Amid controversy, BHU’s VC asked to go on leave
New Delhi: Amid the controversy that has unfolded over the sexual harassment of a student in the Banaras Hindu University Campus last Saturday, reports suggest that Vice Chancellor GC Tripathi has been asked to go on leave by the HRD...
Sinha vs Sinha: Jayant rebuts father’s claims
New Delhi: A day after senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha's takedown of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's handling of the economy, his son and union minister Jayant Sinha has defended the government's economic policies, stating it is undertaking structural reforms that...
Patanjali needs to borrow Rs 5k crore to support expansion, says Baba Ramdev
New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurved is planning to borrow about Rs 5,000 crore to fund its mega food and herbal parks across the country, its founder Baba Ramdev said on Wednesday. The ayurveda-to-FMCG major has been funding most of its requirements from...
Deadline for obtaining Aadhaar to avail govt schemes extended to Dec 31
New Delhi: The Centre today extended the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar for availing government schemes and subsidies by three months to December 31. The extension is, however, only for those who are yet to apply of Aadhaar, an order issued by...
ED summons Tejashwi, Rabri in ‘hotels-for-land scam’
Patna: The ED has summoned former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his mother Rabri Devi in connection with its money laundering probe in a railway hotels allotment corruption case dating back to the UPA rule, officials today said. They...
Will think about dealing with fake photos: UNGA prez on Pak pic gaffe
New Delhi: United Nations General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has said that he will look into how to deal with the use of erroneous pictures, days after Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN used a photo to portray an injured...
Army Conducts Surgical Strike at Myanmar Border, Targets Naga Insurgent Camps
New Delhi: The Army on Wednesday carried out a surgical strike along the Myanmar border and caused “heavy damage” to Naga insurgent camps. A team of Indian Para Commandos carried out the strike at 4:45 am and inflicted damage on NSCN-K...
Yashwant Sinha says Finance minister has made mess of the economy,Chidambaram backs him
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that the economy has been on a downward spiral on his watch. "I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak...
Delhi HC rejects Honeypreet’s anticipatory bail plea
File Pic New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, the "adopted daughter" of the now jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. "The plea is without merit. Honeypreet has...
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir slams Varun Gandhi for his Rohingya comment
New Delhi: Union minister Hansraj Ahir today criticised BJP MP Varun Gandhi for his views that Rohingya Muslims should be given asylum in India after security vetting, saying those who have national interest in mind should not make such statements. In...
Give momentum to Sitaphal processing industry through NOGA: Phundkar
Nagpur/Mumbai: State Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar has called upon Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC) to carry out extensive marketing of Sitaphal (Custard Apple) pulp through NOGA (Nagpur Orange Growers’ Association) brand. He has also said that Sitaphal processing industry...
Judicial probe into Banaras Hindu University violence
Banaras: The Uttar Pradesh government today ordered a judicial inquiry into the violence on the campus of the Banaras Hindu University. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in a lathicharge by the police in BHU...
Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis leaves for 3-day South Korea, Singapore tour
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today embarked on a three-day tour of South Korea and Singapore where he will visit infrastructure projects and hold meetings for investments. The chief minister is scheduled to meet several business leaders in South Korea...
Malegaon blast case: Army Major gets bail
Representational Pic Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today granted bail to retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Accepting Upadhyay's plea on the ground of parity -- since the other prime accused in the case...
Commissioner blames BHU for not handling eve-teasing complaint properly
Varanasi: Varanasi Commissioner Nitin Gokarn has submitted a preliminary report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar on over an alleged eve-teasing incident in the Banaras Hindu University and subsequent protests by students. The report puts the blame on the university...
‘Sulking’ BJP MP Nana Patole skips party’s National Executive meet
Nagpur/New Delhi: Bhandara-Gondia BJP MP Nana Patole, who had raised a storm recently by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t like to take questions, has eventually skipped the party’s National Executive meeting being held in New Delhi on Monday. Patole,...
World’s ‘heaviest woman’ passes away in Abu Dhabi months after being shifted from Mumbai
Abu Dhabi: Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who had been undergoing treatment for weight loss, passed away in Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel hospital. She passed away on Monday morning at 4.35 am due to complications from the underlying co-morbid conditions. Shifted from India in...
Haseena Parkar’s son held special screening of biopic for ‘D’ family in Dubai
Mumbai: While Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Haseena Parkar failed to impress critics, it has found some fans in the family of the notorious Aapa, on whom the movie is based. The Thane Crime Branch, which is currently investigating extortion charges against Parkar's brother...
RSS survey predicts 60 seats for BJP, 100 seats for Congress in Gujarat Assembly elections
Ahmedabad: The survey conducted by RSS has disturbed the peace of mind of Mr. Modi and Mr. Amit Shah since it predicted that in Gujarat Assembly BJP may get 60 seats whereas Congress is likely to get 100 seats. It may...
Rajiv Mehrishi takes oath as CAG
Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as the Comptroller and Auditor General. He takes over from Shashi Kant Sharma, who retired today. In his earlier appointment, Mehrishi was the Union home secretary. ...
BJP is rattled especially with recent universities win: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress Party on Monday said the BJP is "rattled" with Congress' recent victory in the Delhi University. "BJP is already rattled with the kind of results that are coming out of universities," Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan told newsagency. He...
