Prez polls: Voting begins across India
New Delhi: So, PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah were the first to cast their vote in Parliament in the Presidential Polls being held today. Voting, which began at 10 am across the country, is underway simultaneously in...
Presidential elections fight between ideologies, not persons: NCP
New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party on Monday said that the Presidential election is a fight between two different ideologies, and not between two persons. Talking to a news agency, NCP leader Tariq Anwar said, "I believe that this fight is...
On 31st day of shutdown, Darjeeling tense but violence-free
Darjeeling: Pro-Gorkhaland activists took out rallies in Darjeeling as security forces maintained tight vigil across the hills today -- the 31st day of the indefinite shutdown for a separate state. No incident of violence or arson was reported by the police...
PMO terms RTI query on Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh’s foreign trips as vague
Lucknow: Terming the query as “vague”, the Prime Minister’s Office has denied information on various expenses incurred in foreign trips by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh, an Right To Information activist said. Nutan Thakur, the RTI...
Explosive in UP House: ATS team finds pan masala packets all over
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad team conducts thorough search at the assembly, where explosive material was found on Friday. "ATS conducted an extensive security check-up of the assembly on July 14, pan masala packets etc were found at many places. A...
16th batch of 3,398 pilgrims leave for Amarnath from Jammu
Srinagar: Amid tight security, the sixteenth batch of 3,398 pilgrims today left Jammu for the 3,888-metre Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Escorted by the Central Reserve Police Force and police, the batch consisting of 2,535...
Bihar rift widens, Tejashwi skips event attended by Nitish
Patna: The rift between Bihar's ruling alliance was widened on Saturday with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav skipping an event where he was to share dais with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Tejashwi's name plate was earlier covered, and then removed, at...
Supreme Court demands Vijay Mallya’s presence to proceed in contempt case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today considered the Centre's submission that proceedings to extradite embattled businessman Vijay Mallya are going on in London and said the contempt case against him would move further only when he is produced before it. A...
Women can’t live in Bengal for 15 days without being raped, says Rupa Ganguly
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rupa Ganguly, while commenting on the ongoing violence in West Bengal, on Friday dared those flattering Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Congress to send their wives and daughters to Bengal to live for 15...
Rahul returned empty-handed (brainless) from grandparents’ house, mocks BJP
New Delhi: After repetitively being called 'immature' by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the saffron party once again targetted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday, saying that the latter returned from his maternal grandparents' house without learning anything. Haryana Sports Minister Anil...
SC modifies order, protects Kinara mosque near Haji Ali
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today modified its earlier order on encroachments near the Haji Ali Shrine in Mumbai and protected the Kinara mosque located near the shrine from demolition. The court also asked the Maharashtra government to decide within...
Supreme Court drops perjury charges against former BCCI prez Anurag Thakur
File Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court accepts the unconditional apology of former BCCI president Anurag Thakur and drops all contempt and criminal proceedings against him. Thakur on Thursday tendered a fresh "unconditional" and "unequivocal" apology in the Supreme Court, saying...
NCW notice to Kamal Haasan for naming molested Malayalam actress
Chennai: The National Commission for Women Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam on Friday said that suo moto action will be taken against Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan for revealing the name of the Malayalam actress in front of the media. The actress was...
Explosive found in UP Assembly, Yogi seeks NIA probe
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance into the issue of a packet of suspicious white powder found in the State Assembly and has sought for a National Investigative Agency probe into it. Adityanath, while confirming that an...
TRS Corporator brutally murdered in Warangal, accused surrender
Warangal: A TRS corporator of the Warangal Municipal Corporation was killed today allegedly by three persons at his residence in Warangal following an old rivalry dated back to 1991, the police said. Anisetti Murali (around 45-year-old), was attacked with sickles by...
Saudi Arabia’s Najran fire: List of Indians killed
Najran: The 10 Indian nationals, who were killed in the fire that broke at Saudi Arbaia's Najran, belong to Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Here is a list of the names of the people and the states to which...
Ramdev launches security firm Parakram Suraksha
New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurveda founder and yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday launched his own security firm titled Parakram Suraksha Pvt Ltd. Speaking to a news agency, Acharya Balakrishna, CEO of Ramdev's Patanjali said, "Security is a very important issue either...
Sasikala’s jail kitchen: Karnataka CM orders high-level probe
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today ordered a high-level probe into alleged irregularities at the central prison in Bengaluru, including preferential treatment being given to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala. He said strict action will be taken against those...
Paytm acquires majority stake in Insider.in
Representational Pic New Delhi: Digital payments startup Paytm on Thursday announced acquiring of a majority stake in Insider.in, India's leading ticketing platform for events and properties. "We are excited to partner with Paytm and build India's largest community of event goers....
Irom Sharmila to marry Desmond Coutinho in Kodaikanal
Kodaikanal: Manipur's iconic human rights activist Irom Sharmila has filed an application at the Sub-Registrar office in Kodaikanal to marry her long-time partner Desmond Coutinho, a British national. Accompanied by Coutinho, she filed the application for registration of marriage under Hindu...
100 m from edge of Ganga no-development zone: NGT
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate the River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of...
