Tarun Tejpal Rape Case: Goa court to pronounce order on framing of charges on Sep 28
Panaji: Goa's Mapusa court has fixed the hearing for September 28th on the order of framing of charges against former Tehelka Editor Tarun Tejpal in a case where he is accused of sexually assaulting his female colleague at a five-star hotel...
Goa may ban ‘drunken swimming’ off its beaches: Tourism Minister
File Pic Panaji: The Goa government is mulling a law to ban "drunken swimming" off its beaches, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said on Thursday. "I will seriously take up the issue with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to enact a law...
Island of Barbuda ‘literally under water’ after Hurricane Irma
Barbuda: The island of Barbuda is “literally under water” and “barely habitable” after nearly all of its buildings were destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, told a local ABS broadcaster that one baby had died...
Indian under-17 cricketer allegedly drowns in swimming pool in Sri Lanka
New Delhi: 12-year-old Monath Sona Narendra, featuring in the Indian under-17 cricket team has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in Sri Lanka. There were four members of the squad who were in the swimming pool of a hotel in Pamunugama...
Don’t politicise Gauri’s death, we only want culprits caught: Lankesh family
Bengaluru: A day after Gauri Lankesh, 55, known for her left-leaning outlook and forthright views on Hindutva politics, was laid to rest, her siblings, Indrajit and Kavita hold a press conference on the probe into her murder. Lankesh was shot dead...
1993 Mumbai blasts: 2 convicts get death penalty
Mumbai: 1993 Mumbai blasts case: The TADA court sentences convict Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan to life imprisonment. Apart from Salem and Khan, three other convicts- Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, Taher Merchant and Riyaz Siddiqui will hear the quantum of...
Engine of Rajdhani Express derails
New Delhi : The engine and power car of a Delhi-bound Ranchi Rajdhani Express derails at 11.45 am today near Delhi. No injuries.That's the second derailment today. Seven coaches of Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express derailed near the Obra Dam station in...
CBI summons Lalu, Tejshwi in graft case that led to fallout with JD-U
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Rashtriya Janata Dal Lalu Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav in the alleged IRCTC hotels scam case. Lalu has been asked to appear on September 11 for questioning by the CBI, while...
Myanmar: PM visits Shwedagon Pagoda
Yangon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, one of the most revered sites in Myanmar, on the second day of his two-day visit to the country. The prime minister signed the guest book at...
Seven coaches of Shaktipunj express derails in UP
Lucknow: At least seven coaches of the Shaktipunj Express derailed near Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. No one was injured. According to railway officials, the incident occurred near Obara around 6 a.m. The train from Howrah in West Bengal was...
Maharashtra minister’s daughter bags foreign scholarship benefit
Mumbai: The name of Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole's daughter has figured on the list of beneficiaries of the government scholarship for pursuing higher education abroad. The assistance includes one-time fare of flight for economy class, education fee, allowances etc. Badole,...
Rocky Yadav gets lifetime sentence for shooting student
Patna: Son of Bihar Politician, Rocky Yadav, has been given life sentence for shooting a high school student in a hyped case of road rage last year. Yadav, 31, was convicted last week by a court in Gaya, where he lived...
SC reserves verdict on criminalising marital rape
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a plea seeking clarification if a man's physical relation with his wife below 18 years of age amounts to rape or not. The apex court was hearing a plea filed...
State funeral for slain scribe Gauri Lankesh, gets 21-gun salute
Nagpur: Gauri Lankesh, the journalist who was killed at point-blank range as she returned from work and headed to her house after parking her car, has been accorded a state funeral. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was present at the journalist's funeral....
Rahul: Anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP-RSS is killed
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said "truth cannot be silenced" and demanded that the culprits be tracked down and punished. "The truth will never be silenced. Gauri Lankesh lives on in our hearts. My condolences & love to her family....
What Action Has Been Taken Against Cow Vigilantes, SC Asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre asking it about the action taken against the cow vigilantes. The remarks came as there has been a spurt in the incidents of violence by cow vigilantes resulting in...
Gauri Lankesh murder: Mumbai journalists to hold candlelight vigil at 7pm
Mumbai: To protest and condemn the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh, there will be a candlelight vigil of journalists starting from the Mumbai Press Club at 7 pm today. All journalist organisations to join including the Mumbai Press Club, TV...
Indian immigrants in US fear deportation post DACA repeal
Thousands of people from India, who arrived in the United States illegally as children, are fearing deportation after President Donald Trump's decision to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival programme, a South Asian Advocacy group has said. The number of...
12 dead as 12-day Ganeshotsav ends in Maharashtra
Mumbai: At least 12 persons, including minors and an on-duty policeman, lost their lives during immersion ceremonies on Anant Chaturdashi, marking the end of the 12-day long Ganeshotsav celebrations throughout the state on Tuesday, officials said. Four persons drowned in the...
Trump scraps Obama-era amnesty prog; 7,000 Indians to be hit
Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped an Obama-era amnesty programme that granted work permits to immigrants who arrived in the country illegally as children, a move likely to impact 800,000 undocumented workers including more than 7,000 Indian-Americans. "I...
Protests erupt against assassination of Gauri Lankesh
Bengaluru: Protests are being held outside senior journalist Gauri Lankesh's residence in Bengaluru's Rajarajeshwari Nagar after she was shot dead this evening. Several protests are also being planned in Delhi and Bengaluru tomorrow. Karnataka police chief R K Dutta said Lankesh was...
