Mahatma’s grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi is Opposition’s VP candidate
New Delhi: Gopalkrishna Gandhi to be the Opposition's nominee for vice president, says news agency PTI. Eighteen opposition parties today met to discuss the upcoming vice presidential election, with Sharad Yadav of the JD(U) which had broken ranks with...
Amarnath Yatra Attack: Why the bus left at 5pm, why it was allowed after sunset ?
SRINAGAR: The terror attack that led to the deaths of seven pilgrims traveling on a bus after visiting the Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir was the result of a security lapse, said Dr Nirmal Singh, Deputy Chief Minister of...
Six Amarnath yatris killed in militant attack in J&K today
Anantnag: Six Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 15 others injured, including policemen, on Monday when a bus of yatris was caught in a cross fire between militants and a police party in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantang district, police said. Inspector General...
Human rights panel directs J&K govt to pay Rs 10 Lakh to ‘human shield’
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission on Monday directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a "human shield" by the army during the Srinagar Lok...
Lamborghini, two more cars involved in deadly Noida crash leave one dead
New Delhi: The driver of the Swift Dzire that led to a deadly accident near Noida Sector 135 on Saturday has been arrested. The accident that killed one person happened when the driver of the Swift Dzire tried to overtake...
Air India economy flyers to get veg-only meals on domestic flights
New Delhi: In a cost-cutting move, loss-laden Air India has stopped serving non vegetarian meals to economy class passengers of its domestic flights. However, budget flyers on Air India's international flights will continue getting non-veg food. "We implemented this move...
No Supreme Court relief for Teesta Setalvad
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from social activist Teesta Setalvad for relief from charges of corruption and misappropriation of funds meant for rehabilitation of Gujarat riot victims. No relief has been given by the court to...
Lashkar’s 1st non-Kashmiri militant held
Srinagar: A suspected militant named Sandeep Kumar Sharma was apprehended from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, said Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday. Muneer Khan, IG, J&K Police, said Kumar had expertise in looting ATMs. Sharma is a resident of Uttar...
Lalu’s son will not resign : RJD
Patna: The meeting of Rashtriya Janata Dal MLAs to decide whether party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son, Tejashwi, should resign as Bihar deputy CM, ends. After the meeting the RJD spokesperson said that Lalu's son will not resign. "We are with...
Fight over train seat, not over beef rumour, led to killing of Junaid Khan: GRP
Faridabad: The Government Railway Police (GRP) on Sunday said the killing of 17-year-old Junaid Khan was over fight for seat in the train and not over beef consumption. Naresh, the prime accused in the killing of Muslim youth Junaid onboard a...
Modi to Meet Chief Secretaries On Centre-States Coordination, NMC to give presentaion on PPP
New Delhi/Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet the chief secretaries of all the states on Monday at a conference to ensure better centre-states coordination on development projects, an official said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the day-long national...
CJI Khehar backs entry of foreign lawyers
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India J S Khehar on Saturday sought to allay fears of Indian lawyers over the issue of allowing their foreign counterparts practise, saying they are "no less" than offshore attorneys. He said opening the doors of...
BJP is hiding their failures by resorting to gau raksha: Mayawati
File Pic Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today attacked the BJP led governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh alleging that they were trying to hide their failures by resorting to 'gau raksha' (cow protection). She also claimed that...
Centre is behind Basirhat violence: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Continuing her tirade against the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today held the central government responsible for the recent Baduria and Basirhat violence which has turned the entire state into chaos. "The Centre wants to impose President's rule...
BJP MPs detained for trying to visit riot-hit Basirhat
Basirhat: A Bharatiya Janata Party central team was today detained and stopped from visiting riot-hit Basirhat in West Bengal. The BJP MPs comprising Meenakshi Lekhi, Om Mathur, Satyapal Singh were stopped by the police, following which an argument also took place...
ED raids Misa Bharti’s residence in Delhi’s Sainik farms
File Pic New Delhi: In more trouble for the Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Misa Bharti, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday raided her residence in Delhi’s Sainik Farms in an alleged corruption case. The raids were also carried out at three...
6 men thrashed for transporting buffalo calves in Delhi
New Delhi: Six people were thrashed by a mob in Delhi’s Baba Haridas Nagar for allegedly carrying buffalo calves. The mob also vandalised the vehicles reportedly carrying calves a news agency reported. One of the drivers Ali Jaan has received major...
5 injured as jet blast shatters IndiGo bus window at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Passengers on-board an IndiGo bus at the New Delhi airport sustained minor injuries after a window shattered due to a jet blast allegedly from a SpiceJet plane approaching a parking bay. An IndiGo spokesperson said the right front window...
Admissions to IITs stopped by Supreme Court over ‘bonus marks’
New Delhi: Admission of students to the Indian Institutes of Technology and other top engineering colleges was halted by the Supreme Court today that is hearing complaints that the bonus marks were wrongly awarded to candidates who appeared in this...
Lalu Yadav on raids: Have done nothing wrong, know how to handle CBI
New Delhi: Terming CBI's raids as a political conspiracy, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday said that everything was done according to the system and he has not done anything wrong. Soon after coming out of...
7th Pay Commission: Ministries asked to pay revised allowances from July
Representational pic New Delhi: The finance ministry has asked all central ministries to ensure revised rates of allowances as per the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) are paid from the current month, a move that will benefit 48 lakh employees. In...
