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...
GST, Swachch Bharat finds mention in President Ram Nath Kovind speech: Full Text
New Delhi: As India celebrates 70 years of Independence, President Ramnath Kovind on Monday addressed the nation as part of the decade’s old tradition. President Kovind said that the Independence was not just a transfer of power but a moment of...
Amit Shah calls Gorakhpur deaths an accident
File Pic Nagpur: Speaking on the Gorakhpur tragedy while probe is still on and temples are still frayed, BJP President called the death of 72 babies in a hospital in Gorkhpur an 'accident' implying no one had control over the...
Himachal Pradesh Landslide: Death toll reaches 46; may increase further
Mandi/Shimla: A day after as many as 46 people were killed and several injured following a massive landslide that buried two government-run buses and other vehicles in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, the rescue operation continues. “46 bodies have been recovered and...
Was Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s Name Discussed in CWC Meet For Congress Working President?
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi is mulling to name her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party’s working president, a report said. The leader reportedly discussed her name in a meeting for the all-important post to reignite the passion...
SC refuses to take cognisance of Gorakhpur child deaths
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refuses to take suo motu cognisance of the death of children at a Gorakhpur hospital in Uttar Pradesh. The court asks the lawyer, who mentioned the plea, to move the Allahabad High Court with his...
Backed By 14 State Units, Sharad Yadav-led Faction to Present Itself as ‘Real JD(U)’
File Pic of Good timeNew Delhi: Sharad Yadav continues to flex muscle ahead of the August 19 showdown with Nitish Kumar at the party’s national executive committee meet. The faction led by the 74-year-old claims to be backed by...
Amitabh Bachchan under I-T scanner in Panama Papers case
New Delhi: Income tax department is now more actively pursuing names, including Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in connection with the offshore companies mentioned in the Panama Papers, as per Times of India report. The report quoting a senior official further said...
Government Mulls Early Lok Sabha Elections may be by Dec 2018
New Delhi: The government circles are looking into the possibility of aligning a significant number of state polls in sync with the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, by advancing the national polls, along with a few state elections, in sync with...
