Vasco Express derailment: Compensation of Rs 5 lakh for dead
The Railway Ministry today announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of those dead in the the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express derailment in Uttar Pradesh and Rs 1 lakh for those with grievous injuries. Railway Minister Piyush...
Anonymous Letter Leaves Bomb Threat at Ahmedabad Railway Station
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: A bomb threat at Ahmedabad railway station was received on Thursday evening after which a bomb disposal squad has arrived at the spot. Authorities reportedly received an anonymous letter threatening to carry out a bomb blast at Ahmedabad...
‘He sharpened pencil, put it in too’: Delhi girl, 4, assaulted by classmate
Representational Pic New Delhi: A four-year-old girl was sexually assaulted twice by her classmate in a Delhi school with a "sharpened pencil" and his finger, and no teacher was around to prevent the attack that left the child "writhing in...
RSS chief, UP CM to attend ‘Dharma Sansad’ on Ram Temple issue
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will attend a three-day 'Dharma Sansad' beginning November 24, organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad to discuss the Ram Temple issue. It is being organised at the time...
Two Art of Living men arrested in Meghalaya
Shillong: Two members of the Art of Living foundation were arrested on charges of conspiracy and having links with a banned insurgent group in Meghalaya’s west Jaintia Hills district, police said. The two, one of whom hailed from Noida, were arrested...
VVIPs delayed her flight, doctor shouts at minister, then breaks down
Imphal: A union minister was shouted at by a furious woman passenger at the Imphal airport whose flight had been delayed by two hours because of VVIP movement. The passenger, Dr Nirala Singh, was filmed yesterday venting her frustration at...
CM Fadnavis-Amit Shah meet linked to Justice Brijgopal’s death case, claims site
Nagpur/New Delhi: A news website has reported a different take on the late night meeting of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and BJP National President Amit Shah in Ahmedabad two days back. According the news published in the news website...
Train headed for Maharashtra lands up in Madhya Pradesh after wrong signal, hundreds of farmers stranded
Mumbai: Around 1,500 farmers, who were headed for Kota, are now stuck at an unfamiliar Madhya Pradesh railway station after their train travelled 160 kilometres in the wrong direction. Now, the railway authorities don’t know what to do with them. The...
Beed Villagers more progressive than the Maharashtra Govt who disallows a woman constable from sex surgery while in service
Beed: While the supposedly progressive Maharashtra state and top police brass have rejected Lalita Salve's request to remain in the police force after sex reassignment surgery, she has the full support of her family and village The Maharashtra home department contemplated over...
After Demon, GST, Centre likely to ban cheques!
Representational Pic New Delhi: After demonetisation and GST, Narendra Modi government is planning to drop another big bomb shell in financial terms. In a move to hush up digital transactions, the Centre is all set to ban all cheque books....
Triple Talaq bill in winter session of Parliament likely
File Pic New Delhi: The Centre is likely to introduce a bill in the winter session of Parliament to end the practice of Triple Talaq. A news agency reports that a ministerial committee has been constituted to frame a law...
Court allows axed film S Durga to be screened at IFFI
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has directed the organisers of the International Film Festival of India to include and exhibit the film S Durga, directed by Sanal Kumar Sashidharan in the Indian Panorama section of the Festival. The judge overruled the...
Don’t want to be associated with you: Vadra slams Mallya’s me-too
New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Tuesday cried foul after liquor baron Vijay Mallya drew parallels citing both of them were victims of political vendetta. In his defence before a UK court against India's request to extradite...
Bhansali as guilty as those making threats: Yogi
File Pic Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today alleged that 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is no less guilty than those issuing threats to actors and others involved with the film and asserted that if there is any...
Saamna article compares BJP rule with British Raj
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday drew a comparison between the British era and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government stating that both had blind followers who believed their governance to be god's blessing. Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamna stated...
FIR against BJP leader for Deepika bounty
Gurugram: A man from Gurugram on Tuesday filed an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suraj Pal Amu for his comments on actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali over film Padmavati. Earlier on Monday, the National Commission for Women...
Sensex moves in line with Asia, up 154 points
File Pic Mumbai: The Sensex struck a positive note today by jumping 154 points, in keeping with firm Asian shares. Fresh capital kept the flow on in the wake of continued buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive global indicators. The...
SRK invokes ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ at controversy-hit IFFI
Panaji: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan today invoked the Sanskrit words 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (the world is a family) as he opened IFFI, attended by Bollywood and other luminaries but plagued by controversy. The row over the release of "Padmavati" had members from...
CBFC turns down plea to hasten Padmavati certification
New Delhi: The Central Board of Film Certification turns down an application by makers of Padmavati seeking to expedite the certification process of the movie. Turning down the plea of the Padmavati makers, CBFC said that the movie will be...
CWC passes resolution to make Rahul party president
New Delhi: Congress Working Committee passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party President. A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is underway in New Delhi today to clear the decks for the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party...
Maharashtra Minister Ram Shinde pees on roadside, social media goes berserk
Maharashtra Minister Ram Shinde has landed himself in a controversy after a video clip purportedly showing him urinating on the roadside surfaced on social media. The incident occurred on a stretch of the Solapur-Barshi road when the water conservation minister was...
