Editors Guild requests MJ Akbar to withdraw defamation case
New Delhi: Issuing a statement today, the Editors Guild of India requested M J Akbar, who stepped down as MoS (External Affairs) on Wednesday to withdraw his defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani. M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint against...
Two Coaches of Rajdhani Express Derail Near MP’s Ratlam After Being Hit by Truck
Bhopal: Two coaches of Trivandrum Rajdhani Express train got derailed during wee hours on Thursday as a speeding truck rammed into it. While the truck driver died on the spot, the passengers of the train are said to...
Raj Thackeray on Nana Patekar #MeToo “He does crazy things but …”
AMARAVATI: Nana Patekar is "indecent", Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has said the 'Me Too' movement is a serious matter, and should not be debated on social media. Speaking at an event in Amravati, the MNS chief said, "I...
Man Arrested For Misbehaving With IndiGo Cabin Crew Member
New Delhi: A flyer was offloaded from an IndiGo flight and arrested after he allegedly molested a crew member. The flight was travelling from Mumbai to Bengaluru. The incident took place on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Raju...
Union minister MJ Akbar resigns
NEW DELHI: MJ Akbar resigns as Minister of State (External Affairs). Akbar, issues a statement saying, "Since I have decided to seek justice in a court of law in my personal capacity, I deem it appropriate to step down...
It’s Hindu renaissance Vs obscurantism: Swamy on Sabarimala row
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday strongly endorsed women's entry into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, asserting that it is wrong to go against the Supreme Court's verdict, which allowed the entry of women of menstruating age inside the temple premises. Swamy...
Sabarimala: Women reporters attacked, vehicles vandalised
An angry mob protesting against the entry of women into Kerala's Sabarimala temple went on a rampage and attacked women and journalists covering the protests. Four women journalists from Republic TV, CNN News18, Aaj Tak and the News Minute were...
Fire Breaks Out at Durga Puja Pandal in MP’s Chhindwara
Bhopal: A Durga Puja Pandal in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh caught fire during wee hours on Wednesday. The incident was reported at around 5 AM. The cause of the blaze has not been ascertained yet. Meanwhile, fire fighting...
Three Terrorists Killed in Encounter in Srinagar’s Fateh Kadal, One Police Personnel Martyred
Srinagar (J&K): Three terrorists were killed in an encounter which broke out between terrorists and security forces in Srinagar’s Fateh Kadal area. The encounter reportedly began in the early hours of Wednesday. One police personnel has also lost his life...
VIDEO: Son of former BSP MP held for brandishing gun at hotel
New Delhi: Man seen brandishing a gun outside a 5-star hotel in a viral video, has been identified as Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey. The incident took place on Saturday at a hotel in Delhi when...
MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani hearing on October 18
New Delhi: Delhi's Patiala House court has listed the matter of Union minister MJ Akbar to 18 October. He had filed a criminal defamation case in the court against journalist Priya Ramani yesterday. Akbar on Monday filed a private criminal...
Will Deliver Rafale Fighter Jets to India From 2019, Says Dassault Aviation
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversy over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Dassault Aviation (the makers of the Rafale jets) has reportedly announced that it will deliver the fighter jets to India from 2019. Dassault Aviation Chief...
Naveen Jindal, others get bail in coal scam related case
A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to industrialist and Congress leader Naveen Jindal and 14 others, accused of money laundering in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the...
Air India cabin crew member falls off aircraft, critical
Mumbai : An Air India cabin crew member was injured after she fell from a Boeing 777 aircraft while opening its door on Monday morning. The aircraft was parked in the apron area of the Mumbai airport. The...
Chhattisgarh: Nine of a Family Killed in Road Accident in Rajnandgaon
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh): Nine members of a family were killed in a major road accident in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon on Sunday morning. Three more are said to have injured in the road accident. The family, according to the news agency ANI, was returning...
Charges against MJ Akbar to be examined: Amit Shah
BJP national president Amit Shah reacted to the allegations of sexual assault and molestation against junior minister MJ Akbar in the Modi government. Shah said: "Dekhna padega yeh sach hai ya galat (We have to see whether these allegations are...
India wins seat to UN Human Rights Council for 3-year term starting Jan
India was elected to the United Nations' top human rights body on Friday for a period of three years beginning January 1, 2019, getting 188 votes in the Asia-Pacific category. The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections here for new members...
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...
