IndiGo cancels 84 flights, grounds 13 planes over engine problems
New Delhi: Pratt & Whitney engine issues force IndiGo to cancel 84 flights and ground 13 A320 Neo planes. The DGCA had taken up the issue of constant troubles with Pratt & Whitney engines. IndiGo and GoAir have PW-powered NEOs in...
Fatwa issued on Facebook against Tripura CM Manik Sarkar,police trace source to Indore
Agartala: The Tripura police on Friday launched a probe over a fatwa issued against Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Facebook, the authorities said. "After noticing the fatwa post on Thursday, an inquiry has been initiated following the registering of a...
Kill the guys, keep the girl: Students allege assault, rape attempt by mob
Faridabad: Seven students of JNU and St Stephen's College, including a girl, were brutally assaulted by a group of people in Faridabad on Monday, police said. The girl claims the group also tried to rape her during two-hour ordeal. Moreover, when...
Boss attempts to molest woman, employer sacks woman
New Delhi: A 33-year-old woman, a staff member of a five-star hotel, was allegedly molested by its security manager in Delhi's Aerocity hotel. The incident occurred on July 29 on the victim's birthday when accused Pawan Dahiya assaulted her by calling...
Vishal Sikka steps down as MD, CEO of Infosys
Vishal Sikka steps down as managing director and CEO of Infosys, reports CNN IBN. He has been appointed vice-chairman of the company, while a panel has been formed for finalising a new CEO. Sikka says 'personal' attacks reason behind resignation : The...
EC slams political parties, says winning at all cost is new normal in politics
New Delhi: Election Commissioner O P Rawat has sent out a strong message against the ‘creeping new normal of political morality’ in the country, according to Indian Express. He said that winning at all costs without exclusion of ethical considerations...
Rahul Gandhi prefers ‘Sach Bharat’ to ‘Swachh Bharat’!
New Delhi: Trust Rahul Gandhi or his content team for coming out with some of the wittiest one-liners targeting his political arch rival and the epicentre of power at Centre Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Be it 'suit boot waali sarkar',...
Gujarat Cops Accused In Ishrat Jahan Case Forced To Quit By Top Court
New Delhi: Gujarat police officers NK Amin and Tarun Barot, accused in encounter killings including that of 19-year-old student Ishrat Jahan, gave their word to the Supreme Court today that they would resign. The reappointment of the two officers on contract...
TMC #1, BJP #2 in Bengal civic bypolls
The Trinamool Congress won the Dhupguri municipality bagging 12 of the 16 seats results of which declared today. The TMC is followed by BJP which garnered four seats while the Left and the Congress drew a blank, officials said. The TMC...
Bomb threat at Delhi HC
Delhi High Court on high alert after police received a call about a bomb threat; Police, SWAT teams, fire tenders and bomb squad at the spot. Details...
Read Tripura CM’s I-Day speech blacked out by govt
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who heads a Left Front government in the state, has alleged that Doordarshan and All India Radio refused to broadcast his Independence Day address unless he reshaped it. Doordarshan Kendra, Agartala has refuted the allegations. A news...
UP madrasa likely to face action for not singing anthem on I-Day
Bareilly: A madrasa in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly that openly defied the state government's directive and refused to sing the national anthem on the Independence Day may face legal action. The administration may impose the National Security Act as well. Speaking to...
Kailash Mansarovar yatra suspended, pilgrims airlifted
Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims were airlifted on Wednesday after the yatra was temporarily suspended as the route between Mangti and Malpa was damaged due to the recent cloudbursts in which eight people were killed. Forty-seven pilgrims of the 16th batch were airlifted...
1984 Anti-Sikh riots: SC appoints panel to examine over 235 cases
File Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a panel comprising of two retired judges to examine more than 235 cases in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The top court said the panel would supervise whether the...
Adani mining giant faces financial fraud claims as it bids for Australian coal loan
New Delhi: A global mining giant seeking public funds to develop one of the world’s largest coal mines in Australia has been accused of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowed money into overseas tax havens. Indian conglomerate the...
Wanted: Three young people for three top posts
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government may have to fill in three constitutional positions -- Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, and one vacacny in the Election Commission. Informal exercises have since begun to fill in the...
Parl answerable for banning Tripura CM’s speech: Dy. Assembly Speaker
File Pic New Delhi: With Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar alleging that Doordarshan and the All India Radio refused to broadcast his Independence Day address, state Deputy Assembly Speaker Pabitra Kar questioned the federalism structure of the country. "If the chief...
SC asks for NIA probe into ‘love jihad’ case
New Delhi: The The Supreme Court today directed an NIA probe under the supervision of a retired apex court judge into issues raised by a Muslim man whose marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court that described the case...
Gorakhpur tragedy: Grieving father files complaint against health minister
Gorakhpur: The father of a child, who died in Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College tragedy, has filed a police complaint against the Health Minister, the Medical Education Minister and the Principal Secretary Health in Gorakhpur. The father of the deceased child, Rajbhar,...
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat defies govt order, hoists tricolour in Kerala
NEW DELHI: Defying state government orders, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat hoisted the tricolour at a school in Palakkad as part of the 71st Independence Day celebrations on Tuesday. Bhagwat was restrained by the Palakkad district administration from...
‘Together we Can Create a New India’, Says PM Narendra Modi on 71st Independence Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation on the occasion of 71st Independence Day from the Red Fort in New Delhi after unfurling the tricolour and paid tributes to the freedom fighters. “I bow down to...
