Anti-Sterlite protests: On second day of agitation, police firing kills one
Chennai: Despite the massive backlash against the use of force against protestors in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin on Tuesday, forces once again resorted to firing live rounds - killing 1 and injuring 3 on Wednesday afternoon. Demanding closure of a copper plant...
United Opposition arrives for HD Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in
Bengaluru: The Opposition converges in Bengaluru for the oath taking ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy as the next CM of Karnataka. So far, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and...
Sterlite protestors killed for objecting RSS ideologies: Rahul
New Delhi: In the wake of the anti-Sterlite protests which took place on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that the protestors were killed for rejecting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's ideologies. "Tamilians have been massacred because they refused...
Man Was Almost Run Over By Metro In Delhi. Video Will Give You The Chills
A 21-year-old man in Delhi had a narrow escape after he was trying to cross the track at a metro station just before the train was to leave the station. He was saved after the metro train halted immediately after a...
Govt can reduce petrol price up to Rs 25 but won’t do: P Chidambaram
New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the Centre for penalising the common man with high fuel prices and said the government is continuing to fill its coffers at their behest. On a day when petrol in Delhi...
Sterlite violence: Kamal Haasan asked to leave hospital
DMK calls for an all-party protest on May 25 over the deaths of 11 people killed in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries yesterday in Tamil Nadu. At the General Hospital in Thoothukudi, relatives of patients injured in the...
Sterlite violence: HM seeks report on deaths, court stays construction:
Update on the Sterlite agitation: The Home Ministry has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu government over the Thoothukudi incident where 11 people were killed yesterday in police firing during protests against Sterlite industries. The Madurai bench of the Madras...
Nagpur -Mumbai E way : L&T, Reliance among 18 qualified bidders
Nagpur/Mumbai: In a bid to secure contract for the Chief Minister's ambitious Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), as many as eighteen highway builders, who participated for the technical financial bid for the 700-kilometre project, have qualified. Sources added, with this...
No Nipah virus in Maharashtra, clarifies state govt
Mumbai: Even as the deadly Nipah virus that killed 10 people in Kerala has left the people aghast and panic across the nation, Maharashtra too is no exception. Though there has been no trace or case of Nipah virus in...
Do you know Amitabh Bachchan has not cracked any petrol joke after 2014
We wonder what made Akshay Kumar delete his tweet. Is it because he doesn’t want to be seen as critical of the BJP government? Is it because he doesn’t want people to learn about his double standards? The reasons for...
9 Dead As Police Fire During Anti-Sterlite Protest In Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin
Chennai: Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage today demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for...
No Charges if Flight Ticket Cancelled Within 24 Hours of Booking; Know More
New Delhi: In a major relief to the commuters, the draft passenger charter of the civil aviation sector has come up with new reforms which will ensure safe passenger travel as well as compensation in case the airlines are at...
Congress’s G Parameshwara to take oath as Karnataka deputy CM on May 23
New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief G Parameshwara to take oath as Karnataka deputy chief minister tomorrow along with H D Kumaraswamy. Moreover, Congress's K R Ramesh Kumar to be the Speaker of the assembly. Earlier, a meeting of the Congress and the...
Death Live : 3 drown in Gauri Dham Kund in Rajsamand, incident recorded on camera
Rajsamand: The selfie obsession is going deadly by the day. In yet another shocking incident to record the swimming adventure three youths slipped into deep waters as they took plunge into Gauri Dham Kund under Devgadh police station in Rajsamand...
Dantewada villagers forced to drink drain water
Dantewada: Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district are forced to drink contaminated water every day. As the villagers have no access to potable water, they are compelled to scrounge water from a drain to drink. "The water is visibly murky; we cannot...
SC refuses urgent hearing on Kumaraswamy’s oath taking tomorrow
The Supreme court has refused to give an early hearing into the petition filed by the Hindu Mahasabha that challenged the oath taking ceremony and appointment of H D Kumarswamy as the Karnataka Chief Minister, stating it is unconstitutional. the JD-S...
Monkey attack in Taj Mahal
Two tourists were injured today after being attacked by monkeys inside the Taj Mahal in Agra. Rabies can occur with a monkey bit. Details awaited....
Verdict pending: Indian farmers sue powerful international organization
The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up an appeal by Indian villagers against a power plant in Gujarat, funded by US-based international finance institution, which has allegedly resulted in environmental damages. "Petition granted", the Supreme Court said yesterday. The...
Pakistan continues to violate ceasefire in J&K
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops on Tuesday fired mortar shells on border outposts at several places in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia sector, prompting retaliation by the Border Security Force personnel guarding the International Border. The residents of the Arnia...
Maharashtra contractors to meet on May 30 over lack of work, GST woes
The Maharashtra State Contractors Association, an umbrella body of over two lakh small contractors registered with the state government, has called for a meeting on May 30 to chalk out a plan of action over their woes. The meeting, to be...
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai Airport
Mumbai : An Air India Goa-Mumbai flight made an emergency landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport due to a snag in the hydraulic on Monday night. According to initial information, full emergency was declared in the aircraft at 8:36 pm. All...
