Judge who acquitted Aseemanand and others in Mecca Masjid case resigns
New Delhi: The judge, Ravindra Reddy, who gave the verdict in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast earlier today has resigned. Swami Aseemanand, a saffron-robed monk who has been linked to three terror attacks, was among five men acquitted today in...
25 IAS officers transferred in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today transferred 25 IAS officers, including Panvel municipal commissioner Sudhakar Shinde, against whom a no-confidence motion was passed in the BJP-ruled civic body last month. The state government had last week issued an order suspending the no-confidence...
Ex-bureaucrats write to PM, say this is our ‘darkest hour’
New Delhi: Amid national outrage over the rapes in Kathua and Unnao, a group of 49 retired civil servants have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, blaming him for what they called a "terrifying state of...
All 14 grounded A320 Neos back in operation
New Delhi: All 14 Pratt & Whitney engine-powered Airbus A320 Neo planes of the two budget carriers -- IndiGo and GoAir -- which were grounded between February and March this year due to safety concerns are now back into...
All accused acquitted in Mecca Masjid blast case
Hyderbad: A special National Investigation Agency court in Hyderabad today acquitted all five accused in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast which claimed nine lives. The blast at the historic Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on May 18, 2007 during Friday prayers had...
Centre might track data in set-top boxes
New Delhi: Union information and broadcasting ministry has proposed that all future set top box television installation to be embedded with a chip that enables capturing viewership data. In a recommendation to the telecom regulatory authority of India, regulator...
Root of our culture will be cut if temple not rebuilt in Ayodhya: Bhagwat
Palghar: The "root of our culture" will be severed if the Ram temple in Ayodhya is not "rebuilt", Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said today. He was speaking at a Viraat Hindu Sammelan in Maharashtra's Dahanu in Palghar district. "The Muslim...
BJYM holds ‘Samrasta Bhoj’ programme for AIIMS patients
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP, the other day organised ‘Samrasta Bhoj’ (food distribution) function for patients of AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital and their relatives. Manmohan Thakur,- National Executive Member & Co-In-Charge of...
Indian Navy’s Unmanned Remotely Piloted Aircraft Crashes Near Porbandar
Ahmedabad: An unmanned Remotely Piloted Aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed on Saturday in Gujarat, about 25 kms from Porbandar. The aircraft was on a routine surveillance mission when it lost datalink communication with the Ground Station. No casualties or damage...
US Treasury declines to name China a currency manipulator, adds India to watchlist
Washington: The US has added India to the list of countries whose foreign exchange and economic policies are under its close scrutiny, while again opting not to accuse leading trading partners of being currency manipulators. In its twice-yearly report on international...
Setback for Pravin Togadia: Former Himachal governor V.S. Kokje elected VHP international president
New Delhi: In a big setback for Pravin Togadia, former Himachal Pradesh governor V S Kokje was today elected as VHP's new international president for which voting was held for the first time in over five decades. Kokje got 131 votes...
Tata Projects Ltd bags two Mumbai Metro projects worth Rs 1048 crore
File Pic Mumbai: Tata Projects Ld on Friday said that its joint venture with China Harbour Engineering Company (TPL-CHEC) has bagged two projects of Mumbai Metro worth Rs 1,048 crore. The company said it received the Letter of Award for...
Rajpal Yadav, wife convicted in 5-crore loan case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday convicted Bollywood actor and comedian Rajpal Yadav, his wife Radha Yadav and a company in connection with a loan case. An argument on the court's order is likely to be heard on April 23. Rajpal...
US, UK, France launch strikes in Syria; Russia warns of ‘consequences’
In a combined operation, the United States, Britain and France on Saturday launched military strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime, President Donald Trump announced, as he alleged the war-torn nation of using chemical weapons against its own people. Soon after the...
Ishrat Jahan fake encounter: Petitioner killed in road accident
One of the petitioners in the Ishrat Jahan case, Gopinath Pillai, died today after a road accident in Kerala. Gopinath Pillai was the father of Pranesh Kumar Pillai, who, along with Ishrat Jahan and two others, was shot dead by...
Observe Ambedkar Jayanti as ‘Protect Constitution Day’, say Dalit leader
On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on Saturday, several Dalit leaders have called for April 14 to be observed as "Protect Constitution Day" across the country. Several Dalit organisations have demanded an ordinance to be immediately brought by the Centre...
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may resume office in North Block next week
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may resume office in North Block later next week, sources said. The minister, while recovering at home, continues to receive files and directs work in the finance ministry. Two officials have confirmed that, subject to a...
8-Year-Old’s Throat Pierced With Cane In Maharashtra For Failing To Solve Math Problem
Maharashtra: A teacher in a government school in Maharashtra’s Pimpalgaon village pierced an eight-year-old’s throat with a cane after he failed to solve a Maths problem. The teacher was angry after the student couldn’t solve the Maths question and pierced his...
Unnao rape case: CBI arrests BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar
Allahabad: As public anger escalated, the CBI today arrested BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, hours after the Allahabad High Court ordered his immediate arrest saying he was influencing the "law...
PM breaks silence on Unnao, Kathua: No guilty will be spared
New Delhi: “I want to assure the nation that no criminal will be spared. Justice will be done. Our daughters will get justice,” he said at an event to inaugurate the B.R. Ambedkar memorial in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Allahabad HC to monitor Unnao probe, asks for MLA’s arrest
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has asked for a progress report by May 2 and that the court will monitor the probe. Court also said the MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar should be arrested and not just detained. The CBI has taken...
