Earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit #Maharashtra’s Satara
Representational Pic Mumbai: Earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra’s Satara district on Saturday night. The epicentre of the quake is not known yet and until this report was first published no report of any casualty has come forward....
At least 23-24 dead, 80 injured as train derails in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: At least 23-24 people have died and over 80 injured after 14 coaches of the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh this evening. The accident took place around 5.46 pm in Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar, barely 100 kilometres from the...
JD-U is my party, Grand Alliance remains intact: Sharad Yadav
Patna: Rebel Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav on Saturday launched a veiled attack at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for forging an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and said the promise of grand alliance was for five years. Yadav, who...
BJP will be in power for 50 years: Amit Shah
File Pic New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has said his party has not come to power for mere 5 or 10 years, but at least 50 years and called upon workers to strengthen the party and take...
Jharkhand: Denied ambulance, toddler dies in mother’s lap
Ranchi: A case of administrative apathy has come to the fore from Jharkhand. A three-year-old child died in her mother's arms in Jharkhand's Gumla area, while she was taking him home 40 kms away on foot after Sadar Hospital allegedly refused...
Bihar flood: Death toll mounts to 153
Patna: With a loss of 34 more lives in last twenty hours the toll of lives claimed by Bihar floods has reached over 150. With 15 districts of the state inundated due to onrush of water, the number of those...
Gorakhpur not a ‘picnic spot’, says Adityanath ahead of Rahul’s visit
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today hit out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his planned visit to Gorakhpur, saying the 'yuvraj (prince) sitting in Delhi' cannot be permitted to make Gorakhpur 'a picnic spot'. The chief minister,...
Below my dignity to respond to such baseless insinuations: Murthy on Sikka’s allegations
New Delhi: Amidst allegations that Vishal Sikka has resigned owing to heightened acrimony between the board and the high-profile founders led by NR Narayana Murthy, the latter on Friday said that it is below his dignity to respond to such...
IndiGo cancels 84 flights, grounds 13 planes over engine problems
New Delhi: Pratt & Whitney engine issues force IndiGo to cancel 84 flights and ground 13 A320 Neo planes. The DGCA had taken up the issue of constant troubles with Pratt & Whitney engines. IndiGo and GoAir have PW-powered NEOs in...
Fatwa issued on Facebook against Tripura CM Manik Sarkar,police trace source to Indore
Agartala: The Tripura police on Friday launched a probe over a fatwa issued against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Facebook, the authorities said. "After noticing the fatwa post on Thursday, an inquiry has been initiated following the registering of a...
Kill the guys, keep the girl: Students allege assault, rape attempt by mob
Faridabad: Seven students of JNU and St Stephen's College, including a girl, were brutally assaulted by a group of people in Faridabad on Monday, police said. The girl claims the group also tried to rape her during two-hour ordeal. Moreover, when...
Boss attempts to molest woman, employer sacks woman
New Delhi: A 33-year-old woman, a staff member of a five-star hotel, was allegedly molested by its security manager in Delhi's Aerocity hotel. The incident occurred on July 29 on the victim's birthday when accused Pawan Dahiya assaulted her by calling...
Vishal Sikka steps down as MD, CEO of Infosys
Vishal Sikka steps down as managing director and CEO of Infosys, reports CNN IBN. He has been appointed vice-chairman of the company, while a panel has been formed for finalising a new CEO. Sikka says 'personal' attacks reason behind resignation : The...
EC slams political parties, says winning at all cost is new normal in politics
New Delhi: Election Commissioner O P Rawat has sent out a strong message against the ‘creeping new normal of political morality’ in the country, according to Indian Express. He said that winning at all costs without exclusion of ethical considerations...
Rahul Gandhi prefers ‘Sach Bharat’ to ‘Swachh Bharat’!
New Delhi: Trust Rahul Gandhi or his content team for coming out with some of the wittiest one-liners targeting his political arch rival and the epicentre of power at Centre Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Be it 'suit boot waali sarkar',...
Gujarat Cops Accused In Ishrat Jahan Case Forced To Quit By Top Court
New Delhi: Gujarat police officers NK Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in encounter killings including that of 19-year-old student Ishrat Jahan, gave their word to the Supreme Court today that they would resign. The reappointment of the two officers on contract...
TMC #1, BJP #2 in Bengal civic bypolls
The Trinamool Congress won the Dhupguri municipality bagging 12 of the 16 seats results of which declared today. The TMC is followed by BJP which garnered four seats while the Left and the Congress drew a blank, officials said. The TMC...
Bomb threat at Delhi HC
Delhi High Court on high alert after police received a call about a bomb threat; Police, SWAT teams, fire tenders and bomb squad at the spot. Details...
Read Tripura CM’s I-Day speech blacked out by govt
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who heads a Left Front government in the state, has alleged that Doordarshan and All India Radio refused to broadcast his Independence Day address unless he reshaped it. Doordarshan Kendra, Agartala has refuted the allegations. A news...
UP madrasa likely to face action for not singing anthem on I-Day
Bareilly: A madrasa in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly that openly defied the state government's directive and refused to sing the national anthem on the Independence Day may face legal action. The administration may impose the National Security Act as well. Speaking to...
Kailash Mansarovar yatra suspended, pilgrims airlifted
Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims were airlifted on Wednesday after the yatra was temporarily suspended as the route between Mangti and Malpa was damaged due to the recent cloudbursts in which eight people were killed. Forty-seven pilgrims of the 16th batch were airlifted...
