Sri Reddy Sexual Exploitation Allegations: NHRC Issues Notices to Telangana Govt, I&B Ministry

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Telangana government and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting over alleged sexual exploitation of women artists in the Telugu film industry and also the lack of a proper...

Unnao rape: Why has MLA not been arrested, asks HC

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court asks state govt counsel why MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has not been arrested yet. The court has sought a reply post lunch. Police in Uttar Pradesh today registered an FIR against ruling BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh...

Verdict on SC/ST Act has diluted its provisions: Centre to Suprme Court

New Delhi: The Centre today told the Supreme Court that its recent judgement on the SC/ST Act has "diluted" the provisions of the law, resulting in "great damage" to the country. It said the top court verdict, which had dealt with...

CBSE Class 10 Maths Paper Leak Case Solved, Una Exam Superintendent Main Culprit: Delhi Police

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Thursday said the CBSE class 10 Maths question paper leak case has been solved after the arrest of the prime accused Rakesh Kumar Sharma. The 40-year-old exam superintendent from Himachal Pradesh’s Una...

Kamala Mills Fire: Owners Denied Bail; Relief For 2 Employees

Mumbai: A sessions court here Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of three owners of '1 Above' pub and a co-owner of the adjacent 'Mojo's Bistro' in the Kamala Mills fire case, but granted bail to two employees. A devastating fire at...

EXPOSED: Lab Report Reveals Hidden Numbers On Electoral Bonds

In a major exposé, an investigation by Website The Quint has revealed that electoral bonds have hidden alphanumeric numbers printed on them to track down the link between donors and political parties. According to The Quint, This apparent outmaneuvering by the...

Someone running relentless tirade against me: Justice Chelameswar

New Delhi: Supreme Court judge J Chelameswar expresses his inability in ordering the listing of the ex-law minister's plea for framing the norms on allocating cases to various benches. "Someone is running a relentless tirade against me that I am...

Did Fadnavis cancel his tour of Yavatmal to avoid meeting Chayare family?

Yavatmal: Deceased farmer, Shankar Chayare's family was looking forward to having a meeting with CM, Devendra Fadnavis today. This meeting seemed like their last hope. But the CM has cancelled his entire tour of the area itself. "Does the CM have no...

Unnao rape case: FIR registered against BJP MLA

Update on the Unnao rape: The police today registered an FIR against Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Unnao district. The MLA has been booked under various sections of...

Pillar inside Taj Mahal premises collapses due to heavy rain

Agra: As heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Uttar Pradesh, a pillar of the entry gate to the world famous Taj Mahal monument collapsed on Thursday. The pillar located on the southern entry gate of the monument fell due...

ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C41/IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite

Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the IRNSS-II navigation satellite, the eighth such satellite to be a part of a constellation, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. The launch is ISRO’s second attempt at sending a replacement...

Midnight Drama as Rape Accused BJP MLA Meets Cops, Returns Without Surrendering

WATCH: Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger reaches SSP office. pic.twitter.com/EZNM8VEXP1

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Maharashtra farmers set to launch fresh agitation from 1 June

Mumbai: The Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Sabha, a farmers’ organization affiliated to the Communist Party of India (Marxist), will launch yet another protest on farm issues from 1 June to mark the first anniversary of the Maharashtra farmers’ strike. The Maharashtra state...

Two alleged sex workers die after falling from Mumbai building during raid

Mumbai: Two women, allegedly sex workers, died after falling from the third floor of a building while trying to escape a police raid in Grant Road area of south Mumbai, an official said today. The incident took place at Om Building...

India to grow 7.3% this fiscal, fastest across Asia: ADB

Mumbai: India's economic growth will rise to 7.3 per cent this fiscal and further to 7.6 per cent in the next financial year, retaining the fastest-growing Asian economy tag, on the back of GST and banking reforms. In its Asian Development...

Saudi Aramco to buy 50% stake in $44-bln oil refinery in Maharashtra

Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer, will buy 50 per cent stake in the mega USD 44-billion oil refinery in Maharashtra. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed on sidelines of the International Energy Forum conference in...

Naval helicopter makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport

A Navy helicopter made an emergency landing at the Santacruz airport tonight, officials said. "All the three crew members and the helicopter are safe," said spokesperson of the Western Naval Command. The Seaking 42B helicopter made the emergency landing at 8.50 PM...

Uddhav would have been CM had Sena, BJP contested together, says Fadnavis

Mumbai: Expressing confidence that BJP and Shiv Sena would contest the coming polls together, Fadnavis said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray would have become chief minister had the two parties contested the 2014 assembly elections together. Fadnavis was speaking at a public...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress

Facebook cheif executive officer Mark Zuckerberg is testifying at a joint hearing of the United States Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, in the first of two congressional hearings for the Facebook founder. Facebook stock jumps 5% as CEO Mark Zuckerberg gets...

HC issues notice to Joint secretary of Maharashtra for contempt

Representational PicComing down heavily on the state education department, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a show cause notice for contempt against the joint secretary for seemingly questioning a judgment passed by its Nagpur bench regarding the admission...