Chinese jailed for diamond heist at Mumbai exhibition dies
Thane: A 48-year-old Chinese national arrested for alleged theft of diamonds died in the Thane central jail, a prison official has said. The Vanrai police in adjoining Mumbai had arrested Jiang Changquing and another Chinese national Deng Xiaobo (45) on August...
Seven year old student of upscale Gurugram school found with his throat slit in restroom
Gurugram: In a incident that is sending shock waives in the country's capital, a student's mutilated body was found in the washroom of a private school in Gurugram, Haryana, on Friday. The seven-year-old was found lying in a pool of...
Plaint against BJP MLA who said Gauri Lankesh killed for writing against RSS
Sringeri:A group of Congress workers in Sringeri have filed a police complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA D N Jeevaraj, who said yesterday that journalist Gauri Lankesh was killed for her statements against the right wing. "She may have written some...
Eat beef in your country before coming to India, jokes tourism minister
New Delhi: The newly-appointed Union Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam has apparently asked the tourists coming from abroad to 'eat beef in your own country and then come to India'. The statement came in the aftermath of him being questioned about cow...
Army, police enter Dera HQ in Sirsa to conduct search ops
Sirsa: Security personnel and concerned officials have entered premises of Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in Sirsa to conduct searches as ordered by Punjab and Haryana high court. 41 Paramilitary companies, four Army columns, Police of four districts, one SWAT team and...
BJP on #BlockNarendraModi: PM follows Rahul, Kejri too
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has dismissed as 'farcical and fake' the row over Prime Minister Narendra Modi following some Twitter users accused of making objectionable comments over journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder, and and said it shows selective approach...
India can’t afford to become intolerant society: Raghuram Rajan
New Delhi: Amid nationwide outrage over the murder of an outspoken journalist, former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan today said India cannot afford to become an intolerant society as tolerance is "extremely important" for its economic growth. Rajan, who...
Rashtriya Sahara journo Pankaj Mishra shot in Bihar
Arwal: The nation and the journalist community were not even out of shock of Lankesh’s assassination when Pankaj Mishra, another journalist, with the Hindi newspaper Rashtriya Sahara, was shot at in Bihar's Arwal district. This comes just two days after the...
To be continued: Another train derails, this time near Khandala
Mumbai: In the third train derailment of the day, two coaches of a goods train have reported to be derailed in Maharashtra on Thursday. Two coaches of the goods train came off tracks near Khandala. The incident followed derailment of the Rajdhani...
Maharashtra minister’s daughter gives up higher studies’ scholarship for minorities after row
Mumbai: After media reported about the controversy over the scholarship awarded to Maharashtra's Social Justice Minister's daughter, the beneficiary Shruti Rajkumar Badole has decided to give up the scholarship. Maharashtra government on Wednesday had released a list of scholarships for students...
Tarun Tejpal Rape Case: Goa court to pronounce order on framing of charges on Sep 28
Panaji: Goa's Mapusa court has fixed the hearing for September 28th on the order of framing of charges against former Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal in a case where he is accused of sexually assaulting his female colleague at a five-star hotel...
Goa may ban ‘drunken swimming’ off its beaches: Tourism Minister
File Pic Panaji: The Goa government is mulling a law to ban "drunken swimming" off its beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Thursday. "I will seriously take up the issue with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to enact a law...
Island of Barbuda ‘literally under water’ after Hurricane Irma
Barbuda: The island of Barbuda is “literally under water” and “barely habitable” after nearly all of its buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told a local ABS broadcaster that one baby had died...
Indian under-17 cricketer allegedly drowns in swimming pool in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: 12-year-old Monath Sona Narendra, featuring in the Indian under-17 cricket team has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in Sri Lanka. There were four members of the squad who were in the swimming pool of a hotel in Pamunugama...
Don’t politicise Gauri’s death, we only want culprits caught: Lankesh family
Bengaluru: A day after Gauri Lankesh, 55, known for her left-leaning outlook and forthright views on Hindutva politics, was laid to rest, her siblings, Indrajit and Kavita hold a press conference on the probe into her murder. Lankesh was shot dead...
1993 Mumbai blasts: 2 convicts get death penalty
Mumbai: 1993 Mumbai blasts case: The TADA court sentences convict Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan to life imprisonment. Apart from Salem and Khan, three other convicts- Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, Taher Merchant and Riyaz Siddiqui will hear the quantum of...
Engine of Rajdhani Express derails
New Delhi : The engine and power car of a Delhi-bound Ranchi Rajdhani Express derails at 11.45 am today near Delhi. No injuries.That's the second derailment today. Seven coaches of Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express derailed near the Obra Dam station in...
CBI summons Lalu, Tejshwi in graft case that led to fallout with JD-U
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal Lalu Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged IRCTC hotels scam case. Lalu has been asked to appear on September 11 for questioning by the CBI, while...
Myanmar: PM visits Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, one of the most revered sites in Myanmar, on the second day of his two-day visit to the country. The prime minister signed the guest book at...
Seven coaches of Shaktipunj express derails in UP
Lucknow: At least seven coaches of the Shaktipunj Express derailed near Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. No one was injured. According to railway officials, the incident occurred near Obara around 6 a.m. The train from Howrah in West Bengal was...
Maharashtra minister’s daughter bags foreign scholarship benefit
Mumbai: The name of Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has figured on the list of beneficiaries of the government scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad. The assistance includes one-time fare of flight for economy class, education fee, allowances etc. Badole,...
