Indian student rescued from lake in hurricane-hit Texas dies
Texas: A 24-year-old Indian student died today, three days after he was rescued along with another Indian woman from a swollen lake in the US state of Texas where Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc. Nikhil Bhatia, a PhD student at the Texas...
This Maharashtra minister appeals stuck Mumbaikars to use his official bungalow
Mumbai: Maharashtra Parliamentary Affairs Minister Girish Bapat has appealed to people stranded in south Mumbai for unavailability of transport following heavy rains, to take shelter in his official residence for time being. In his appeal made through Facebook, the Bharatiya Janata...
Children Death toll in BRD: 290 in August
Gorakhpur: A total of 290 children have died in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here in the month of August, of which 213 died in the neo natal ICU and 77 in the encephalitis ward, principal P K Singh...
Video: Jodhpur Doctors squabble during C-section, newborn dies
Deadline to link Aadhaar to social benefit schemes extended to December 31
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday announced that all petitions related with Aadhaar- related matters will be heard in the first week of November. The Centre told the apex court that it will extend the deadline for mandatory Aadhaar to avail...
Haryana CM rejects demands for resignation over Dera violence
File Pic Chandigarh: Responding to demands for his resignation over the violence that led to 38 deaths following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said his government...
Union Cabinet hikes GST cess on sedans, SUVs to 25%
New Delhi: The Cabinet today gave its nod for hike in cess on mid-size, large cars and SUVs to 25 per cent from 15 per cent under the new GST regime. Prices of most SUVs were cut between Rs 1.1 lakh...
Shiv Sena says BMC should be complimented for Mumbai’s preparedness
Mumbai: Even as the country's financial capital reeled under the impact of heavy rains, the Shiv Sena, which rules the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, on Wednesday complimented the civic body for ensuring that the situation did not "go out of hand"....
Marital ‘rape’ not crime says Central Govt. to High Court
Representational pic New Delhi: So again, with the Central Government's blessings, Indian men, are let off the hook and a sensitive issue for women, specially married women, has been dealt a rude blow. Making marital rape a crime will make husbands vulnerable...
Maharashtra govt issues orders to allow employees to leave office early
Mumbai: The Met Department today warned of more "heavy intermittent spells" in the next few hours in Mumbai and its satellite cities where incessant downpour has threw normal life out of gear. India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General K J...
Godman Rampal acquitted in 11-year-old rioting case
Haryana court has acquitted self-styled god-man Sant Rampal in an 11-year-old conspiracy case. Rampal's lawyer said that there were two cases registered against the god-man -- one on November 17, 2014 and another on November 18, 2014. Rampal, 67, was dodging...
Heavy Rain Throws Life in Mumbai Out of Gear, Trains Delayed; High Tide Expected
Mumbai: Incessant rains have thrown life in Mumbai completely out of gear with traffic moving sluggishly and the local trains delayed. Trains coming from other places are also delayed due to rains. Water-logging on tracks and on city roads are...
SC relieves Guj govt from reconstructing shrines damaged in 2002 riots
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today set aside the Gujarat high court order asking the state government to pay for the reconstruction and repair work of religious structures damaged during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra...
Day 1 in jail: Ram Rahim drank milk, remained silent in special cell
Gurmeet Ram Rahim has not stopped weeping since a special court sent him to jail for 20 years on Monday evening. The 50-year-old chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, convicted for raping two women 15 years ago, had broken down...
Rape allegations defamed Rahul Gandhi, says Supreme Court; CBI may explore ‘foreign angle’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had been accused by another politician of kidnapping a girl in Uttar Pradesh and gang-raping her with his friends. The court said that Mr Gandhi's reputation...
Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 20 years in jail, not 10 years
Rohtak: The CBI court which sentenced Gurmeet Ram Rahim, chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, has clarified that he has been sentenced to 20 years and not 10 years to prison. The court said that he will have to serve two...
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim sentenced to 10 years in jail
Rohtak: CBI special court judge Jagdeep Singh has sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 10 years in jail for rape and criminal intimidation of two female disciples in 2002. The Dera chief was held guilty by...
By election results: AAP wins Bawana, BJP leads Goa
Panaji/ New Delhi: In an intense three sided battle, Aam Admi Party has managed to win the Bawana assembly seat defeating the two main warriors BJP and Congress. While AAP's Ram Chander got 59886 votes, BJP's Ved Prakash polled 35834 votes....
India, China Agree To End Sikkim Stand-Off, Troops Being Withdrawn
New Delhi: China and India have agreed to end a lengthy stand-off at the Sikkim border that began in June, said the government today. The breakthrough was reached by diplomatic talks, India said. "On this basis, expeditious disengagement...
Justice Dipak Misra sworn-in as 45th CJI
Justice Dipak Misra was today sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India. At a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Misra. Justice Misra, 64, assumes office following...
Goa by-polls: Parrikar wins Panaji seat by a margin of 4,803 votes
The former union defence minister and current Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has registered a landmark victory in the Panaji by-polls by a margin of 4,803 votes. The by-polls in Panaji were necessitated after Parrikar's return to state politics in March...
