Protests at University looks like Naxalite movement: Swamy
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday termed the protest in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi a "naxalite movement." "I support the vice chancellor in this matter because it looks like a naxalite movement, which means they wanted to enter the...
Mumbai: Journalist, writer Arun Sadhu passes away at 76
Mumbai: Well-known journalist and writer Arun Sadhu passed away at the age of 76 in Mumbai today. He was suffering from an existing condition of Cardiomyopathy since long. Yesterday, Sadhu was admitted in Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion hospital) at...
German polls: Merkel wins 4th term; anti-immigration AfD finishes 3rd
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has secured her fourth term by winning the general elections, according to the exit polls. The 63-year-old German leader scored around 33.5 per cent of the vote with her conservative Christian Union (CDU/CSU) bloc, according to CNN. This...
BHU lathi-charge: Top officials removed for ‘mishandling’ the issue
Varanashi: Days after a number of women students and two journalists were injured in a lathi-charge by the police in the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, a few policemen and administrators have been axed. Station House Officer Lanka, Circle Officer Bhelupur and...
Shane Warne accused of hitting porn star, vic calls hims ‘vile creature’
London: Shane Warne has been accused of hitting porn star Valerie Foxx in a row that escalated to the point of alleged violence from the former Australia cricketer. Witnesses at the spot reportedly saw Foxx, 30, fall to the floor...
No Chetan Bhagat books in Delhi University syllabus
New Delhi: The proposal by Delhi University's English department to include author Chetan Bhagat's novels in the literature curriculum has hit a roadblock following opposition from teachers of various colleges. The university has decided to put the proposal on hold and...
‘Thank You, Sushma Ji’: Rahul Gandhi sees praise for Cong in UN speech
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday thanked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for finally recognising Congress governments vision in her speech to the United Nations General Assembly a day earlier. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said, Sushma ji,...
Iqbal Kaskar admits speaking to Dawood Ibrahim
Mumbai/Nagpur: Contrary to his earlier claims, Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar has admitted before Thane police interrogators that Dawood has called him four times in the past few years. These calls were made mainly during the year 2011, when an attack...
Pradhyumn’s dad wants Sep 8 to be Students’ Safety Day
New Delhi: Father of Pradhyumn Thakur, who was found brutally murdered inside the premises of Ryan International School Gurgaon, today said that he would approach the government and request it to declare September 8 as 'Students' Safety Day'. Pradhyumn's murder at...
We built IITs, IIMs; you built LeT, JeM: Sushma to Pak
New York: Terrorism, climate change and UN Security Council reforms are on the agenda of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj when she addresses the UN General Assembly. This is the second consecutive year when Sushma Swaraj will be addressing the UNGA....
Activist Damania claims ‘Dawood’ called her to drop case against Khadse
Mumbai: Social activist Anjali Damania on Saturday claimed she received a threat call from a Pakistan-based number, asking her to withdraw the cases she has filed against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Eknath Khadse. The former Aam Aadmi Party leader said the...
Senior journalist KJ Singh, mother found dead in Mohali, murder suspected
Chandigarh: KJ Singh, a senior journalist, and his 92-year-old mother have been found dead at their residence in Mohali in Punjab. The police suspects KJ Singh and his mother, Gurcharan Kaur, were murdered. KJ Singh was a former news editor of The...
Honeypreet Insan was not adopted daughter, she was lover of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh claiming Honeypreet Insan as his adopted daughter has been dismissed as a sham by latter's former husband Vishwas Gupta. Honeypreet Insan's former husband Vishwas Gupta has claimed that she never slept with...
Arvind Subramanian gets 1-year extension as Chief Economic Adviser
New Delhi: The government will extend the term of Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian by one year till October 2018, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday. Subramanian, a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, was appointed India's...
Fuel prices have started coming down: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Following the hike in petrol prices and the various protests staged all over the country against it, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Saturday, said that the prices of the fuel have already started going down. Speaking to the...
We don’t play votebank politics, animals don’t vote: PM in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses farmers in Varanasi while visiting an animal health fair: - I want to compliment the Uttar Pradesh government and especially Chief Minister Adityanath for organising the Pashudhan Arogya Mela. This Pashudhan mela will benefit the...
Demonetisation was not required at all: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: ;Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the economy is on a "downhill path" because of the "adventure" of demonetisation undertaken last year which was not required at all, either technically or economically. Singh, a renowned economist considered to...
TNT found in Indigo flight carried by 2 passengers
Darjeeling: Two persons were on Friday trying to carry explosive chemical Trinitrotoluene (TNT) onboard an Indigo Airlines flight at Bagdogra Airport, said reports. TNT is one of the most commonly used explosives for military, industrial, and mining applications. The CISF, responsible for...
IRCTC blocks debit card payment gateway for several banks
File Pic New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has blocked many banks from using its payment gateway for debit card transactions over the issue of convenience fees, media reports said on Friday. As of now, cardholders of banks...
Uber loses licence to operate in London
Representational Pic London: Transport regulator in London announced today that Uber's licence to operate in the city will not be renewed once it expires on September 30. Authorities have cited 'safety reasons' for the decision. However, the company has three weeks to...
Kidnapped IT officer’s son killed, four arrested
Representational Pic Bengaluru: An Income Tax officer's son who was kidnapped 10 days ago was found murdered near a lake on the outskirts of Bengaluru today, with police arresting four persons including a friend of the victim in connection with...
