Support punishment for those involved in 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Rahul
Congress president Rahul Gandhi has described the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as a "very painful tragedy" and said he was "100 per cent" for the punishment for those involved in any violence against anybody. Nearly 3,000 Sikhs were killed in the riots...
Civil Aviation Authority Grounds Seven IndiGo, Two GoAir Aircraft Due to Engine Trouble
New Delhi: The civil aviation authority on Friday grounded at least nine IndiGo and GoAir 320 neo aircraft because of the trouble in the engines which had been manufactured by United Technologies’ Pratt and Whitney. The Directorate General...
BJP MP gvl Narasimha raos car hits two women andhra one dead
A woman was killed and another sustained injuries after they were allegedly hit by a car belonging to BJP national spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao near Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, media reports said on Friday. Rao was reportedly in the vehicle when...
RSS is like Muslim Brotherhood: Rahul in London
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday likened the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to the Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world and alleged that the outfit is trying to 'change' the nature of India and 'capture' its institutions. The Muslim Brotherhood...
Even after 71 years of Independence atrocities on SCs haven’t abated: SC
The Delhi High Court today dismissed the appeal of 15 persons belonging to the dominant Jat community against their conviction and sentencing in a case of burning alive a 70-year-old Dalit man and his physically-challenged daughter at Mirchpur...
SC refuses to cancel WB panchayat polls
In a relief for Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court today turned down the pleas of CPI(M) and BJP seeking cancellation of elections on over 20,000 uncontested local body seats in West Bengal. All these uncontested seats were won...
Maharashtra Rail projects discussed by CM Fadnavis and Goyal at review meeting
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal yesterday held a review meeting about railway-related projects in Mumbai and Maharashtra. Among other things, issues regarding implementation of an Integrated Ticketing System in Mumbai "were resolved" in the...
Rift in Vajpayee’s family over his ashes
The niece of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Kanti Mishra has rebuffed another niece of the late leader, Karuna Shukla, over her statement criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party for carrying the veteran leader's ashes to different states for immersion. Speaking...
CBI court denies bail to Dera chief Ram Rahim in castration case
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a 20-year jail term each in two rape cases, was denied bail today by a Panchkula Central Bureau of Investigation court in another case involving castration of 400 of his followers. Gurmeet...
As Jaitley resumes work, all visitors told to wear sanitised shoes
New Delhi: Arun Jaitley, 65, who had stopped attending office a month-and-half before the May 14 renal surgery, came to North Block -- the seat of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs -- at 1100 hrs...
SC seeks EC response on Cong leaders’ plea on duplicate voters in MP, Raj
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission of India on pleas of Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Sachin Pilot alleging duplication of voters in the voters' list in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajsthan. A...
Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Ashes Immersed in Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and state BJP Chief Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday immersed ashes of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, ANI reported. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Bharatiya...
Satya Pal Malik sworn in as J-K governor
New delhi: Satya Pal Mailk was sworn-in as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Malik replaced N N Vohra whose term as the governor of the state expired in July. Malik was the governor of Bihar for less than...
Veteran Journalist Kuldip Nayar Dies At 95
NEW DELHI: Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayyar passed away in Delhi on Thursday today, a member of his family said. He was 95. Nayyar died at around 12:30am at a private hospital, his elder son Sudhir Nayyar said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled...
SpiceJet Airline Set to Launch 6 Flights From October
New Delhi: Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday announced its decision to launch six new daily direct flights on domestic as well as international routes from the month of October. The airline reportedly stated, “SpiceJet is the first airline in the...
Nitin Gadkari gets a thank you note from Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: With change of governments, fortunes of various parliamentary constituencies also tend to change. This, Congress leaders believe, is certainly the case with the two most high-profile constituencies for the party –– Amethi and Raebareli. Projects in the two...
Not involved in active politics at moment: Ashish Khetan
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan on Wednesday said that he is not involved in active politics at the moment and is "completely focused" on his legal practices. Khetan's comments come after rumours of him leaving the AAP surfaced, following Ashutosh's...
Senior Congress Leader Gurudas Kamat Dies At 63
Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat died on Wednesday. He was 63 years old. His last tweet was late last night when he wished everyone on the occasion of Eid Kamat's death, as said by many on social media, has left a void...
Mumbai high-rise fire: Death toll rises to four
The death toll in the Mumbai high-rise fire goes up to four. ANI reports that four people have died in the fire accident that broke out in Crystal Tower near Hindmata Cinema in Parel area earlier today. Identification of two...
PM wishes on Eid al-Adha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings on Eid al-Adha, hoping that the festival of sacrifice would deepen the spirit of compassion in the society. "Best wishes on Id-ul-Zuha. May this day deepen the spirit of compassion and brotherhood...
No GST on petrol, diesel in near future
Petrol and diesel will not come under the purview of goods and services tax in the immediate future as neither the Central government nor any of the states is in favour on fears of heavy revenue loss, a top source...
