Seven Naxals gunned down in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district
Bijapur: Seven Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today in a joint operation carried out by the state police and their Telangana counterparts, an official said. The gunfight took place in a forest near Ipenta village of the...
Congress releases Karnataka manifesto
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other senior party leaders launch Congress party's manifesto for the Karnataka elections. In a brief speech in English, Rahul Gandhi said, "Five years ago the government of Karnataka promised you something and...
Court rejects Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini’s plea for premature release
Chennai: The Madras high court on Friday dismissed a plea moved by Rajiv Gandhi assassination life convict Nalini Sriharan seeking premature release. A division bench of Justices K K Sasidharan and Justice R Subramanian passed the order while noting that the...
Senior advocate Indu Malhotra to be sworn in as SC judge at 10.30 am
Senior advocate Indu Malhotra would be administered oath of office by Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Friday morning at the Supreme Court, making her the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly. The name of Malhotra, 61, cleared by...
Nitin Gadkari: Plans To Run Metro Coaches On Broad Gauge Rail Lines
There are plans to run metro coaches on the broad gauge rail lines of Nagpur, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. A pact on this is likely to be signed between Nagpur Metro and Indian Railways after Karnataka elections,...
Rahul Gandhi hints at sabotage after plane develops technical snag
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's office has written a letter to Karnataka DGP hinting at sabotage after his flight developed a technical snag during campaigning for the elections, Times Now reported. The letter hints at sabotage of the aircraft as the...
Train-school van accident: Nautanki bandh karo, UP CM tells protestors
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today faced angry protests during his visit to Kushinagar to get a first-hand account of the train-school van collision that left 13 children dead. As Adityanath reached the accident spot after visiting the...
Congress leader Sibal attacks Centre over judges appointment, says BJP wants their ‘own men’ in courts
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Thursday launched a scathing attack on BJP-led Central Government over its refusal to elevate Justice KM Joseph to the apex court as recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium, saying the BJP just...
India’s First PM: Google India search goof up leaves Internet users shocked
New Delhi: Google search glitches aren’t new. Now, the Google algorithms are in question because of a curious thing that happens when you type ‘India First PM’ into Google India’s search bar. Netizens have discovered the technological quick early April...
Ahead of Assembly elections, Congress appoints Kamal Nath its Madhya Pradesh party chief
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday appointed senior leader Kamal Nath the chief of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee. In a press release, the Congress also said the chairperson of the election campaign committee in Madhya Pradesh would be Jyotiraditya Scindia....
Mahesh Manjrekar Expected To Join Congress
Congress seems to have latched on to the Marathi 'big boss' in its political pursuit ahead of next year's elections. Popular actor, director, television anchor and leader Mahesh Manjrekar is expected to join the national party, which is spearheading a...
11 Students Dead After School Bus Collides With Train in Kushinagar
At least 11 students of Divine Public School died on Thursday after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a train at an unmanned crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar which is around 50 kilometers from Gorakhpur. The number of...
Uddhav seeks shifting of Nanar oil refinery proj to Vidarbha
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today called for shifting the proposed oil refinery project from the coastal Ratnagiri district to Vidarbha, saying that the investment-starved eastern Maharashtra needs it more. Thackeray was speaking to media-persons at his residence 'Matoshree' here,...
Banks may now charge you for ATM transactions, cheques
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence has reportedly sent notices to banks to pay tax for their free services that they provide to customers. This will directly result on customers who may be asked to pay...
Full Court Needed to Discuss “Future” of SC, Judges Write to CJI
New Delhi: Supreme Court Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Madan Lokur have written to Chief Justice of India, urging him to call a “full court” to discuss the “institutional issues” and “future” of the apex court. According to the Indian Express,...
Bombay High Court lawyers start signature campaign in support of CJI Misra
Mumbai: A group of lawyers have started a signature campaign outside the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, expressing their support for the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra, reports a news agency. The lawyers have placed a whiteboard in the...
Governor, CM discuss the idea of creating a Start up Hub in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis today asked the Secretary IT and Skill Development to constitute a team of experts involving NASSCOM and other organizations to study the possibility of creating a world class Start up hub in Maharashtra. The...
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Patel was shot dead by terrorists in South Kashmirs Rajpora area. Patel was travelling in his car when he was attacked by the terrorists. Two of his Personal Security Officers were also injured in the...
UP BJP MLA calls West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ‘Surpanakha’
New Delhi: Just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's advice to partymen to refrain from making controversial statements, Surendra Singh, a BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling her 'Surpanakha' while comparing opposition Congress...
Asaram Bapu gets life imprisonment in rape of minor girl
File Pic Jodhpur: In a much-awaited verdict, the Jodhpur Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Court on Wednesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu to life imprisonment for the rape of a 16-year-old girl at his ashram in 2013. Earlier on Wednesday, the...
Asaram convicted for raping minor girl
Asaram Bapu convicted for the rape of a minor girl. Three co-accused have been held guilty, two have been acquitted by the court. Asaram is accused of raping a teenage girl from Shahajahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, who was studying at the...
