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Several Twitter users have called for an organised boycott of Twitter on Friday after the social media platform partially suspended actress Rose McGowans account for violating its terms and policies amid her sexual abuse allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. On...
Congress sweeps Nanded civic polls; stops BJP juggernaut
Nanded: The Congress today made a clean sweep in the Nanded-Waghala municipal corporation elections, winning 49 of the 54 seats for which results were declared. Results for 54 seats, out of the total 81, have been declared so far. Nanded is Maharashtra...
The frenzied trial by media Talwars had to endure and how it gave our entire judicial system a bad name
Nagpur/Allahabad: Today afternoon the Allahbad High Court acquited Dr. Rajesh and Nupur Talwars, unfortunate parents of 13 years old Arushi of all charges of murder and cover up of their only child. "There wasn't enough evidence to convict them and they...
HC quashes JNU disciplinary action against Kanhaiya, others
New Delhi: In a relief to former Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar and 14 other students, the Delhi high court on Thursday set aside the disciplinary action taken against them by the university in connection with an...
Aarushi murder: Talwars acquitted
Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court has acquitted Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the 2008 murder of their daughter Aarushi. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the Talwars challenging a CBI court order convicting them for the murders. The...
Are Union Ministers unhappy with their seniors?
New Delhi: Murmurs are being heard in New Delhi political circles that many union ministers are upset with their seniors. The reason is that there is no work allocation, no files to consider and no foreign tours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Cong’s Ashok Gehlot’s star is on the rise
New Delhi: A room at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi has been lying vacant. The room used to be occupied by senior party leader Digvijaya Singh but his is now on a Narmada Yatra which is expected to last...
Sena condemns SC’s ruling on firecrackers, questions its relevance
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday questioned the relevance of the Supreme Court's ruling on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi and the NCR region, citing it would end the enthusiasm of 'Hindu festivals' in India". The Supreme Court's decision to...
Jay Shah’s company should be investigated says RSS’s Dattatraya Hosbale
Bhopal: "If there is enough evidence of wrong doing and prim facie case Amit Shah's son Jay Shah's companies then it should definitely be investigated into" commented senior RSS leader Dattatraya Hosbale. He was speaking on the sidelines of the...
Bhandup By-election Results: BJP’s Jagruti Patil Wins By-poll
Mumbai: Counting of votes for the by-election results of Tarabai Park ward of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Koregaon Park of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is underway. The by-election to Tarabai Park of KMC ward recorded 57.66 per cent voting...
Dates for Gujarat, Himachal polls at 4 pm today
New Delhi:The Election Commission will announce the dates for the Assembly polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at 4 pm today. The Election Commission yesterday indicated that Gujarat may go to polls in December as the term of the current...
Nanded Municipal Corporation Election Results
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4:05 PM IST Nanded Municipal Corporation Election Results: Names of Winning Candidates of Congress, BJP, AIMIM, Shiv Sena, NCP
3:39 PM IST The Congress is set to retain power in Nanded Municipal Corporation as it has secured the lead on...
Kolhapur, Pune By-election Results: BJP Takes Early Lead, Shiv Sena Lags Behind
Counting of votes for the by-election results of Tarabai Park ward of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Koregaon Park of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is underway. The by-election to Tarabai Park of KMC ward recorded 57.66 per cent voting on...
Blatant Double Standards – Railways get clean chit for Elphinstone bridge stampede but Business’ responsible for farmers death in Vidarbha?
Mumbai: Barely two weeks after deadly stampede on Elphinstone Road-Parel foot-over bridge in Mumbai that killed 23, the Western Railway has pinned the blame on rumours and rains, ruling out the issue of poor infrastructure or negligence on part of...
2 IAF commandos, 2 LeT militants killed in encounter in J-K
Representational Pic Srinagar: Two Garud Commandos of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and as many Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were today killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, an army official said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation...
The way minister defended him, it gives the impression Something wrong: Yashwant Sinha on Jay Shah
Patna: After his recent slapdown of the government's handling of the economy, former union minister Yashwant Sinha today said that his party has "lost the moral high ground" due to a corruption scandal involving the son of its chief Amit...
SC concerned about child marriages
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today criminalised sex with a minor wife aged between 15 and 18 years, saying the exception clause in the rape law was arbitrary and was violation of the Constitution. Section 375 of the IPC, which...
Sex with wife between 15-18 years is rape: SC
New Delhi: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today said that sexual intercourse with wife below 18 years (or between 15 and 18 years) will be considered rape and will be a punishable offence under the Indian Penal Code....
Facebook India Managing Director Umang Bedi logs out
New Delhi: Facebook India Managing Director Umang Bedi has stepped down from the post about 16 months after he joined the social media company. Sandeep Bhushan, director, consumer and media for South Asia at Facebook, has been appointed the interim...
Australia’s team bus hit by rock in India after T20 win
Guwahati: A rock was thrown at Australia's team bus, smashing a window, after their eight-wicket T20 international win against India in Guwahati. Players and staff were travelling back to the hotel from the Barsapara Stadium, when the bus was hit. Cricket Australia...
BJP chest-thumping over ‘independent’ Gram Panchayat elections premature; state poll panel debunks BJP’s claims
Representational Pic Mumbai: In a desperate attempt to impose its popularity, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday claimed that it has won the largest number of sarpanch posts in the recently concluded first phase of Gram Panchayat elections even though,...
