Will Censor Board allow movie on Modi’s ‘role’ in 2002 Gujarat riots: Congress
New Delhi: Sandeep Dikshit, a former Congress lawmaker on Monday questioned whether Censor Board will allow a movie on Prime Minister Narendra Mod's "role" in 2002 Gujarat riots. Speaking to news agency, Dikshit said,''If tomorrow, I make a movie as to...
Why SIMI activists encounter case not given to CBI? SC asks Centre and MP govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to Centre and Madhya Pradesh government on the encounter of eight SIMI activists in Bhopal in 2016.The apex court asked both the governments why was the case not handed over...
JNU VC wants battle tank in campus. Here’s why
New Delhi: Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Jagdish Kumar said, that the presence of an Army tank in the varsity will remind the students of sacrifices and valor of the defense forces. Kumar called on Minister of State for External...
SC refuses to re-open probe into killing of Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea on the investigation and prosecution of people including Yasin Mallik and Bitta Karate in the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989-90. The organisations working for Kashmiri Pandits at Jammu had demanded...
Supreme Court refuses to re-open probe into killing of Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: The Supreme Court refuses to entertain a plea on the investigation and prosecution of people including Yasin Mallik and Bitta Karate in the killing of Kashmiri Pandits in 1989-90. The organisations working for Kashmiri Pandits at Jammu had demanded...
Congress Kerala Legislator M Vincent arrested for rape
Thiruvananthapuram: A Congress legislator from Kerala has been arrested on the charge of raping a 51-year-old woman, who attempted suicide after she was allegedly harassed by him, police said. He was arrested from Thiruvananthapuram. A case had been registered against the...
Chhota Rajan’s sharp shooter Khan Mubarak arrested in UP
Lucknow: Khan Mubarak, sharp shooter of underworld don Chhota Rajan, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Saturday in Lucknow. Mubarak was arrested after specific information about his plan to conduct loot. A large cache of arms and ammunitions...
Over 50% illegal sex-determination cases in Rajasthan, Maharashtra: Centre
New Delhi: A total of 2,371 police and court cases related to illegal sex-determination are going on in the country as on March this year, over 50 per cent of them in Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The government informed the Lok Sabha...
Smriti Irani’s ‘thank you’ note to Rahul Gandhi after his Hitler remark
New Delhi: Union minister Smriti Irani on Friday hit back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks accusing the BJP-led NDA government of attempting to "strangulate reality" like the Nazi regime. Earlier in the day, Rahul had likened PM Narendra...
Baghdadi still alive: US defence secretary
Washington: United States Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed inan air strike. "I think Baghdadi's alive... And I'll believe otherwise when we know we've killed...
TMC to launch ‘BJP Quit India Movement’: Mamta Banerjee
Kolkata: While addressing the Martyr’s Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, lashed out on Naredra Modi led Central government claiming that same is obstructing the work of State Governments and bulldozing secularism of the nation. In the...
In bad taste, says Kiran Bedi on posters depicting her as Hitler
Puducherry: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi took to Twitter today to post a series of images portraying her as Hitler and the goddess Kali, which were used in posters across the city. The posters were allegedly made by Congress party cadres...
Chinese state-run media accuses Sushma Swaraj of lying over Doklam
New Delhi: The state-run Chinese media has accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj of lying in Parliament. On Thursday she had told the Upper House that the standoff between India and China can be resolved through talks, but both sides...
SC asks Centre, states not to protect any kind of vigilantism
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and the states not to protect any kind of vigilantism and sought their response on violent incidents of cow vigilantism. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was informed by the Centre...
Zero: Cost of Ambani’s new Jio Phone
Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani announces the launch of the 'intelligent feature phone, Jio Phone, at the company's 40th AGM to loud cheers by shareholders.The Jio Phone allows free voice, SMS, data at just Rs 153 per month,...
Linkin Park Lead vocalist Chester Bennington takes his own life
Los Angeles: Whole world was left ‘numb’ when the news of ‘numb’ vocalist Chester Bennington’s suicide came out. The 41 year old lead singer of the popular hard rock band ‘Linkin Park’, known for his screeching and ferocious singing, was...
RSS does not support violence: Vaidya on cow vigilantism
Jammu: Calling for an end to politicisation of incidents of cow vigilantism, the RSS has said it does not support any kind of violence linked to cow protection and demanded action against those found guilty. RSS's Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Manmohan...
Will decide on early hearing in Babri Masjid dispute case: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it will take a decision to list for early hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid land dispute case. "We will take a decision...
TN farmers’ protests: Skulls, femur bones reappear at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu farmers continue their protest at Jantar Mantar. These farmers, who had grabbed headlines earlier this year, for their unique methods of protests, have returned to Jantar Mantar with skulls and femur bones allegedly of farmers who...
Ram Nath Kovind wins Presidential poll with 7 lakh votes
New Delhi: The numbers stacked in the favour of NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind, declaring him as 14th President of the country. Securing 65.65 percent of the votes from the Electoral College, Kovind has defeated opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. Former governor...
Airlines can’t impose flying ban on anyone: RS Dy Chairman
Representational pic New Delhi: Airlines have no authority to impose flying ban on anybody, including parliamentarians, and the law of the land should take its course, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said today. The remarks came after SP member...
