BJP’s Om Birla NDA pick for post of LS Speaker
Om Birla, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Kota, is likely to be the National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, ANI reports quoting sources. Birla is likely to file nomination today. More details...
Egypt’s ex-prez Mohammed Morsi dies in court
Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in 2013, has died in court, state TV says. He reportedly fainted after a court session where he was facing espionage charges and subsequently died. He was 67. Morsi was overthrown...
J P Nadda appointed as BJP working president
With BJP chief Amit Shah joining the Cabinet, JP Nadda has been appointed as the Bharatiya Janata Party's national working president. Jagat Prakash Nadda is expected to work closely with Amit Shah. JP Nadda will oversee the election campaign strategy...
PM’s request to Oppn before House commences
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media on the first day of Budget Session outside Parliament. "Today, a new session is starting, there are new hopes and dreams with the beginning of this session. "Since independence, this Lok Sabha election saw highest...
Ex-Leader of Opposition Vikhe-Patil joins Fadnavis cabinet
Mumbai: Former Congressman and Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Sunday joined the cabinet of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Vikhe-Patil, who joined as a Minister, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor C.V. Rao at a...
Modi-Imran exchange pleasantries at SCO summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan exchanged pleasantries on Friday during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, official sources said. Modi exchanged usual pleasantries with Khan in the Leaders' Lounge at venue...
Bihar: 2 local RJD leaders shot at in Muzaffarpur
Two local Rashtriya Janata Dal leaders were shot at by unknown assailants in Kanti area in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Thursday. Both the injured -- Surendra Yadav and Umashankar Prasad -- have been admitted to a hospital and are said to...
Maharashtra docs on strike against WB incident
Mumbai: Striking junior doctors across West Bengal on Thursday refused to end their stir till they are provided adequate security in government hospitals and defied a deadline set by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who alleged that opposition Bharatiya Janata Party...
Major fire in Rajdhani exp near Narkhed station
Nagpur: Movement of trains on Nagpur-Itarsi route was affected after the generator bogie of one of the Rajdhani trains caught fire on Wednesday night. As per reports, generator in Train No. 12437 Secunderabad-New Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire between Narkhed...
Reach office on time: PM to council of ministers
New Delhi: Reach office on time and avoid working from home to set an example for others -- these were some of the instructions Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to the council of ministers on Wednesday. In the first meeting of...
Acid attack: HC upholds man’s conviction, but commutes death penalty
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday does not uphold the noose for a young convict, Ankur Panwar, in the 2013 Preeti Rathi acid attack and murder case. A bench of Justice BP Dharmadhikari and Justice PD Naik partly allowed...
India staring at longest heatwave in 3 decades
Nearly two-thirds of India sizzled on Tuesday under a spell of a heatwave that is on course to becoming the longest ever as scalding temperatures killed four train passengers, drained water supplies, and drove thousands of tourists to hill stations...
Sena stakes claim for CM’s chair, cites Shah’s ‘approval’
Mumbai: Contesting Maharashtra finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar's claim that the next chief minister would be from the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Yuva Sena leader has said the post will be rotated between the Shiv Sena and the BJP, an assertion that...
In the darkness of the night, cars caught in a traffic jam
Hundreds of tourists, including children and elderly, had to spend the night in their cars without a meal between Rohtang Pass and Gulaba as the season's worst traffic jam has left entire Manali stranded. There were several kilometre-long traffic jams...
“This Isn’t Murder”: Top Court Questions Journalist’s Arrest By UP Police, Order his release
NEW DELHI: Journalist Prashant Kanojia's arrest by the Uttar Pradesh police for "defaming" Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath "is not murder", the Supreme Court said today, ordering his release. The top court was hearing a petition by Mr Kanojia's wife, challenging...
BigB’s Twitter account hacked, profile picture changed to Pak PM’s
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Monday night by Ayyildiz Tim, which claimed to be a Turkish hacker group. The group replaced Bachchan's profile picture with a photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and also changed the...
Aviation scam: Praful Patel grilled for 8 hrs
New Delhi: Former Civil Aviation Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel was questioned for nearly eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on Monday in connection with an alleged multi-crore airline seat allotment scam during the...
Heavy rains hit Mumbai; flights, train affected
Mumbai: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday evening, leading to delay in the running of suburban trains and severely affecting flight operations. Flight operations at the city airport were put on hold after heavy rains brought down visibility below the required...
Kathua murder: 3 get life, 3 get 5-year-jail
Srinagar: Former JNU vice-president Shehla Rashid along with local students during a protest demanding justice for 8-year-old girl Ashifa, who was raped and murdered, in Srinagar on Wednesday. PTI Photo (PTI4_11_2018_000160B) Just in: Life imprisonment for the three...
Six convicted in Kathua rape-murder case
A special court on Monday convicted six people (and not five as reported earlier) accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. A seventh accused, Vishal, who is the son of...
Auto Rickshaw Unions threaten strike to push fare hike demand, shut cabs
New Delhi: Over 10 lakh auto drivers across Maharashtra have threatened to go on indefinite strike from July 9 if their demands are not met by the end of the month. The strike was declared as a result of negligence over...
