Gurdwara in UK Leith burnt in suspected arson attack

The charred front door of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Edinburgh ( Guru Nanak Gurdwara Edinburgh ) Leith : A gurudwara in the British city of Leith has been severely damaged in a suspected arson attack with the police treating...

Look how far the ‘Statue of Unity’ has come

The world’s tallest statue is nearly complete, with construction workers reaching waist height of the towering near 182 metre monument to the late independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. After nearly five years of construction, the monument, called the Statue of Unity,...

NTR’s son Harikrishna dies in road accident

Nandamuri Harikrishna (center) with his sons.
Actor and Telugu Desam Party leader Nandamuri Harikrishna died today in a road accident in Telangana's Nalgonda district. Harikrishna was the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and founder of Telugu Desam Party...

Only place for one NGO in India – RSS’: Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday criticised the government after the police raided the homes of 10 human rights activists across multiple cities and arrested five of them. “There is only place for one NGO in India and it’s called the...

Nashik police commissioner Ravinderkumar Singhal successfully completed the Ironman Triathlon

Nashik: Nashik Police Commissioner Ravinderkumar Singhal has successfully completed the immensely difficult 'Ironman Triathlon', which involves a set of physically grueling activities. The event, which includes cycling non-stop for a staggering 180 km, followed by swimming for around 4 km and...

‘Activists’ arrest is a clear declaration of Emergency

The arrests of prominent civil rights activists and multi-city searches of their homes triggered outrage and condemnation by several lawyers, academics and authors today, some who termed the move "absolutely chilling" and others saying it amounted to a "virtual declaration...

Bhima Koregaon Violence: Pune Police raids on homes of human rights activists in Mumbai, Ranchi and Hyderabad

Stan Swamy, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira Early Tuesday morning, a team of Pune police raided the houses of activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira in Mumbai and also the home and office of activist Stan Swamy, 83, in Ranchi....

Stalin takes over as DMK president

Chennai: MK Stalin has been elected as president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) at the party headquarters in Chennai. He will be the second president in the history of the DMK, the first being M K Karunanidhi....

CSAT Victims organised Candle March to Demand compensatory attempts

Delhi: Aspirant of Civil Service Examination organised candle march near India Gatedemanding extra attempts in Civil Service Examination. The issue is related to introduction of CSAT(civil service aptitude test) conducted by UPSC in civil service examination for selection of...

Malegaon blasts: Col Purohit seeks SIT probe into his alleged torture

Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit, one of the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, on Monday moved the Supreme Court and sought a Special Investigation Team probe into the matter pertaining to his alleged abduction and torture by the...

Fire breaks out in Parel building

Mumbai: A massive fire broke out on Monday afternoon in a building near Mumbai’s Premier Talkies near Parel. A total of four fire engines are on the spot to douse the flame. No casualties have been reported from the site...

Delhi court acquits two men in 1981 AI plane hijacking case

A Delhi court today acquitted two men, accused of hijacking a New Delhi-Srinagar Air India flight and forcing it to land in Pakistan in 1981. Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey granted the relief to Tajinder Pal Singh and Satnam Singh. According...

Two get life term in Godhra train carnage

A special SIT court has held two out of five persons guilty and sentenced them to a life term in jail, for burning to death passengers on board the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in 2002. They had been arrested during...

Congress urges EC to bring back ballot papers for 2019 elections

New Delhi: In a fresh appeal to the Election Commission of India, the Congress Party has once again requested the poll body to bring back ballot papers for the 2019 general elections. According to sources, the party made the appeal ahead...

1 killed after 4-storey building collapses in Ahmedabad

Was Vajpayee’s death announced late, asks Shiv Sena’s Raut

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today questioned whether former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on August 16 or if his death was announced that day to ensure Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence day speech was not...

‘No proposal to rename Ramlila Maidan after Vajpayee’

The North Delhi Municipal Corporation said today that there was no proposal to rename Ramlila Maidan after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, even as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the...

Explosives haul: ATS arrests man from Mumbai; 5 held so far

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad, which is investigating the recent seizure of explosives and arms in the state, has arrested one more person from Ghatkopar, an official said today. Avinash Pawar, 30, was arrested last night and will be...

Karnataka’s stinging reply to Nirmala Sitharaman’s “unbelievable” remark

A day after Nirmala Sitharaman openly blasted Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh at a press conference in Kodagu, the deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka G Parameshwara tweeted his disapproval saying, "It was disappointing to see you lash out at my...

Govt ignored defence procurement procedure in Rafale deal: Chidambaram

Stepping up attack on the government over the Rafale fighter jet issue, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the Centre of ignoring the defence procurement procedure and "bypassing" several committees to secure the deal. The former finance minister...