Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Gauri Lankesh, a senior journalist in Bengaluru on Tuesday shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The Bengaluru Police Commissioner has confirmed the incident and top police officers are rushing to the spot. Reports suggest unidentified men shot her three...
After Mumbai, its Kolkata: Building collapse kills one, injures two
Kolkata: After a similar tragedy in Mumbai, A four-storey dilapidated building in the Posta area of central Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday, killing one member of a family and grievously injuring two others, police officials said. The three were trapped inside...
Blue Whale continues to bite, another teen attempts suicide in Jodhpur
Jodhpur: The Blue Whale challenge is slowly increasing its clench over the easily influential section of teenagers, throughout the globe. A 17-year-old girl who had carved a "Blue Whale" into her arm was rescued after she jumped off a cliff...
Modi-Xi meet: China prepared to work with India guided by Panchsheel
Xiamen: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xiamen on the sidelines of BRICS 2017. "I congratulate you for the successful execution of BRICS Summit," the PM said at the bilateral meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Jinping...
Kochi-bound Air India flight veers off taxiway, passengers safe
Kochi: A Kochi-bound Air India flight with 102 passengers on board veered off the taxiway in the early hours of Tuesday at the Kochi airport. The incident took place at around 2:40 a.m. when the Air India express IX452, the Abu...
BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh wants Pankaja Munde to become Maha’s first woman CM
Nagpur: Voice of dissent has started erupting within BJP circles in the state. The party's MP and MLA are now taking to public platform to vent their ire against both the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Prime Mininster Narendra Modi....
40,000 cops, drones, to keep an eye on Mumbai for Ganesh visarjan
Mumbai: Mumbai is all set to bid adieu to Lord Ganesha and the police is making sure that citizens don't face any hassles in the city. Some 40,000 police personnel will fan out across Mumbai to secure the city under the...
Beef would continue to be consumed in Kerala: Tourism minister
New Delhi: On the first day in his new office as tourism minister, bureaucrat-turned-politician Alphons Kannanthanam touched upon the controversial issue of beef, saying it would continue to be consumed in Kerala. The 1979 Kerala cadre officer said that the BJP...
3,600 cops, 53 roads to be closed: Mumbai prepares to bid adieu to Ganpati
Mumbai: Ganesh Utsav is coming to an end, which means that it is time for Ganesh to bid goodbye and his idols to be immersed in water. In preparation for the big day, Mumbai police has stated that it will deploy...
RBI includes HDFC Bank in ‘too big to fail’ list
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India today included HDFC Bank in the list of 'too big to fail' lenders, referred to as D-SIB or domestic systemically important bank. India's largest lender SBI and private sector major ICICI Bank were classified...
Defamation case by Jaitley: Delhi HC fines Kejriwal for delay in response
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday levied a fine of Rs 5,000 on Arvind Kejriwal for delay in filing his reply in the civil defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley. The finance minister had filed a civil defamation case...
Gold prices soar post North Korea’s nuke test
New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 200 to trade at Rs 30,600 per 10 gram -- its highest level this year -- at the bullion market today after North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test, escalating the geopolitical...
Star India wins IPL media rights for 16,347.50 crore in auction
New Delhi: Star India edged out Sony Pictures to secure the Indian Premier League's media rights with a bid of Rs 16,347.50 crore on Monday. The bidding for various media rights of the cash-rich league was held in Mumbai for...
Explore possibility of banning Blue Whale game: HC to Govt
Chennai: Taking a serious view of the Blue Whale Challenge game, the Madras High Court today directed the Central and Tamil Nadu governments to explore possibilities of banning it. Initiating suo motu proceedings in the matter, Justices K K Sasidharan and...
JD-U never thought of being part of Cabinet, says furious Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday blamed the media for blowing Janata Dal (United)'s (JD(U)) non-inclusion in the reshuffle of the Union Cabinet, out of proportion. Speaking at a press conference, Nitish said, "During the reshuffle of the Cabinet,...
Naveen Jindal, others granted bail in coal scam case
New Delhi: Industrialist Naveen Jindal and others were today granted bail by a special court in a case related to the allocation of a coal block in Madhya Pradesh. Special Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to them on a...
Cooperation important for peace: PM at BRICS Summit
Xiamen: Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the International Conference Center in Xiamen when he arrived for the welcome ceremony of BRICS Summit 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BRICS 2017 Summit: - Cooperation is important for peace...
Honeypreet ‘arrested’ from Mumbai, say media reports
Mumbai: Hindi news websites have been replete with reports of Honeypreet Singh, the so-called adopted daughter of the rapist baba, Gurmeet Singh, being arrested from the Mumbai airport. Amar Ujala said that Honeypreet, who is alleged to have been sexual relationship...
Pradhan, Goyal, Sitharaman and Naqvi take oath as cabinet ministers
New Delhi: Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Dharmendra Pradhan to be made Cabinet ministers. First up for the promotion was Dharmendra Pradhan, followed by Piyush Goyal, Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Pradha, Goyal and Naqvi took...
Sunday reshuffle: New faces likely for key portfolios, including defence
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a revamp of the Union council of ministers on Sunday to fill key vacancies and bring in new faces with a thrust on merit and demands of realpolitik. A cloud of uncertainty, however,...
People of Muslim community offering Eid prayers in front of a Ganpati pandal
Mumbai: Mumbai police tweets this photo of people of Muslim community offering Eid prayers in front of a Ganpati pandal. Mumbai: 'The essence of #Mumbai captured in one frame at Ganesh Murti Nagar, Cuffe Parade! Need we say more? #EidAlAdha #Ganeshotsav,'...
