Army Conducts Surgical Strike at Myanmar Border, Targets Naga Insurgent Camps
New Delhi: The Army on Wednesday carried out a surgical strike along the Myanmar border and caused “heavy damage” to Naga insurgent camps. A team of Indian Para Commandos carried out the strike at 4:45 am and inflicted damage on NSCN-K...
Yashwant Sinha says Finance minister has made mess of the economy,Chidambaram backs him
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has hit out at Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that the economy has been on a downward spiral on his watch. "I shall be failing in my national duty if I did not speak...
Delhi HC rejects Honeypreet’s anticipatory bail plea
File Pic New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, the "adopted daughter" of the now jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. "The plea is without merit. Honeypreet has...
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir slams Varun Gandhi for his Rohingya comment
New Delhi: Union minister Hansraj Ahir today criticised BJP MP Varun Gandhi for his views that Rohingya Muslims should be given asylum in India after security vetting, saying those who have national interest in mind should not make such statements. In...
Give momentum to Sitaphal processing industry through NOGA: Phundkar
Nagpur/Mumbai: State Agriculture Minister Pandurang Phundkar has called upon Maharashtra Agro Industries Development Corporation (MAIDC) to carry out extensive marketing of Sitaphal (Custard Apple) pulp through NOGA (Nagpur Orange Growers’ Association) brand. He has also said that Sitaphal processing industry...
Judicial probe into Banaras Hindu University violence
Banaras: The Uttar Pradesh government today ordered a judicial inquiry into the violence on the campus of the Banaras Hindu University. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in a lathicharge by the police in BHU...
Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis leaves for 3-day South Korea, Singapore tour
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today embarked on a three-day tour of South Korea and Singapore where he will visit infrastructure projects and hold meetings for investments. The chief minister is scheduled to meet several business leaders in South Korea...
Malegaon blast case: Army Major gets bail
Representational Pic Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today granted bail to retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Accepting Upadhyay's plea on the ground of parity -- since the other prime accused in the case...
Commissioner blames BHU for not handling eve-teasing complaint properly
Varanasi: Varanasi Commissioner Nitin Gokarn has submitted a preliminary report to Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rajiv Kumar on over an alleged eve-teasing incident in the Banaras Hindu University and subsequent protests by students. The report puts the blame on the university...
‘Sulking’ BJP MP Nana Patole skips party’s National Executive meet
Nagpur/New Delhi: Bhandara-Gondia BJP MP Nana Patole, who had raised a storm recently by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t like to take questions, has eventually skipped the party’s National Executive meeting being held in New Delhi on Monday. Patole,...
World’s ‘heaviest woman’ passes away in Abu Dhabi months after being shifted from Mumbai
Abu Dhabi: Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who had been undergoing treatment for weight loss, passed away in Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel hospital. She passed away on Monday morning at 4.35 am due to complications from the underlying co-morbid conditions. Shifted from India in...
Haseena Parkar’s son held special screening of biopic for ‘D’ family in Dubai
Mumbai: While Shraddha Kapoor-starrer Haseena Parkar failed to impress critics, it has found some fans in the family of the notorious Aapa, on whom the movie is based. The Thane Crime Branch, which is currently investigating extortion charges against Parkar's brother...
RSS survey predicts 60 seats for BJP, 100 seats for Congress in Gujarat Assembly elections
Ahmedabad: The survey conducted by RSS has disturbed the peace of mind of Mr. Modi and Mr. Amit Shah since it predicted that in Gujarat Assembly BJP may get 60 seats whereas Congress is likely to get 100 seats. It may...
Rajiv Mehrishi takes oath as CAG
Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as the Comptroller and Auditor General. He takes over from Shashi Kant Sharma, who retired today. In his earlier appointment, Mehrishi was the Union home secretary. ...
BJP is rattled especially with recent universities win: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress Party on Monday said the BJP is "rattled" with Congress' recent victory in the Delhi University. "BJP is already rattled with the kind of results that are coming out of universities," Congress spokesperson Tom Vadakkan told newsagency. He...
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...
