Patidars, Congress workers clash soon after ‘reaching agreement’
Surat: Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti workers in the late hours of Sunday protested against the Congress in Ahmedabad and Surat, expressing dismay over ticket distribution ahead of assembly polls in the state. Following the release of Congress' list of candidates which...
Snowfall in Jammu’s high-altitude areas
Jammu: The Mughal Road remained closed for vehicular traffic for the second day today as high-altitude areas continue to witness snowfall, resulting in a marked dip in night temperature across Jammu region, officials said. However, day temperature, which plunged six degrees...
Gujarat wants to see ‘CD of 23-yr rule, not 23-yr-old youngster
Hardik Patel, the leader of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti said the people of Gujarat want to see what the BJP has done in 23 years rather than the video of a 23-year-old youth. Hardik, who had earlier threatened to drop a...
‘Shameful Is…’: Rahul Gandhi’s Retort To Nirmala Sitharaman on Rafale
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today hit back at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the multi-crore Rafale deal, claiming it was "shameful" that her boss was "silencing" her. Mr Gandhi's retort comes a day after Ms Sitharaman alleged that...
RSS Backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh Holds Massive Rally Against The ‘Anti-Labour Policies Of The Centre’
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh(BMS), the largest trade union in India backed by the RSS, held a massive rally in Delhi on Friday against the “anti-labour policies of BJP-led government". Some of the main demands of the workers were abolishment...
Miss India Manushi Chhillar wins Miss World 2017
A medical student from Haryana, Manushi Chhillar, is the new Miss World 2017. Elbowing aside beauties from over 108 nations, Manushi was crowned the new queen in the Sanya City Arena in China PR. Miss World 2016 winner Puerto Rico's...
Intl design contest for Nagpur, Gwalior station makeover
Nagpur/New Delhi: An international design contest will decide the new look of three railway stations in the country - Nagpur in Maharashtra, Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh and Baiyyappanahalli in Bengaluru. The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), mandated to develop...
All three accused found guilty in Khoparde rape case
Ahmednagar: All the three accused in Kopardi rape and murder case have been found guilty. It has been proved that the main three accused, Jeetendra Shinde, Santosh Bhaval and Nitin Bhalume had conspired torture and murder. On November 21 the court...
Hubby tries to kill ex-model wife as she refused to convert to Islam
Mumbai: In a dramatic domestic drama in Mumbai's Bandra locality a former model has alleged that her husband has been forcing her to convert to Islam and when she refused he had beaten her blue and black, and also tried...
Is Amravati DySP Pravin Patil the Brain behind a private detective in extortion bids on IAS officer Radheshyam Mopalwar?
Mumbai: According to news published by Mumbai Mirror , a senior police officer's name has emerged in the corruption-extortion scandal involving one of the state's senior-most IAS officers, suspended Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation chairman Radheshyam Mopalwar. Mopalwar was suspended in...
Next big move by Modi? Bank cheque facility may be withdrawn to push digital transactions, says CAIT official
New Delhi: A senior functionary of industry body CAIT today said the Centre may withdraw the bank cheque book facility in the “near future” to encourage digital transactions. Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the...
HC reserves order on plea challenging gag order on ‘The Wire’
The Gujarat high court has reserved its order on a petition filed by online news portal The Wire challenging a gag order passed by a lower court in a civil defamation case filed by BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay...
PM fears transformed image of Rahul Gandhi: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar has alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "feared" the "transformed image" of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi due to which the Bharatiya Janata Party was raking up old issues such as Bofors to "defame"...
Is TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit meddling in routine affairs of the state?
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s new governor Banwarilal Purohit raised a few eyebrows after meeting the Coimbatore district collector and other officials on Tuesday, with political leaders saying it is unusual for a governor to review the work of a state administration. In...
No winter session of Parliament in 2017
There will be no winter session of Parliament this year. The BJP does not want to disturb its MPs and Union Ministers from the campaign trail in Gujarat. But the Congress party insists that there should be a winter session. There...
Shri Shri Ravishankar caught in controversy as Akhada opposes his Ayodhya visit
Ayodhya: The visit of Art of Living Founder Shri Shri Ravishankar in Ayodhya has stirred the hornet's nest yet again as the saint community is aggrieved over his interference in the matter. It may be mentioned that Ravishankar has gone...
Here’s what happened when Manohar Parrikar was caught watching an adult film
Panaji: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, known for his clean image in politics, recently shared a hilarious experience when he had gone to watch an adult film in a cinema hall when he was young. Parrikar shared the story while interacting...
Cops forced auto driver to say he dropped Najeeb at Jamia: CBI in High Court
New Delhi: The CBI today submitted a status report on its probe into the mysterious disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed in the Delhi High Court, and is believed to have said that the auto-rickshaw driver who the Delhi Police claimed to...
Fire in Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi: A fire broke out on the second floor of Nirman Bhawan on Thursday, the Delhi Fire Services said. No injuries were reported. A call was received at 10.05 am about the fire and five fire tenders were rushed to the...
Indian student shot dead by robbers at grocery store in US
Representational ImageWashington: A 21-year-old Indian student has been shot dead allegedly by four armed robbers, including an Indian-origin man, at a grocery store in the US state of California, according to a media report. Dharampreet Singh Jasser was on duty...
Fully committed to upholding freedom of press & expression: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he is fully committed to upholding freedom of press and expression in all forms. Greeting the media on the occasion of National Press Day, the PM said role of the media in giving voice...
