Rahul, Pawar discussed seat-sharing for LS polls: NCP
Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar held discussions about a seat-sharing arrangement in Maharashtra for the next year's Lok Sabha elections, the NCP said on Friday. The discussions were held in Delhi on Thursday, NCP spokesperson...
Bronze for Deepa Malik at Asian Para Games
Rio Paralympics medallist Deepa Malik bagged her second medal at the Asian Para Games as she clinched the bronze in the women's F51/52/53s discus throw event in Jakarta on Friday. Deepa produced her best effort in her fourth attempt, a 9.67...
Shatrughan Sinha Likely to Contest Lok Sabha Polls Against PM Modi on SP Ticket
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha in all likelihood may stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2019, a report claimed. Speculations are rife that the dissident BJP leader may contest...
Man shot dead in Mumbai’s Dadar area, shooter flees
A 35-year-old man was on Friday shot at in Dadar in central Mumbai and he succumbed to injuries after being rushed to hospital, police said. Manoj Mourya was shot from behind by an unidentified person on Senapati Bapat Road in Dadar...
Major row erupts after Maharashtra textbook terms King Sambhaji as ‘alcoholic’, opposition demands apology from govt
Major row erupted in Maharashtra after a textbook described King Sambhaji, eldest son of Maratha warrior Shivaji Maharaj, as an alcoholic. The primary school textbook under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme is on the life of 17th Century poet, Samarth...
Director Sajid Khan accused of sexual harassment by 2 women
Director Sajid Khan, one among Bollywood's top brass, has been accused of sexual harassment by at least two women, even as the #MeToo movement gained momentum across the country. Model-actor Saloni Chopra, in a long post on Medium, leveled allegations on...
Veteran Ganga activist G D Agarwal dies after fasting for 111 days
Veteran Environmental activist G D Agarwal died in a hospital in Rishikesh on Thursday, 111 days after he began a fast for a pollution-free Ganga. He was 86. Agarwal, who began his fast on June 22 demanding government measures to save...
Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s security guard commits suicide in Sirsa
New Delhi: Former Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s security guard Shankar Mandori, who was also a former jawan with the Haryana police has allegedly committed suicide in Sirsa on Thursday. As per sources, Mandori had...
Nirmala’s trip to France is huge cover-up on Rafale: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi holds a press conference in the immediate aftermath of Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to France questioning the need for the sudden visit. "Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rushed to France to Rafale's plant? What is...
IT dept searches premises of media baron Raghav Bahl
The Income Tax Department Thursday searched the premises of media baron Raghav Bahl in connection with a case of alleged tax evasion, officials said. They said a team of sleuths raided the residence of Bahl in neighbouring Noida early morning...
ED attaches Karti’s properties worth Rs 54 cr in India, UK, Spain
The Enforcement Directorate attaches around Rs 54 crore worth properties and bank deposits of Karti Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media case. Properties include, Jor Bagh in New Delhi, bungalows in Ooty and Kodaikanal bungalows, a house in...
It was ‘mandatory’ to pick Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as Rafale deal partner
NEW DELHI: Citing an internal report of Dassault Aviation, French publication 'Mediapart', in yet another investigative report, claimed the makers of Rafale jets had considered picking Reliance Defence as the offset partner in India “imperative and mandatory” to bag the...
Over 11 lakh Railway employees to get 78 days bonus
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the payment of Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days’ wages for the financial year 2017-18 for all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding RPF/RPSF personnel)....
Supreme Court seeks details of decision-making process on Rafale deal
Declining to issue a notice to the government on Rafale deal, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought details of the steps taken during the decision-making process leading up to the award of the contract to Dassault Aviation. The...
Rohit Roy accused of sexual harassment; actor says it is not me
Actor Rohit Roy has been accused of sexually harassing an unnamed woman. The accuser, who reached out to a journalist through social media, alleged that she had been persistently harassed by Rohit. In the harrowing first person account, the woman claimed...
UP: 5 killed, 12 injured as New Farakka Express derails in Raebareli
Lucknow: At least five people are dead as the new the New Farakka Express’ five bogies derailed in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli on Wednesday morning. Several passengers are feared trapped as well. The incident took place 50 meters from the Harchandpur...
Nitin Bali, Prominent Remix Singer of ‘90s, Dies in Road Accident
Nitin Bali, one of the most successful exponents of the remix era in Bollywood, has died in a road accident. He was a popular during the ‘90s and many of his songs like Nele Neele Amber Pe and Na Jaane...
7 dead, 14 injured after gas pipeline explodes in Bhilai Steel Plant
Seven people were killed and 18 others were injured in a gas pipeline blast in Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. The blast took place in a pipeline near coke oven section of the plant in Bhilai town, which...
#MeToo: Sushma Swaraj ignores question on MJ Akbar
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj ignores a question put to her on action if any to be taken against her colleague and junior minister (Home Affairs) MJ Akbar. Akbar, a former editor, has been accused by several journalists of sexual...
Hyundai Santro to make comeback in India
South Korean auto major Hyundai today said it will bring back its once popular hatchback, Santro in an all new avatar in India later this month. The company, which operates in Chennai in the country...
SC rejects urgent hearing of Sabarimala review petition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined urgent hearing on a plea seeking review of its verdict allowing women of all age groups entry into the Sabarimala Temple. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S K...
