Rahul: Anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP-RSS is killed
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said "truth cannot be silenced" and demanded that the culprits be tracked down and punished. "The truth will never be silenced. Gauri Lankesh lives on in our hearts. My condolences & love to her family....
What Action Has Been Taken Against Cow Vigilantes, SC Asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre asking it about the action taken against the cow vigilantes. The remarks came as there has been a spurt in the incidents of violence by cow vigilantes resulting in...
Gauri Lankesh murder: Mumbai journalists to hold candlelight vigil at 7pm
Mumbai: To protest and condemn the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, there will be a candlelight vigil of journalists starting from the Mumbai Press Club at 7 pm today. All journalist organisations to join including the Mumbai Press Club, TV...
Indian immigrants in US fear deportation post DACA repeal
Thousands of people from India, who arrived in the United States illegally as children, are fearing deportation after President Donald Trump's decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival programme, a South Asian Advocacy group has said. The number of...
12 dead as 12-day Ganeshotsav ends in Maharashtra
Mumbai: At least 12 persons, including minors and an on-duty policeman, lost their lives during immersion ceremonies on Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav celebrations throughout the state on Tuesday, officials said. Four persons drowned in the...
Trump scraps Obama-era amnesty prog; 7,000 Indians to be hit
Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact 800,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans. "I...
Protests erupt against assassination of Gauri Lankesh
Bengaluru: Protests are being held outside senior journalist Gauri Lankesh's residence in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar after she was shot dead this evening. Several protests are also being planned in Delhi and Bengaluru tomorrow. Karnataka police chief R K Dutta said Lankesh was...
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist in Bengaluru on Tuesday shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The Bengaluru Police Commissioner has confirmed the incident and top police officers are rushing to the spot. Reports suggest unidentified men shot her three...
After Mumbai, its Kolkata: Building collapse kills one, injures two
Kolkata: After a similar tragedy in Mumbai, A four-storey dilapidated building in the Posta area of central Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday, killing one member of a family and grievously injuring two others, police officials said. The three were trapped inside...
Blue Whale continues to bite, another teen attempts suicide in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: The Blue Whale challenge is slowly increasing its clench over the easily influential section of teenagers, throughout the globe. A 17-year-old girl who had carved a "Blue Whale" into her arm was rescued after she jumped off a cliff...
Modi-Xi meet: China prepared to work with India guided by Panchsheel
Xiamen: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xiamen on the sidelines of BRICS 2017. "I congratulate you for the successful execution of BRICS Summit," the PM said at the bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jinping...
Kochi-bound Air India flight veers off taxiway, passengers safe
Kochi: A Kochi-bound Air India flight with 102 passengers on board veered off the taxiway in the early hours of Tuesday at the Kochi airport. The incident took place at around 2:40 a.m. when the Air India express IX452, the Abu...
BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh wants Pankaja Munde to become Maha’s first woman CM
Nagpur: Voice of dissent has started erupting within BJP circles in the state. The party's MP and MLA are now taking to public platform to vent their ire against both the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Prime Mininster Narendra Modi....
40,000 cops, drones, to keep an eye on Mumbai for Ganesh visarjan
Mumbai: Mumbai is all set to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha and the police is making sure that citizens don't face any hassles in the city. Some 40,000 police personnel will fan out across Mumbai to secure the city under the...
Beef would continue to be consumed in Kerala: Tourism minister
New Delhi: On the first day in his new office as tourism minister, bureaucrat-turned-politician Alphons Kannanthanam touched upon the controversial issue of beef, saying it would continue to be consumed in Kerala. The 1979 Kerala cadre officer said that the BJP...
3,600 cops, 53 roads to be closed: Mumbai prepares to bid adieu to Ganpati
Mumbai: Ganesh Utsav is coming to an end, which means that it is time for Ganesh to bid goodbye and his idols to be immersed in water. In preparation for the big day, Mumbai police has stated that it will deploy...
RBI includes HDFC Bank in ‘too big to fail’ list
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India today included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified...
Defamation case by Jaitley: Delhi HC fines Kejriwal for delay in response
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday levied a fine of Rs 5,000 on Arvind Kejriwal for delay in filing his reply in the civil defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley. The finance minister had filed a civil defamation case...
Gold prices soar post North Korea’s nuke test
New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 200 to trade at Rs 30,600 per 10 gram -- its highest level this year -- at the bullion market today after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test, escalating the geopolitical...
Star India wins IPL media rights for 16,347.50 crore in auction
New Delhi: Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League's media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore on Monday. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for...
Explore possibility of banning Blue Whale game: HC to Govt
Chennai: Taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, the Madras High Court today directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning it. Initiating suo motu proceedings in the matter, Justices K K Sasidharan and...
