SC modifies order, protects Kinara mosque near Haji Ali
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order on encroachments near the Haji Ali Shrine in Mumbai and protected the Kinara mosque located near the shrine from demolition. The court also asked the Maharashtra government to decide within...
Supreme Court drops perjury charges against former BCCI prez Anurag Thakur
File Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court accepts the unconditional apology of former BCCI president Anurag Thakur and drops all contempt and criminal proceedings against him. Thakur on Thursday tendered a fresh "unconditional" and "unequivocal" apology in the Supreme Court, saying...
NCW notice to Kamal Haasan for naming molested Malayalam actress
Chennai: The National Commission for Women Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Friday said that suo moto action will be taken against Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan for revealing the name of the Malayalam actress in front of the media. The actress was...
Explosive found in UP Assembly, Yogi seeks NIA probe
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance into the issue of a packet of suspicious white powder found in the State Assembly and has sought for a National Investigative Agency probe into it. Adityanath, while confirming that an...
TRS Corporator brutally murdered in Warangal, accused surrender
Warangal: A TRS corporator of the Warangal Municipal Corporation was killed today allegedly by three persons at his residence in Warangal following an old rivalry dated back to 1991, the police said. Anisetti Murali (around 45-year-old), was attacked with sickles by...
Saudi Arabia’s Najran fire: List of Indians killed
Najran: The 10 Indian nationals, who were killed in the fire that broke at Saudi Arbaia's Najran, belong to Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Here is a list of the names of the people and the states to which...
Ramdev launches security firm Parakram Suraksha
New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurveda founder and yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday launched his own security firm titled Parakram Suraksha Pvt Ltd. Speaking to a news agency, Acharya Balakrishna, CEO of Ramdev's Patanjali said, "Security is a very important issue either...
Sasikala’s jail kitchen: Karnataka CM orders high-level probe
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today ordered a high-level probe into alleged irregularities at the central prison in Bengaluru, including preferential treatment being given to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala. He said strict action will be taken against those...
Paytm acquires majority stake in Insider.in
Representational Pic New Delhi: Digital payments startup Paytm on Thursday announced acquiring of a majority stake in Insider.in, India's leading ticketing platform for events and properties. "We are excited to partner with Paytm and build India's largest community of event goers....
Irom Sharmila to marry Desmond Coutinho in Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal: Manipur's iconic human rights activist Irom Sharmila has filed an application at the Sub-Registrar office in Kodaikanal to marry her long-time partner Desmond Coutinho, a British national. Accompanied by Coutinho, she filed the application for registration of marriage under Hindu...
100 m from edge of Ganga no-development zone: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate the River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of...
Mohan Bhagwat praises Modi, says India has big hopes on PM’s leadership; launches book, ‘The Making of Legend’
File Pic New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At the launch of a book ‘The Making of a Legend’ on PM Modi, Bhagwat said he still follows the same lifestyle of...
BJP Leader Arrested For Spreading Fake News
The arrested man, Tarun Sengupta, describes himself as the BJP's Asansol district IT in-charge Kolkata: A BJP leader in Bengal has been arrested on charges of "spreading fake news and creating communal disharmony", the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tweeted...
Indian-American Couple Killed After Private Plane Crashes in Ohio
Ohio: An Indian-American doctor couple were killed when their private plane crashed in the US state of Ohio, reported police officials on Wednesday. According to a media reports released from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Umamaheswara Kalapatapu, 63 from Logansport...
Chhattisgarh: Naxals torch 18 vehicles, machines engaged in mining work
Kanker: Naxals today set ablaze at least 18 vehicles and machines engaged in mining work in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, police said. No one was hurt in the incident, they said. A group of armed ultras stormed into the Barbaspur iron ore...
Ravi Shastri appointed Team India Coach till 2019 World Cup
New Delhi: Ravi Shastri has been appointed the next coach of the Indian team and will be at the helm of affairs till the 2019 World Cup. The decision was announced by the Cricket Advisory Committee on Tuesday after the...
Syria monitor says Baghdadi has been killed
New Delhi: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, agency reports said. The director of the war monitor was quoted as saying by news agencies that 'top tier commanders from IS...
NGT bans use of nylon and synthetic manja
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed total ban on ‘manja’ (kite string) made of nylon or any non-biodegradable material which is used for flying kites. The tribunal had earlier imposed interim nationwide ban on use of glass-coated ‘manja’...
Yogi delivers on farm loan waivers of Rs 36,000 crore
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government today presented its first Rs 3,84,659.71 crore budget for 2017-18, making a special provision of Rs 36,000 crore to honour its poll promise of farm loan waiver through debt redemption. Presenting the budget in the Assembly,...
Terror at Amarnath – a catastrophe for locals as well as pilgrims and tourists
Srinagar/Nagpur: What will the Amarnath attack, the worst in 16 years, do to the state of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh is a question that the state government will have to face seriously, and don't mind the pun, on a war...
Supreme Court stays Centre’s notification banning the sale of cattle for slaughter
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court today said the interim direction of the Madras High Court staying the Centre's notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter will remain in force and would cover the entire country. A...
