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,...
New Age Young Women Enterprenuers will lead India to glory : Governor
Mumbai: Stating that young Indian women are making their mark in businesses, boards, start ups and enterprises, Maharashtra Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao expressed confidence that the new age women will lead India to glory in the years to come. The...
Andhra cop’s hilarious reaction to traffic violators goes viral
Anantapur: Five people..One bike..No helmet, the fed cop bowed to the violators for their ignorance, a click of which has now become viral. A hilarious picture to promote road safety, shared by a senior Karnataka cop, has Twitter in splits. Abhishek...
Chinese woman loses partial eyesight after playing game on smartphone for 24 hours continuously
Representational Pic Beijing: Addiction of playing game has cost a young Chinese woman of her eyesight when she was rendered partially blind after playing video game on her smartphone for 24 hours, the media reported. The unnamed gaming addict was...
In Bengaluru, Accenture techie, 28, is stabbed to death
Bengaluru: A 28-year-old techie working with software major Accenture was killed in a Bengaluru suburb early on Monday morning while he was on his way to meet a woman friend. Pranoy Mishra belonged to Odisha. He was found bleeding after being...
From ‘beti bachao’, govt transitioned to ‘beta bachao’: Rahul
New Delhi: The government had transitioned from "Beti Bachao" to "Beta Bachao", Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said today in another swipe following a report alleging that a firm owned by Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah's son saw a...
It’s a girl! Baby born on Mumbai train platform
Mumbai: Finally, a happy story from Mumbai's suburban railway system. A 26-year-old woman Salma Shaikh delivered a baby girl on platform 3 of Mumbai's Dadar Station last night. The train was en route to CST from Kalyan and was stationed on platform...
