Don’t say you could have stopped me at the border: Rahul Gandhi to UP cops
Saharanpur: As Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached the UP-Haryana border, he told the media waiting there, "Don't say that you could have stopped me at the border." The statement comes after the Additional Director General of police (Law and Order) Aditya...
Kapil Mishra accuses Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendar Jain of Rs 300 crore health sector scam
New Delhi: Rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Kapil Mishra made new allegations of corruption against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain on Saturday. Mishra said Kejriwal and Jain, the Delhi health minister, are misappropriating funds...
India rushes help to flood-hit Sri Lanka; 100 killed, 99 missing
Colombo/New Delhi: An Indian Navy ship with relief materials reached Colombo on Saturday as the death toll from the worst floods since 2003 in Sri Lanka climbed to 100 and authorities warned of more rains. The disaster management centre issued an...
After Rahul Gandhi, former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav denied entry to Saharanpur
Lucknow: Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav has been denied permission to strife-torn Saharanpur. Earlier, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was stopped from entering the area by the authorities. Saharanpur has witnessed widespread caste-based clashes his month. Violence first broke out in Saharanpur about...
Not possible to give jobs to everyone in country of 125 crore, says Amit Shah
File Pic New Delhi: Noting that it was not possible to provide jobs to all in a country of 125 crore people, BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government had tackled the problem of unemployment...
Kerala takes lead against new cattle slaughter rules
Representational Pic New Delhi: Expressing strong objection to the new central government ruling that cows and buffaloes sold at animal markets across India can no longer be used for slaughter, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is expected to write to...
After skipping Sonia Gandhi’s lunch, Nitish Kumar arrives for PM’s invite
File Pic New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will on Saturday attend a lunch being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in honour of visiting Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. Notably, the Bihar CM skipped an opposition meeting called by...
H-1B visa: Bill introduced seeking exemption for non-US citizens with PhD from American universities
Washington: A bill has been re-introduced in the House of Representatives that seeks exemption for foreign- born persons with an American Ph.D. in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from the limits on the number of employment-based green cards and H-1B...
Burhan Wani successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat gunned down by Army in Tral, 8 other militants killed in Baramulla
Pulwama: Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, who succeeded Burhan Wani, was on Saturday killed along with another terrorist in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Soon after the killings, stone-pelting protests have started at...
With 41.7 million followers, Modi becomes most followed world leader on Facebook
New Delhi: In three of the National Democratic Alliance government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the top followed leader on Facebook globally. According to data shared by the social networking giant, Modi's Facebook Page has more followers than Donald Trump...
Tharoor files Rs 2 crore defamation suit against Arnab Goswami, Republic
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today filed a civil defamation suit against Arnab Goswami and newly-launched news channel Republic TV in the Delhi high court claiming damages and compensation of Rs two crore for allegedly making defamatory remarks towards him...
KPS Gill, tough cop who ended Punjab insurgency, dies
New Delhi: KPS Gill, the former Punjab top cop best known for crushing the Sikh militancy in the late eighties and early nineties, died at a hospital in Delhi on Friday after a sudden cardiac arrest due to cardiac arrhythmia....
Aiyar welcomes ‘illiterate’ Anupam Kher’s criticism on Hurriyat meeting
File Pic New Delhi: Taking a dig at Bollywood actor Anupam Kher for criticising his recent meeting with Hurriyat leaders, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday welcomed his disapproval saying that the former lives in a mansion in Bombay...
Arvind Kejriwal removes Ram Jethmalani as his lawyer
New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal removes Ram Jethmalani as his lawyer, reports a news agency. This comes after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley filed another suit against Kejriwal for remarks made by his lawyer in court. Jethmalani had called Jaitley a...
Indian Army foils attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team in Kashmir’s Uri, 2 killed
Representational Pic Srinagar: In a significant development, the Indian Army on Friday foiled a major infiltration bid allegedly backed by the Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. According...
Environment Ministry bans sale of cattle for slaughter across India
Representational Pic New Delhi: The Environment Ministry has banned cattle slaughter and introduced restrictions on the sale of cattle to prevent their killing. A gazette notification, titled Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 by the Ministry...
IAF search & rescue team to be airdropped to Sukhoi wreck site
Tezpur: Wreckage of the Sukhoi-30 MKI jet that went missing with two pilots found in a forest around 60 Km from Tezpur, where it lost radar contact with the base. Ground parties standing by to be airdropped to site as...
Rahul Gandhi denied permission to visit violence-hit Saharanpur
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh police on Friday denied permission to Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi to visit the riot-hit Saharanpur district in western UP. The Gandhi scion was on Saturday scheduled to visit Shabbirpur village, where Dalit houses were torched on...
17 opposition party leaders at Sonia’s lunch meet today
New Delhi: Leaders of 17 political parties in the Opposition are at Congress president Sonia Gandhi's lunch today. They will be discussing the upcoming Presidential elections and the way ahead for the opposition. There will be an informal discussion on a...
21 Lashkar terrorists preparing for ‘big terror attack’ in India; Delhi Police on high alert
Representational Pic New Delhi: A group of 20-21 terrorists of terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have slipped into India and are preparing to launch a terror attack. According to a news web portal, central intelligence agencies have warned anti-terror units in cities...
Wreckage of Sukhoi aircraft missing in Assam found in forested area
Tezpur: The wreckage of the missing Sukhoi 30 has been found in a heavy forested area north of Tezpur in Assam after it went missing on May 23. No information on the two pilots in the aircraft as yet. The Sukhoi-30...
