Karni Sena calls for Bharat bandh on Dec 1 over Padmavati
Jaipur: The Shri Rajput Karni Sena today called for a nationwide bandh on December 1 against the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', which finds itself mired in a controversy. The founder of the organisation Lokendra Singh Kalvi said that...
Shatrughan, Yashwant should resign: BJP leader
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao on Wednesday said Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha should resign from the party if they have "problems' on governance and are not finding enough opportunities to raise issues at party forums. Rao said both...
All is well in Infosys, says Narayana Murthy
New Delhi: Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy today said all is well in the company and its Chairman Nandan Nilekani has the skills of simplifying "lots" of complexities in the software major. "Absolutely, all is well. Remember, in my speech...
Bypoll to Maharashtra Legislative Council seat vacated by Narayan Rane on December 7
Mumbai: The by-election to the Maharashtra Legislative Council seat, vacated by former chief minister Narayan Rane after he quit the Congress, will be held on December 7, according to the Election Commission of India. As per the election schedule announced by...
An RTI query from a former Information Commissioner does not get a reply for two years resulting in Rs. 25,000 fine on CM’s Information officer
Mumbai: A former Central Information Commissioner files an inquiry into a vital subject with Maharashtra government officers. And see the result! The state information commission has had to levy a fine of Rs 25,000 on an officer from the Chief Minister's...
EC Bars Gujarat BJP From Using ‘Pappu’ in Electronic Advertisement
The Election Commission has barred the ruling BJP in Gujarat from using the word "Pappu" in an electronic advertisement, which apparently targeted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, calling it "derogatory". "Pappu" is perceived as a social media slur coined to target...
Crude shock, Jio jolt: Reliance Industries lost Rs 50,000 crore market value in 13 days
Mumbai: The crude price rise and slowing customer addition in its telecom network put pressure on Reliance Industries (RIL), India's largest company by markets value. In November so far, billionaire Mukesh Ambani promoted RIL has lost about Rs 50,000 crore...
Shatrughan’s message for PM: Enough of hugging, work for nation
New Delhi: BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha message for PM Modi (without actually naming him). The PM, who arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, is in Manila to attend the ASEAN-India and the East Asia summits. Sinha who shares a fractious relationship...
Saifee Burhani Trust wins auction for Dawood Ibrahim’s properties in Mumbai with Rs 11 crore bid
Mumbai: The Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust on Tuesday won the auction for three properties of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The trust won the auction for the Shabnam Guest House, six flats in Damarwala building and a restaurant Rounaq Afroz, said...
Ram Rahim enjoying special treatment in jail, says inmate
Rohtak: A man who was in the same jail as convicted Ram Rahim Singh revealed that the self-styled godman is enjoying himself in prison. Rahul Jain, the convict out on bail told a news agency that the attitude of jail authorities...
Pak teen arrested for sexually assaulting chicken
Representational Pic Islamabad: As bizarre as it may sound, a teenager has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a chicken and killing it in Hafizabad, Punjab of Pakistan. Mansab Ali, the 14-year-old boy, assaulted a hen in his village near...
Being homosexual is a tendency, not permanent: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
New Delhi: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar courted controversy with his statement that being homosexual is a tendency that may change later. He made the statement at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi after a student asked how he should...
SC dismisses plea to probe bribery charges against judges
New Delhi: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a SIT probe into an alleged case of bribery in the name of judges to get favourable orders for private medical colleges. The apex court made...
Nothing in India can be accomplished without Ram: Adityanath
Devotees stand near graffiti which reads, "Hey Ram" on the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu March 10, 2013. Celebrated by Hindu devotees all over the world, Shivaratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and holy...
Close shave for IndiGo passengers as wild boar strays on runway
Nearly 160 passengers and crew on board a Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight from Visakhapatnam had a narrow escape when a wild boar strayed on the runway and came under the aircraft while it was in the last stage of taxiing. As...
Jay Shah goes missing on day in court
Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of the Wire, tweets: @svaradarajan 22 hours ago "The Wire team outside the Ahmedabad courts today where Jay Shah did a no show, citing "social work", in his bogus criminal defamation case. First matter I've seen where...
Satisfied with Congress options on reservation: Hardik
Patidar quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel on Monday expressed satisfaction over the three options given by the Congress on how the party would grant reservation to Patels if voted to power and said the community leaders will take a final...
An alleged Hardik Patel sex video surfaces ‘just as expected’ says Patel
Ahmedabad: It is just what he expected from the dirty tricks department of BJP, says Hardik, as an alleged sex video of the 24-year-old pro-reservation Patidar leader was telecast on local Gujarati TV channels here on Monday. The firebrand youngster...
Alleged hijacking attempt at Cochin airport, man detained
Kochi: There was a major scare at the Cochin Airport today when a man allegedly tried to hijack a Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight. The incident caused panic and led to delay in the flight's departure. He has now been detained by the...
Govt cut GST rates to avoid drubbing in Gujarat, says Sena
Mumbai: The Centre slashed goods and services tax rates to avoid a drubbing in the Gujarat polls, the Shiv Sena claimed today while dubbing the Bharatiya Janata Party an "expert in gaining political mileage and publicity" from any issue. In the...
Islamic banking will not be pursued by RBI
Mumbai: Islamic banking will not be introduced in India. The RBI decided not to pursue a proposal for Islamic banking in the country. The decision was taken after considering the wider and equal opportunities available to all citizens to access banking...
