Ahmed Patel new treasurer of Congress

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today appointed Ahmed Patel as the party's treasurer in place of Motilal Vora, who will now be All India Congress Committee general secretary administration, a newly created post. Patel, who was the political secretary of former party...

Amarnath Yatra suspended due to non-availability of pilgrims

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu today due to non-availability of adequate number of pilgrims, officials said, adding that it may be resumed depending on the arrival of pilgrims at the base camp. However, the Budha Amarnath Yatra went smoothly...

Maharashtra sanctioned only 7% of the required police strength in last 4 years

Mumbai: The state government has failed to fulfill the demand of additional police personal required for policing the growing population of Maharashtra. As per info received under RTI the new BJP-Sena Government has managed to sanctioned only 2733 police personnel when...

Shiv Sena corporator allegedly molests 19-year-old

Mumbai: Shiv Sena corporator Namdeo Bhagat has allegedly molested a 19-year-old girl in Uran area near Mumbai. An FIR has been lodged against Namdeo Bhagat in this regard. Notably, 51-year-old Bhagat is the former manager of CIDCO (City and Industrial...

Allahabad: Five Members of Family Found Dead, Cops Recover Body From Suitcase And Fridge

5 BJP corporators arrested for assaulting MIM leader in Aurangabad

The deputy mayor of Aurangabad was among the five Bharatiya Janata Party corporators arrested today for allegedly assaulting their colleague from the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, Syed Mateen Sayyad Rashid, during a general body meeting of the municipal corporation on August 17,...

Govt declares Kerala floods a ‘calamity of severe nature’

The massive flood in Kerala has been declared a calamity of severe nature, the home ministry said today. "Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the floods and landslides in Kerala, this is a calamity of a...

Case filed against Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief

A case was filed against cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a Bihar court on Monday for insulting Indian Army by hugging Pakistan Army Chief at the swearing-in of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of that country. Lawyer Sudhur Ojha filed the...

On Dabholkar’s 5th death anniversary, kin demand arrest of real killers

Pune: Members of an outfit founded by slain anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar and his family members took out a protest rally in Maharashtra's Pune city today, demanding arrest of the "real perpetrators" of the crime. Today is the fifth death...

Sonia, Rahul pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

2 detained in connection with attack on Umar Khalid

Delhi Police Special Cell has detained two people in connection with attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid. Khalid was attacked by an unidentified gunman outside Delhi's Constitution Club on August 13. A video had gone viral in which two people...

Vajpayee’s ashes immersed in Ganga

Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s foster daughter Namita on Sunday immersed his ashes in Ganga river at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar. Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah were also present at the time of immersion. Namita, the...

CBI arrests key suspect in Dabholkar murder case

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late Saturday evening arrested one of the two gunmen who killed Maharashtra rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013, official sources said here. "Sachin Prakashrao Andure of Aurangabad is one of the two persons who shot...

I am sorry -A man put up over 300 banner’s in Pune to make up with his girlfriend

Pune: A man put up over 300 banners and hoardings in a plush locality of Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad area apparently to make up with his girlfriend after a fight, but the antic has riled the local police. Residents of Pimple Saudagar...

Infosys CFO MD Ranganath quits

IT major Infosys today said its Chief Financial Officer M D Ranganath has resigned from the company. Ranganath, who has worked with Infosys for about 18 years, is leaving the company to "pursue professional opportunities in new areas",...

U-Turn : Now Maha govt out to ban food inside movie halls

Mumbai: Taking a U-turn from its announcement to lift ban on outside food inside multiplex cinema halls, Maharashtra’s home department is now considering the prohibition on the vending of snacks and beverages inside auditoriums during film screenings. It may be...

Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister

Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricket legend, was sworn-in as the country's 22nd prime minister today, a day after he won the backing from the newly-elected parliament. Khan, 65, who won a simple majority from lawmakers yesterday in a confidence vote,...

BJP corporators thrash MIM man for opposing tribute to Vajpayee

BJP corporators allegedly thrashed a Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen member today for opposing a resolution in the municipal corporation to pay tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The alleged incident took place during the general body meeting of the civic body...

Man attacks CISF personnel at Delhi airport

BJP Members Assault AIMIM Corporator For Opposing Resolution to Condole Vajpayee’s Demise