Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman meets family of martyred soldier Aurangzeb
Jammu and Kashmir: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman met the family of Aurangzeb, the soldier who was kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Pulwama in south Kashmir on June 14. "I came to meet the martyr's family. I have...
Man Beaten To Death In UP Allegedly Over Cow Slaughter Rumours
Uttar Pradesh: A man was beaten to death by a mob in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur, around 70 km from Delhi, allegedly over rumours of cow slaughter. Another person was seriously injured. The incident took place on Monday in...
Kashmiri Pandits arrive for Kheer Bhawani festival
Hindu pilgrims attended the annual festival of Mata Kheer Bhawani in Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, today. Thousands of Kashmiri Pandit devotees, who were displaced and were forced to leave the Valley due to militancy, have started arriving at the...
Anukreethy Vas crowned Femina Miss India 2018
Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old college student from Tamil Nadu, has been crowned fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 in an extravagant ceremony held in Mumbai, hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana. Meenakshi Chaudhary, 21, from...
MS Dhoni’s Wife Sakshi Dhoni Alleges Threat to Life, Applies For Arms License
New Delhi, Jun 20: Former captain of Indian Cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Singh Rawat has applied for Arms License citing threat to her life. She has applied for permission to keep a pistol or 0.32 revolver. In...
President Approves Governor’s Rule In Jammu And Kashmir
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind approved Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, a day after the three-year-old Mehbooba Mufti government collapsed with the BJP pulling out of its alliance with the PDP. “The President has given...
Flyover in Mumbai to be Named After Sridevi
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator Yogiraj Dabhadkar demanded to name the flyover on Mogra nullah at Lokhandwala Complex in Andheri to be named after veteran actress Sridevi. Dabhadkar, who is also the chairman of the K West ward...
Governor directs Universities and Colleges to observe Yoga Day on 21st June
The Governor of Maharashtra and Chancelor of universities CH. Vidyasagar Rao has directed all Vice Chancellors of State Universities in Maharashtra to observe the International Yoga Day on 21st June at universities and affilicated colleges. The Governor has directed that Common...
Delhi LG writes to Kejriwal to meet IAS officers
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has written to CM Arvind Kejriwal and requested him to urgently meet the officers in the Secretariat so that apprehensions and concerns of both sides can be suitably addressed through dialogue in the best interest...
Mehbooba resigns as J-K CM
Reports say that Mehbooba Mufti has tendered her resignation as J-K CM. She will meet Governor NN Vohra shortly. The governor can ask her to continue as caretaker CM till the new government is formed. The PDP has called for...
Not tenable to continue alliance with PDP: BJP’s Ram Madhav
New Delhi: BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav's press conference on the decision to pullout of its alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir. "It has become untenable for the BJP to continue with the alliance with the PDP...
BJP pulls out of alliance with PDP in J-K
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party today withdrew support to the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir where it is in power with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The BJP has already sent a letter to Governor NN Vohra saying that...
Govt puts off Air India stake sale for now
The government has decided not to go ahead with Air India stake sale in an election year and will provide required funds for its operations, a senior official said today. The decision comes less than 3 weeks after the...
Err…Varun Gandhi just commented on dynastic politics
The BJP MP expressed concern over "dynastic approaches" in various important areas, including politics, and said it was closing the doors of opportunity for the common man. He was addressing an event on 'The road to India's Future: Opportunities...
Siddhivinayak Temple Trust Chief Aadesh Bandekar Given MoS Status In Maharashtra Government
Mumbai: Siddhivinayak Temple Trust President and Popular Marathi TV serial host Aadesh Bandekar has been given Minister of State status in Maharashtra government by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday. With this, Maharashtra has become the second state after...
Five Killed in Lucknow Hotel Fire, Rescue Operation Underway
Lucknow: Five people were killed and at least four others were injured after a major fire broke out in SSJ International hotel in Lucknow's Charbagh area in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The fire, which broke out at...
IndiGo Gets Bomb Threat Call For Its Jaipur-Mumbai Flight Already in Air
New Delhi: Low-cost carrier IndiGo received a call warning of a bomb on a Jaipur-Mumbai flight that was already in the air. The call centre received the call at around 5.30 am on Sunday morning, in which an unidentified person...
Gauri Lankesh Murder: Maharashtra SIT yet to contact Karnataka counterpart to question Waghmare
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of CPI leader Govind Pansare hasn’t yet contacted its Karnataka counterpart to interrogate the gang allegedly responsible for killing journalist Gauri Lankesh, a senior police official said on...
4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes India-China border region
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An earthquake of measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck on India-China Border Region at 5.15 am on Tuesday morning. According to the India Meteorological Department, the quake originated at a latitude of 35.8 North and longitude...Vijay Mallya First Person To Be Booked Under New Anti-Financial Fraud Law
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a prosecution complaint or a supplementary charge-sheet against liquor baron Vijay Mallya under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. The document has been filed before a special court under the provisions of the...
Don’t question govt’s intention: Law minister on next CJI’s appointment
The government's intention on the appointment of the next Chief Justice of India should not be questioned, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday, noting that when the incumbent names the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court as...
