70 EVMs in Surat, 35 in Rajkot Reported Faulty in First Phase of Gujarat Polls
New Delhi: As the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections kick-started on Saturday, reports of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) malfunctioning hit the polling stations of Rajkot, Surat and different parts of the poll-bound state. While 70 EVMs were reported faulty...
Commuters Stage Rail Roko, Halt Trains at Vasind Railway Station in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Mumbai locals and long-distance trains are reportedly running late as the commuters staged a rail roko protest at the Vasind railway station in Mumbai on Saturday, December 9. Irked by the delay in the arrivals of trains, hundreds...
Gujarat polls: EVM malfunctions in Surat, replaced,12.9 Per Cent Voter Turnout Recorded in First 3 hours
Gujarat first phase voting update: In the first three hours of polling in the phase I of Gujarat polls, 12.9 per cent voter turnout has been recorded. A faulty electronic voting machine in Sardar Patel Vidyalaya booth in Surat's Varaccha has...
Swaminarayan sect monk attacked on his way to campaign for BJP: Police
Junagadh: A Swaminarayan sect monk was allegedly attacked by unidentified assailants near Visavadar town in Junagadh district when he was on his way to address an election rally for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, police said today. The incident occurred around...
Don’t turn Sardar Patel or Mahatma Gandhi into products: Rahul to Modi
Ahmedabad: Addressing an election rally in Gujarat's Anand, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said that Sardar Patel is not so small to belong to a person or party, he belongs to the world. "Sardar Patel ji is not only of Narendra...
Twin baby deaths: Max Hospital’s licence cancelled
New Delhi: The Delhi government announces that the licence of Max Hospital in the city at Shalimar Bagh has been cancelled. Those who have been admitted to the hospital and have been receiving treatment will continue to do so. The decision...
An American wheat farmer cannot buy even a loaf of bread for what he gets paid for 27 Kgs of wheat!
Washignton: Farmer suicides are not happening just in India, tragically it is a world wide phenomenon. The reasons are same : indebtedness, not getting remunerative price for their produce, resulting poverty and depression. Today, half of the world’s 800 million starving...
Pakistan Relents, Allows Family to Meet Kulbhushan Jadhav on December 25
New Delhi: Pakistan on Friday allowed the family of Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet him in jail on December 25. Jadhav, a former Navy officer will be meeting his wife and mother who will be accompanied by an Indian official. Jadhav...
MVSTF signs MoUs with eminent corporates and philanthropists in presence of CM
Mumbai: Maharashtra Village Social Transformation Foundation (MVSTF) initiative with a mission to transform 1,000 villages across the state today signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading corporates and philanthropists in a bid to empower and push development work in rural...
Kumbh Mela Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: UNESCO
New Delhi: India's Kumbh Mela has been recognised by UNESCO as an "intangible cultural heritage of humanity" and held up as the world's largest peaceful gathering of pilgrims. The external affairs ministry on Thursday said the recognition was accorded by the...
Government extends time for linking of Aadhaar with PAN till 31st March, 2018
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till 31 March next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing of various services and welfare schemes. The Supreme Court will...
Will force SC verdict in favour of Ram temple: BJP Leader
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tapan Bhowmik stirred up a controversy on Friday by saying if the Supreme Court doesn't give a verdict in favour of Ram temple, then the apex body will be forced to pronounce a decision in...
Fortis Hospital overbilled family of child who died of dengue by 700%, says report
Gurugram: The death of seven-year-old Adya Singh at Gurugram's Fortis hospital was "murder", a Haryana minister has said after a government investigation reinforced allegations of overcharging and egregious negligence by the hospital. Fortis is staring at a police case and...
Mani Shankar Aiyar suspended from primary membership of Congress Party
New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was suspended from primary membership of Congress Party and issued him a showcause notice on Thursday. This came after Aiyar called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "neech aadmi" (vile man), triggering sharp reactions from...
BJP candidate wins Prasad Lad Maharashtra council bypoll, trounces Congress’ Dilip Mane
Mumbai: Amidst speculation of cross-voting by some opposition legislators, ruling Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Prasad Lad won the by-election to Maharashtra Legislative Council here on Thursday. Securing 209 votes, he trounced his sole rival, Dilip Mane of Congress who bagged only...
11 Ex-MPs Charged in Cash For Query Scam
New Delhi: Paving the way for a trial, a court here on Thursday framed charges against 11 former MPs in connection with the 2005 cash-for-query case. Delhi Police has chargesheeted the 11 — Chhatarpal Singh Lodha (BJP), Anna Saheb M.K. Patil...
I expect Mani Shankar Aiyar to apologise: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress V-P Rahul Gandhi asks Mani Shankar Aiyar to apologise for the 'neech insaan' remark. Rahul said, "The 'BJP and PM routinely use filthy language to attack the Congress party. Congress has a different culture and heritage. I...
India cutting sorry figure with threats to artists: HC
Mumbai: A democratic country like India is cutting a very sorry figure with open threats being given to artists and others and with attacks on people for voicing their opinions, the Bombay High Court said today. The high court, while...
Fortis hospital guilty of murdering 7 years old Adya says Haryana Health Minister
Gurgaon: "It was not death. It was a murder" this is the harsh indictment of the Fortis Hospital by a three-member panel formed by the Haryana government that has found gross negligence by the Fortis Hospital in Gurgaon causing the...
Mysterious posters of Ahmed Patel and new sex CDs of Hardik turn up in Gujarat
New Delhi: Two days to go for polls and some posters supposedly put up by Congress party have mushroomed in many places in and around Surat. The posters two photos: of Ahmed Patel and Rahul Gandhi. The message is spelled out...
Rajasthan: Man burnt alive in Rajsamand over alleged case of love jihad
Rajsamand: A sensational case has come to the fore from Rajasthan's Rajsamand where a man was burnt alive allegedly for committing 'love jihad'. Not just that, the perpetrator of the heinous crime made a video of the act which was later...
