I-T Department seizes allegedly benami property belonging to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family
File Pic Patna: The Income Tax Department on Monday provisionally seized the allegedly benami properties of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti, son Tejaswi Yadav and son-in-law Shailesh Kumar. The move is part of the department’s...
Woman allegedly gang-raped, then thrown from car near Delhi
Gurgaon: A 35-year-old woman, who was allegedly gang-raped in a moving car by three men after being abducted from Haryana’s Gurgaon on Monday night, recorded her statement with Noida Police, officials said on Tuesday. Initially, it was believed the woman was...
Ram Nath Kovind for President: Which parties support his candidature and how the scales weigh
New Delhi: When BJP president Amit Shah announced the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA’s presidential candidate, he had said that there was a ‘by-and-large’ consensus within the coalition on the choice. He hoped that the...
BJP spokesperson files complaint against journalist for criticising its presidential pick
The ruling party said her suggestion that Ram Nath Kovind was the ‘worst bet’ was ‘blatant and scurrilously slanderous and casteist’. Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Monday night registered a police complaint against journalist Rana Ayyub for what she...
2nd CBI visit on AAP: Morning knock at health minister’s home
New Delhi: The CBI today went to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's residence to seek clarifications from his wife in connection with an ongoing inquiry into allegations of money laundering against him. CBI sources said the agency had sought time...
Bihar guv Ram Nath Kovind to be NDA prez candidate
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Monday announced that Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is the National Democratic Alliance’s nominee for the Presidential election. The decision is taken at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting today which was...
Bihar: Girl gang-raped, thrown out of moving train
A Class X girl was allegedly gang-raped by a group of six people and thrown from a moving train before it reached Bihar's Kiul junction. The girl's condition was said to be critical and a team of doctors was continuously monitoring...
Mirwaiz tweets ‘early Eid’ after Pak win, Gambhir suggests he ‘cross border’
Srinagar: Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to pack his bags and cross the border to go to Pakistan in an apparent jibe taken on him after he congratulated the Pakistan Cricket Team...
1 dead in mosque van attack in UK, Muslim worshippers targetted
London: A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians near a north London mosque, reports the BBC. A 48-year-old man was arrested following the collision near Finsbury Park Mosque in Seven...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Kochi Metro to the nation
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the first phase of Kochi Metro to the nation. Addressing the inaugural function, he stressed the need to bring about a paradigm shift in urban planning by adopting a people-centric approach and integrating...
Ahead of PM Modi’s arrival, Kerala Youth Congress workers hold beef fest, arrested
Representational Pic Kochi: Police on Saturday arrested Kerala Youth Congress workers who held a beef festival ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s arrival in the coastal city. The festival took place near the Southern Naval Command`s air terminal where Modi is...
Cut Pak aid for supporting terror: 2 US lawmakers to Trump admin
Washington: Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons. During a...
Rajasthan: Activist Zafar Hussein lynched to death for resisting photography of women defecating in open
Jaipur: A 44 year old man social worker was reportedly beaten to death by muncipality employees in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan as he tried to stop them from taking photographs of Muslim women who had come out of their homes...
Mandatory to link Aadhar to bank accounts by December 31: Govt
New Delhi/Nagpur: Existing bank account holders have been asked to furnish the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by December 31, 2017, failing which the account will cease to be operational, according to a revenue...
Jammu & Kashmir: Top LeT terrorist Junaid Mattoo killed in encounter
Anantnag: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Junaid Mattoo was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Arwani village of Bijbihara in Anantnag District of south Kashmir, media reports. Mattoo was trapped for more than eight hours with two other local Lashkar...
Talk to AK programme probe: CBI team at Dy CM’s residence
File Pic New Delhi: The CBI today visited premises of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to seek clarifications in connection with a preliminary enquiry against him related to alleged irregularities in the AAP's 'Talk to AK' campaign. The agency had registered...
Prices of petrol, diesel to be revised daily from today
New Delhi: From today onwards, the retail prices of petrol and diesel will be revised daily. Earlier this month, the oil marketing companies decided to make the daily revision. It is intended to make the retail prices more reflective of the...
Twin sisters, 5, die after being locked in hot car in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Locked in a hot car for over two hours, five-year-old twin sisters died in Gurgaon near Delhi yesterday afternoon. The girls were spending their summer holiday with their grandparents, who live in the Pataudi area, in a village called...
In Trump’s America, prof holds after-sunset classes for fasting Muslims
Washington: In a beautiful gesture symbolic of accommodating religious sentiments, a professor at the University of Washington offered to conduct examinations after sunset for his Muslim students, who are fasting during the holy month of Ramzan. This decision was taken Bryan...
SC to hear plea against ban on cattle sale for slaughter today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today will hear a petition challenging the Centre's notification banning the sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter, a move that received flak since its announcement. The petition was filed by a Hyderabad-based...
RSS holds iftar party in Ayodhya
Ayodhya: Rashtriya Swayam Sewak's Muslim wing Muslim Rashtriya Manch has organised an Iftar party in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya on Wednesday. Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar was also present at yesterday's party. The MRM was set up in 2002 by the RSS in...
