Son-set for Sonia Gandhi: My role is to retire, she says as Rahul takes over Congress
New Delhi: With son Rahul Gandhi set to take over the Congress party, mother Sonia is looking to retire from politics. Speaking to reports outside Parliament in New Delhi, Sonia broke silence over her future in the Grand Old Party, which...
Naidu debuts as RS chairperson, asks MPs not to ‘beg’
Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu has made an interesting suggestion to Union Ministers that they need not use the word 'beg' while presenting papers or laying reports on the table of the Rajya Sabha as it goes back to the...
PM Modi Speaks Ahead of Parliament Session, Says All Party On-Board For Nation’s Growth
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media ahead of the winter session of the Parliament and said he wishes it to contribute to the nation’s growth and development. The Prime minister also said he is confident it will...
Cops seize huge cache of arms, ammo from a car on Mumbai-Agra Highway
Manmad: In a late night swoop, Manmad police seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a Bolero car on Agra Highway near Manmad on Thursday. The seized arms include 25 rifles, 17 revolvers, 2 foreign pistols, and 4146...
Supreme Court Agrees to Extend Aadhaar Linking Deadline to March 31
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to Centre’s proposal to extend the deadline for the mandatory linking of Aadhaar number to avail various welfare schemes and open new bank accounts and operate mobile sim cards. A five-judge bench led...
Media needs self-regulation: Venkaiah Naidu at launch of Lokmat
New Delhi: There is a need in the country to have a national outlook and respect all Indians irrespective of their caste and creed, vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday. The Press, he said, must help develop that...
‘Mock talk in corridors of power’: If BJP achieves ‘150-seat Mission,’ EC Jyoti will be Maha Governor or Union Minister!
Nagpur/ New Delhi: In the corridors of power, a “hot discussion,” albeit in satirical tones, is taking place between politicians and bureaucrats that makes a funny reading. The steamy talk is centred around like this: “If Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accomplishes...
Air India flight delayed. Bad news. Aviation minister on board, calls up CMD
New Delhi: India's national carrier Air India has suspended three employees and warned the pilot for arriving late after over 100 passengers, including Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, had to wait inside a plane for over an hour on...
SC grants Parsi woman married outside community right to enter fire temple
New Delhi: A landmark decision by the Supreme Court that will hopefully change the misogyny in the Parsi community. A Parsi woman, Goolrukh Gupta, who was barred from entering fire temples and the Towers of Silence after marrying outside the...
NGT clarifies Amarnath cave shrine not declared as silent zone
New Delhi: Following protests over its decision, the National Green Tribunal today clarified it has not declared a "silence zone" at the Amarnath cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that...
Gujarat Election: Ahmedabad cheers as PM casts his vote
Ahmedabad: PM Modi casts his vote at booth number 115 in Sabarmati's Ranip locality of Ahmedabad. Modi stood in queue to vote and after voting, instead of getting into his car, the PM walked around the area, a stronghold of...
PM commissions submarine INS Kalvari into Navy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari into the Indian Navy. The Navy will have six such submarines by the year 2020. On the occasion, PM Modi said Kalvari is an excellent example of 'Make in India' and will...
Gujarat Election: Will Hardik PAAS the test?
Viramgam: The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti convener Hardik Patel casts his vote in Viramgam. The BJP is hoping that Patel supporting the Congress will not impact the party in a major way. A large number of Patels are traders and...
PM’s mom at a polling booth in Gandhinagar,Amit Shah votes
Gandhinagar: PM Modi's mother Heeraben arrives to vote at a polling booth in Gandhinagar. The voting for the second and final phase of Gujarat assembly elections is underway today on 93 seats of North and Central Gujarat. After an acrimonious campaign, around...
Passenger who allegedly molested Zaira Wasim sent to jail
Mumbai: The passenger who allegedly molested Zaira Wasim on board a a Delhi- Mumbai flight on December 9, has been sent to judicial custody till December 22. The accused, 39-year-old Vikas Sachdev, was arrested on December 10. He has been booked...
Maha council polls: 87 candidates face criminal charges
File Pic Mumbai: An analysis of the affidavits of 836 candidates, out of the total 869 in fray for the ongoing polls in 10 municipal councils in Maharashtra, has revealed that 87 of them were facing criminal cases, including some...
IndiGo offers flight tickets starting from Rs 1,218 for domestic flyers
New Delhi: With the year 2017 coming to an end, IndiGo is offering tickets at an all-inclusive fare of Rs 1,218 on certain domestic routes for a limited-period sale. If you want to travel between January 10, 2018 and March 31,...
Shocking allegations from the PM must be probed
Nagpur/Gandhinagar: The last phase of the Gujarat elections is underway and results will be out in a few days. The nail biting suspense will end, a new government will be installed in Gandhinagar and soon it will be life as...
SC Constitution bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that a five-judge constitution bench would hear tomorrow pleas seeking an interim stay on the Centre's decision directing mandatory linking of Aadhaar with various government schemes and welfare measures. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak...
Coal scam: CBI court finds ex-Jharkhand CM Koda and others GUILTY
New Delhi: A special CBI court convicts former Coal Secy HC Gupta, former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda and seven others guilty under criminal conspiracy and corruption in a coal scam case.
Split wide open: Has Chhota Shakeel broken away from Dawood
Mumbai: Is there a split in the D Gang. A recent development reported by the Indian intelligence agencies suggests that Dawood Ibrahim's trusted man, Chhota Shakeel has moved away from the Clifton residence where the don stays. Both have been living...
