PM inaugurates India’s longest bridge in across Brahmaputra
PM Modi inaugurated Dhola-Sadia Bridge across the River Brahmaputra in Purana Sadiya, Assam. The DholaSadiya Bridge is now the longest bridge in India. It spans the Lohit River and connects the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. During his visit to Assam...
Three Pak nationals held in Bengaluru with fake documents
Bengaluru: Three Pakistani nationals, including two women, have been arrested here on charges of entering and staying in the country under false identities since last year, police said today.
Mohammed Shihaba, hailing from Kerala and stated to be in love with...
Everest rescuers retrieve bodies of two Indian climbers
Representational Pic New Delhi: Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could not be moved due to bad weather, an official said today. A team of Nepali climbers retrieved...
EC rejects AAP demand for permission to tamper with EVM motherboard during challenge
New Delhi: The Election Commission today rejected the demand of the Aam Aadmi Party to allow it to tamper with the motherboard of the electronic voting machines during the EVM challenge. The EC said the EVM would lose its originality if...
Unfair to link gau rakshaks to BJP, says Nitin Gadkari
Representational Pic New Delhi: It is unfair to link cow vigilante groups to BJP as the party does not back them, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today as he stoutly defended the government's development agenda. In an interview to a news...
Civilian tied to jeep files complaint against Major Gogoi
Srinagr: Farooq Ahmed Dar, the stone-pelter, who was tied to the bonnet of a jeep by Major Leetul Gogoi, has filed a complaint in the state Human Rights Commission, Jammu and Kashmir against the latter's recommendation for a Commendation Card...
Discussed development issues, not politics, says Mamata after PM meet
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi ahead of the the opposition's brainstorming to decide their candidate for the presidential election. It's also a day when the BJP organised a...
CBSE results will be declared on time: Education minister Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi: Following the Delhi High Court instructions that the evaluation for the class 10 and 12 board exams this year should be done as per the grace marks policy that was relevant when the students submitted the examination forms,...
Sushma Swaraj welcomes back home Indian woman Uzma forced to marry in Pakistan
New Delhi: Indian woman Uzma, who was allegedly forced to marry a man in Pakistan at gun point, returned to India on Thursday, a day after she was granted permission by Islamabad High Court. Welcoming her back to India, External Affairs...
Babri Case: CBI Court asks L K Advani, Uma Bharti to appear before it on May 26
New Delhi: A special CBI court has ordered several BJP leaders, including L K Advani, to appear before it on Friday in the Babri Masjid demolition case. On Thursday, the court asked Advani, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar and others to appear...
Missing Sukhoi: Three aircraft, 15 ground teams for search & rescue ops
Tezpur: Rescue operations for Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft and its two pilots who went missing soon after take-off from Tezpur airbase in Assam resumed on Thursday. Sorties to locate the aircraft are also being carried out. According to reports, an...
UP Shame: Thugs loot travellers, hold men hostage and molest women
Noida: As many as six criminals looted a family at the Jewar-Bulandshahr highway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida region on Wednesday night. According to primary information, the criminals held the family (four men and four women) hostage and allegedly molested and...
Mann Ki Baat, now a book!
New Delhi: The preface in the book has been written by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. He says, "Talking on a one-hour radio show once a month while addressing challenging tasks as Prime Minister requires tremendous efforts, and I cannot but...
In Kashmir, a new ammo to snatch weapons: Chilli powder
Shopian: Two unknown men today made a failed bid to snatch a rifle of a bank ATM guard in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said. The alert guard thwarted the attempt by holding on to his 12-bore rifle even...
Three arrested in connection to Manchester terror attack
Manchester: Three more persons were today arrested in the UK in connection with the Manchester concert terror attack that killed 22 people, bringing the total number of men in custody to four. A 23-year-old man was arrested yesterday in the wake...
Aam Aadmi can now meet Kejriwal government without appointment
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, will slot an hour each day to interact with the public and he has also ordered ministers and officers to do the same. This is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief's...
Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda resigns
New Delhi: Nepal media reports that Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has resigned. He was on his way to submit his resignation to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari till reports last came. Earlier, it was reported that Prachanda may resign today,...
Three men rape woman after tying her husband to a tree in UP
Badaun: A 27-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband, who was tied to a tree and gagged, in Sahaswan police station area of the district, police said. The incident took place Monday evening when the woman was returning...
Anurag Tiwari’s death: Complaint against four IAS officers
Lucknow: Karnataka Administrative Service officer K Mathai has filed a complaint against four IAS officer alleging harassment in the murder case of IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead in a mysterious conditions outside a VIP guest house in...
Pak media says their jet fighters flew over Siachen today
New Delhi: Pakistan media has claimed that its air force flew Mirage jets near Siachen during recent war exercises. The Indian Air Force has clarified that the planes never violated Indian air space. The planes were spotted in Skardu, a...
Indian woman ‘forced into marriage’ in Pak allowed to return home
Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Wednesday ordered that an Indian woman, who was allegedly forced to marry a Pakistani man at gunpoint, be deported to her country, a media report said. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani was hearing pleas filed by Uzma,...
