Govt removes education fee cap for armed forces’ martyrs’ children
The Ministry of Defence issues an order that educational concession will continue without the cap of Rs 10,000 per month for the children of Armed Forces Officers, PBORs (Personnel Below Officer Rank) missing, disabled or killed in action. This comes after...
Journalist murder: SC gives clean chit to Lalu’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by Asha Ranjan, whose husband and journalist Rajdeo Ranjan was murdered in Siwan district in Bihar. The petition alleged Lalu Yadav's son Tej Pratap was involved in her husband's...
‘We Are Sikhs’ campaign wins top US award
A Sikh nationwide campaign launched across America to generate awareness about the minority community in the country has won a top US award for excellence in public relations programming to promote public causes. In April, "We are Sikhs" ad campaign...
Rahul reacts to Cambridge Analytica data theft accusation: BJP inventing story
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi's first response to BJP accusations that the party hired Cambridge Analytica for data theft.
Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Problem: 39 Indians dead; Govt on the mat, caught lying. Solution: Invent story on Congress & Data Theft. Result: Media...
Man ‘exposes’ Ramdev’s claims on Patanjali’s ghee, video goes viral
Video of a man ‘exposing’ Patanjali founder Ramdev’s claims on his company’s ghee has gone viral on social media platforms. In the video, a man is seen debunking Ramdev’s claims on Patanjali ghee being India’s biggest brand. The man in the...
Milind Ekbote, accused in Bhima Koregaon violence, sent to 14 days judicial custody
Pune: Milind Ekbote, an accused in Bhima Koregaon violence, was sent to 14 days judicial custody on Wednesday by a sessions court in Pune. Ekbote along with another 'Hindutva' outfit leader Sambhaji Bhide alias Bhide Guruji were booked under relevant sections...
Congress denies links to Cambridge Analytica, says BJP used its services
New Delhi: India today delivered a sharp warning to social media sites, particularly, Facebook against any attempt to influencing India's electoral process. Ravi Shankar Prasad, the union information technology minister, declared that the government would take "strong action" against Facebook...
RSS trade union slams govt notification that will end permanent employment in all sectors
New Dehi: RSS trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has called for an immediate withdrawal of central government’s new notification allowing fixed term employment, which will make “hire and fire” legal in the labour sector. In a press statement today, BMS...
Mr Mark Zuckerberg, if data theft of Indians is done, we may summon you to India: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Information Technology, on Wednesday sent out a stern warning to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the data breach allegations. “Mr Mark Zuckerberg, you better know the observation of IT Minister of India, if...
It is time, delete Facebook: WhatsApp co-founder
New Delhi: WhatsApp messaging service co-founder has urged users to "delete" Facebook amid a massive data harvesting scandal in which information of 50 million people was leaked allegedly to influence the 2016 US presidential election. WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton left Facebook...
IOC starts home-delivery of diesel
Nagpur/Pune: State-owned Indian Oil Corp has launched home-delivery of diesel on a pilot basis in Pune and plans to expand doorstep delivery of the fuel to other parts of the country in near future, its Chairman Sanjiv Singh said today. The...
Prasad alleges Congress-Cambridge Analytica tie-up, party denies it
File Pic New Delhi: India today warned social media platforms like Facebook of 'strong action' if any attempt was made by them to influence the country's electoral process through undesirable means. Amid probe by United States privacy watchdog over a potential...
Petrol bomb hurled at BJP leader’s car in TN day after Periyar decapitation
A petrol bomb was allegedly hurled on the car of the Bharatiya Janata Party district secretary in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore in the early hours today. The bomb was hurled by unidentified people. Police have reached the spot to investigate the matter....
H-1B application process to begin from April 2
A man holds a U.S. flag while receiving his proof of U.S. citizenship during a ceremony in San Francisco, California January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithNew Delhi: Petitions for H1-B visas, popular among Indian IT professionals, will be accepted from...
Raj Babbar resigns as UP Congress chief?
New Delhi: Days after Congress president Rahul Gandhi's appeal to party veterans to make way for young generation, it seems senior Congress leaders have taken it too seriously. According to several media reports, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar announced...
Maha Council chairman orders suspension of Navi Mumbai CP, DCP
Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Council chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar today directed the state government to suspend Navi Mumbai police commissioner Hemant Nagrale and deputy commissioner of police Tushar Doshi if the two officials had issued a letter to file an FIR against...
MSEDCL admits ‘financial crisis’ over Rs 39,000 cr dues
Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. on Tuesday admitted to a "very serious" financial situation arising with a staggering Rs 39,000-crore in unpaid power bills outstanding from consumers in the state. "This may have a huge impact on the...
IAF aircraft crashes into Odisha’s Mayubhanj
Odisha: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Hawk aircraft crashed in Odisha’s Mayurbhunj district on Tuesday. According to the reports, the pilot, a trainee cadet, helming the plane ejected himself safely but suffered minor injuries in the process. The aircraft had...
39 Indian hostages in Iraq have died: Sushma confirms in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has confirmed the worst. On Tuesday, the external affairs minister said that the 39 Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq are dead. "Deep penetration radar confirmed that all Indians were dead after all...
Trains resume on Mumbai’s Central line as job-seekers call off agitation
Mumbai: Train services on Central Line have resumed as students, who have been demanding jobs, have called off their agitation. Earlier in the morning around 7, students who were demanding jobs in railways, blocked the rail track, forcing the authorities to...
Mumbaikars stranded as job-seekers block railway tracks
Mumbai: Trains on the Central Line in the city have come to a grinding halt as job aspirants blocked the rail lines between Matunga and Dadar railway station in central Mumbai. The protesters, students demanding jobs in railways, blocked the rail...
