Alarmed by Kisan long march, RSS farmers’ wing speaks out against loan waivers
The success of the farmers' long march in Maharashtra has alarmed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's farmers' wing Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS). The BKS is campaigning among peasants warning them against what it believes are “protests for short term gains”. Maintaining that...
Chhatrapati Shahaji Raje Bhosle birthday to be celebrated on March 18
Nanded: The Chhatrapati Shahaji Raje Bhosle Memorial Committee, constituted by the Maharashtra government, has resolved to celebrate birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shahaji Raje Bhosle at Verul on March 18 with enthusiasm and participation of thousands of people, informed member of the...
Indians are an unhappy lot, but Pakistanis get more joyful: UN report
File Pic New Delhi: Indians, it appears, are getting unhappier by the year, while their not-so-well-off neighbours in Pakistan are becoming more joyful, shows the latest United Nations ranking of the world's happiest countries. India, which dropped four places in...
BJP pulls back Rahatkar’s name from RS poll as Sena refuses its extra votes
Mumbai: In a surprise move that could spark political debate, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday withdrew the candidature of Vijaya Rahatkar as its fourth nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections from Maharashtra. The party had filed nomination of...
GST one of the most complex, and second highest tax rate in world: World Bank
New Delhi: The goods and services tax (GST) implemented by the Narendra Modi government from 1 July last year is one of the most complex with the second highest tax rate in the world among a sample of 115 countries...
Thundershowers likely in Mumbai this weekend
Mumbai: Mumbai is likely to experience thundershowers from tomorrow. The India Meteorological Department has predicted thundershowers in the state and some parts of the city starting Friday, media reports. "There is a depression over South West Bay of Bengal and this...
Media should be more responsible, says CJI as SC stays charges against Wire
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked a Gujarat trial court not to proceed till April 12 with the criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah against the news portal The Wire and its journalists. A...
CBSE Denies Class 12 Board Accounts Paper Leak, Blames it on ‘Mischief’
New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the CBSE, the Accountancy question paper for Class 12 examinations were allegedly leaked on WhatsApp and social media on Wednesday evening. As news of the leak broke on Thursday morning, the Board went...
CBSE class 12 accountancy paper leaked on WhatsApp
Representational Pic New Delhi: The Class XII accountancy paper of the Central Board of Secodary Education (CBSE) has allegedly been leaked. Education Minister Manish Sisodia confirmed that the questions which have been exchanged on social media since last evening, match...
Slab Collapses In Dialysis Department At KEM Hospital, Two Patients Hurt
Mumbai: On Wednesday, around 8:45pm, a slab collapsed in dialysis department at Parel's KEM Hospital. Two patients got injured in the incident. After this incident, patients who were present in dialysis department were immediately shifted to another ward. Two patients got minor...
Principal Rapes Class 10 Girl on Pretext of Helping Her Clear Boards, Makes Dummy Sit For Exam
Chandigarh: Principal of a Sonipat school allegedly raped a 16-year-old class 10th girl on the pretext of helping her with her board exams. The principal made a dummy sit for her physical education boards exams while he raped the girl...
8 killed in blast near Sharif’s residence in Pakistan
A powerful blast tonight near the residence of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif here killed at least seven persons, including three policemen. The blast took place close to a police check post, a few kilometre from the palatial residence of...
UP Bypoll Results 2018: Akhilesh Yadav Meets Mayawati After SP Stuns BJP in Gorakhpur, Phulpur
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at her residence on Wednesday after the SP registered huge victory in the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha bye-elections 2018. Notably, the BSP had extended support to the...
Victory of truth over falsehood: Lalu celebrates bypoll win from jail
RJD president Lalu Prasad, currently in jail following conviction in fodder scam cases, today termed the victory of his party in Bihar bypolls as "victory of truth over falsehood". The RJD retained Araria Lok Sabha and Jehanabad assembly seats in the by-elections...
BJP blighted in bypolls, loses all 3 Lok Sabha seats in UP, Bihar
New Delhi: In a stunning blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2019 general elections, the party on Wednesday lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested, including its bastion Gorakhpur, and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh,...
Video shows Navy pilots close encounter with an UFO
Washington: For the third time in three months, a declassified Defense Department video shows U.S. Navy F-18 fighters seemingly encountering UFOs. "Oh my gosh, dude,' said one pilot in the video of their F/A-18 Super Hornet military jet's 2015 encounter with...
Maran brothers discharged in telephone exchange case
Chennai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Chennai today discharged former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and other accused in the 'illegal' telephone exchange case. Special judge S Natarajan allowed the petitions filed by the Maran brothers...
Yogi’s shame: UP had maximum instances of communal violence in 2017
File Pic Gorakhpur: After a huge prestige loss for Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath as he seems set to lose the Gorakhpur seat to the SP-BSP combine, here's a reason he should really be ashamed. Uttar Pradesh topped the list...
Behenji smiles as she sniffs victory
Lucknow: Leader of the opposition and Samajwadi Party member Ram Govind Choudhury met Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati in Lucknow. Candidates of the Samajwadi Party consolidated their leads over nearest BJP rivals in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar...
IndiGo, GoAir cancel 50 flights on March 14
New Delhi: In other news, domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled around 50 flights today as almost one-third of their A320 Neo aircraft fleet remained grounded for the third day following a safety directive by aviation watchdog DGCA. Of the 48...
After Shiv Sena and TDP’s revolt, NDA loses its only ally in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, the only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally in Kerala, on Wednesday walked out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The BDJS is the political arm of the SNDP, an organisation that works predominantly for the...
