Non-bailable warrant issued against Hardik Patel for vandalising BJP MLA’s office in July 2015
Ahemdabad: A court in Visnagar, Mehsana today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel after he failed to appear before it for the second consecutive time in a case of vandalising the office of a Bharatiya...
Won’t link phone to Aadhaar, let them disconnect: Mamata
Kolkata: Opposing linking of Aadhar with mobile phone number, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will not comply with it even if her phone connection is snapped. The Trinamool Congress leader accused the Union government of "autocratic" rule...
Tipu Sultan died heroic death fighting British, says President Kovind
Bengaluru: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday hailed Tipu Sultan, saying he died a heroic death fighting the British, remarks that came in the backdrop of protests by the BJP in Karnataka against the glorification of the 18th-century Mysore ruler. The...
Congress has no idea of GST, says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Congress, which has been attacking him over the alleged failure of the goods and services tax, has "no idea" of the taxation scheme. Jaitley also clarified that the GST Council,...
Singapore passport world’s ‘most powerful’, India ranks 75
New Delhi: Singapore has the world's "most powerful" passport, according to a global ranking topped for the first time by an Asian country with India figuring at 75th position, three notches better than its previous ranking. According to the 'Global Passport...
Gujarat goes to polls on 9th and 14th December
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in 2-phases on December 9 and December 14. The Election Commission said the counting of votes will take place on December 18, announced Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti. The term of the...
Gutka baron and Manikchand MD Rasiklal Dhariwal passes away
Pune: Chairman and managing director of Manikchand group of companies and Gutka baron Rasiklal Dhariwal passed away in Pune after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 79. For last 50 days, he was being treated at a private hospital after...
New shoes bite initially: Pradhan on GST, note ban
New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today came out in defence of the Goods and Services Tax and demonetisation, saying new shoes bite for the first few days, but become comfortable to wear thereafter. He also dismissed reports that the note...
Those used to scams will have problems paying tax: Jaitley on Rahul
New Delhi: Responding to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who termed terming the goods and services tax as 'Gabbar Singh Tax' at a rally in Gandhinagar on Monday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that 'those who are used...
Delhi HC bans use of stage, loudspeaker at Chhat Puja ground
New Delhi: The Delhi high court today asked the police to ensure that no one uses stage and loudspeaker at a South Delhi ground for Chhat Puja by two organisers and maintain law and order. The court said that public address...
Ahmedabad court issues summons to accused in defamation case filed by Jay Shah
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court on Tuesday issued summons against the accused in defamation case filed by Jay Shah against online news portal The Wire. Junior Shah had filed a defamation case against seven people over reported huge growth in his firm’s...
Will observe ‘black day’ on November 8, says Opposition
New Delhi: Several opposition parties today announced that they would observe November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as 'Black Day' and would hold protests across the country to highlight its "ill-effects" on the economy. Announcing the decision at a joint...
Prakash Javadekar’s mother dies of cardiac arrest
New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar’s mother Rajani died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest, an aide of the minister said. She was 92-year-old. She breathed her last at 9 AM at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital...
Kashmir terror funding case: Hizb chief’s son arrested
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency today arrested Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son, Shahid Yousuf, in Kashmir terror funding case Before his arrest, Yusuf, 42, was earlier questioned by the NIA after his name cropped up during investigations. He will be produced...
Fake stamp paper scam convict Abdul Karim Telgi on life support
Bengaluru: Abdul Karim Telgi, a convict in counterfeit stamp paper scam is on ventilator support in critical condition at Bengaluru's Victoria Hospital. Suffering from meningitis, Telgi was admitted to the hospital four days ago. Telgi is diabetic and he collapsed in...
GST Intelligence Agency raids Tamil actor Vishal’s production house in Chennai
This comes immediately after the actor criticised Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja for watching parts of Vijay’s movie ‘Mersal’ online. A team of the Goods and Services Tax Intelligence Agency on Monday raided Tamil actor Vishal’s production house Vishal...
Shreyas Iyer in T20 team vs NZ; Ashwin, Jadeja back for Lanka Tests
Mumbai youngster Shreyas Iyer was included in the Indian team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand, while spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were named in the squad for the Sri Lanka Test series. Shreyas...
US: Police may have found body of missing 3-year-old Indian girl
The police in the US today discovered the body of a child, which they say is "most likely" of a three-year-old Indian girl who went missing two weeks ago, reports Seema Kachru/PTI. Sherin Mathews, who has developmental issues...
Pune horror: Two-and-a-half year old girl kidnapped, raped and murdered
A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from her home in Pune on Saturday night, has been found dead, 500 metres away from her residence, near Kudale Mala off Sinhgad Road. According to the police, the girl was sexually assaulted before...
‘PM-EC jugalbandi out in open’: Sibbal on Gujarat poll dates row
Congress leader Kapil Sibal today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission for not announcing the Gujarat assembly poll dates and said that the 'jugalbandi' between the two is out in the open. "PM , EC jugalbandi now in...
Despite eviction, hawkers back on Rly premises; vigil intensified
Mumbai: Despite the Elphinstone Road stampede in which 23 persons died, hawkers and vendors continue to encroach on railway station premises despite being evicted time and again. While the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers went on a rampage on Saturday to...
