After denying permission, Yogi says Rahul Gandhi can visit Amethi
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi can come to his parliamentary constituency, Amethi, on October 4, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Monday, a day after it asked Rahul to reschedule his visit, citing administration's inability to provide him with adequate security....
Prez, PM lead the nation in paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary at Rajghat on Monday. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K...
Operation Bluestar: Officer accused of taking away electronic items from Golden Temple acquitted 33 years later
New Delhi: An officer accused of taking away electronic items, including a video cassette recorder and a colour television from Amritsar's Golden Temple during Operation Bluestar, was acquitted 33 years later by a military court. The tribunal also imposed a...
Don’t teach us patriotism: Uddhav Thackeray to BJP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP today, asking its ally to refrain from "teaching us patriotism". "An atmosphere was created that those who favour demonetisation are patriots and those who oppose it are traitors,"...
Will hand over Patanjali to a team of 500 sadhus as my successor when I leave, Swami Ramdev tells Aap Ki Adalat
New Delhi: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev has said that he has already prepared a plan of succession for his Rs 10,000 crore Patanjali group, saying that his "successor" (uttaradhikari) will be a team of nearly 500 sadhus trained by him. Replying...
Mumbai stampede: Won’t allow Bullet train till present infra improves, says Raj Thackeray
Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray warned authorities that the construction of bullet trains in Mumbai will not start before the present infrastructure is improved. Speaking to reporters, Thackeray said, “Until present infrastructure of local railways is made...
Padma Shri Actor Tom Alter passes away
Mumbai : Veteran film, television and theatre actor and Padma Shri Tom Alter has died aged 67. The renowned actor and one-time sports writer and author had been battling stage four skin cancer. Alter acted in over 300 movies apart from...
Sorry but it was an emergency, says KEM after writing numbers on Mumbai stampede victims’ foreheads
Mumbai: Under fire for writing numbers on the foreheads of the Elphinstone victims, Mumbai's KEM has clarified that 'it was a scientific measure' and that the hospital didn't intend to hurt anybody's sentiments. In order to help relatives and friends identify...
Delhi woman allegedly gangraped by 23 men, Bikaner police arrests three
Representational Image Bikaner: In a petrifying incident, Bikaner police has arrested six men after a 28 year old woman from New Delhi alleged that she was gangraped by 23 men in Bikaner on September 25. In the statement given by her,...
Ramdev faces angry protests in Rajasthan, video goes viral
Jodhpur: Founder of Patanjali and self-styled baba Ramdev, faced angry protests in Jodhpur in Rajasthan earlier this week. The video of angry protesters shouting slogans against him has gone viral on social media platform. In the video, Ramdev is seen emerging...
Bengal cops yet to receive requests for idol immersion on Muharram
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could emerge victor in a bitter battle with Hindu right-wing organisations over immersion of idols during the states biggest festival, Durga Puja. Till Friday morning, the police had not received any application from community...
Ryan student murder: High Court stays arrest of Pinto family
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court today stayed the arrest of three Ryan International Group trustees who had sought anticipatory bail in connection with the killing of a student in a Gurugram school. A single judge bench granted stay on...
Kashmir Police suspects LeT killed BSF’s Ramzan Parray
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday suspected that Lashkar-e-Tayiba was behind the brutal killing of Border Security Force Constable Mohammad Ramzan Parray. North Kashmir Inspector General Nitish Kumar confirmed that there were three to four terrorists who first attacked...
Panama Probe : Big B, Ash submit document of their deal
Mumbai: Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan submitted documents of their financial dealings with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the ongoing Panama Papers probe. The Bachchans submitted their documents through their representatives. Earlier, they were summoned by...
Honeypreet’s former husband alleges threat to life
Karnal: Vishwas Gupta, the ex-husband of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's 'adopted daughter' Honeypreeet Insan, on Thursday claimed there was a threat to his life. Seeking police protection, Vishwas visited a police station in Karnal today. He...
Tarun Tejpal charged with rape, pleads ‘not guilty’
New Delhi: Tarun Tejpal, founder and former editor-in-chief of Tehelka, has been charged with rape, sexual harassment and wrongful confinement. The former editor pleaded not guilty. The court has said that the trial will begin from November 21. The former...
Facebook blocks journalist for post saying ‘kamal ka phool hamari bhool’
New Delhi: A Facebook user called Mohammad Anas was reportedly banned from the social networking site for 30 days after he put up a post with the message, 'Kamal ka phool, hamari bhool' (The lotus is our mistake), on his...
Yashwant Sinha was only following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s orders : Shatrughan Sinha Defends Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: In his ferocious attack on the government and the economy, Yashwant Sinha was only following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's orders, claimed BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today. Shatrughan Sinha, a former actor whose exit from Bollywood has done little to...
American icon who introduced the world to Playboy magazine is dead
Playboy founder Hugh M Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist, who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolised by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91. Hefner...
Cop Suspended for Sharing Anti-Modi FB Post
Madikeri: A police constable, who shared a Facebook post which took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was suspended by Superintendent of Police P Rajendra Prasad. RTI activist BS Nandakumar of Makkanduru village, in Madikeri district, recently complained to...
IAF trainee aircraft crashes in Telangana; no injuries reported
Hyderabad:A trainee aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Thursday morning in Keesara village in Telangana. The pilot of the craft is safe and no casualties or injuries have been reported. The trainee aircraft Kiran crashed at 11:45 am this morning....
