeding truck ploughed into a religious procession in Bihar's Vaishali district on Sunday evening, officials said. The accident took place in Desri police...
Major vehicle pile-up on Pune bridge, many injured
At least 24 vehicles were damaged after a truck lost control on the downward slope of a bridge on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway late Sunday evening, in which several persons suffered injuries with eight of them being hospitalised, a police...
Bank employees call off Nov 19 nation-wide strike
All India Bank Employees' Association has called off the proposed nation-wide bank strike on Saturday as Indian Banks' Association has agreed to resolve most of its demands. Following the decision, all banks would function across the country and transactions can...
Some block action against terror: PM’s jibe at Xi
Certain countries support terrorism as part of their foreign policy while some others do so indirectly by blocking action against terrorists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday in an apparent reference to Pakistan and China. He made the remarks...
India’s 1st pvt rocket lifts off from ISRO spaceport
India's maiden private rocket, Vikram-S carrying three satellites lifted off from the spaceport here on Friday. The 6-metre tall launch vehicle Vikram-S is named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the country's space programme and lifted off at 11.30...
