Opposition may boycott special Parliament midnight session on GST roll out
File Pic New Delhi: While NDA government is going all out to celebrate GST roll out, deliberations are on in Opposition camp whether to attend the much talked about event in the Parliament or not. Few opposition parties leaders are contemplating...
Crackdown on NGOs: PM Modi may face tough questions from US
Three months after Christian charity organisation Compassion International was forced to shut its operations in India following a government directive, the Indian side may be asked some tough questions from US interlocutors on the crackdown on NGOs during Prime Minister...
Manushi Chhillar from Haryana wins the title of Miss India 2017
What was a much-awaited prestige for many, has finally found its suitable bearer. Yes, the new face of India has been chosen--Miss Haryana Manushi Chhillar has been declared Miss India 2017. Days of hard work and dedication of 30 aspirants of the...
Sub inspector killed as terrorists open fire at CRPF team in Srinagar
Srinagar: A sub inspector has died and two jawans are injured after terrorists opened fire upon a vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF in Srinagar this evening. "Firing was on our vehicle. One Sub Inspector lost his life...
“Can’t move ahead without Hindi in India,” says Venkaiah Naidu amid anti-Hindi protests
New Delhi: Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu may seem to have stoked up another controversy, amid the agitation over imposition of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking belts, by terming Hindi as the ‘Rashtrabhasha’ (national langauage). Speaking at an event on Saturday, Naidu...
Donald Trump realises India has been “force for good” in world: top official
Representational Pic Washington: On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit, the Trump administration has dismissed reports that it has been ignoring India, saying President Donald Trump realises that the country has been a "force for good" in...
Why Kerala celebrates Eid before rest of India
File Pic Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, with nearly one-third of population practicing Islam, lies on the western coast of India. The state usually embraces Ramzan and Eid a day ahead of the rest of India. According to observers, the dates of Ramzan...
Five London towers being evacuated over fire safety inspection
Nagpur: In the aftermath of the tragic fire that broke out at the Grenfell Tower, residents from over 800 homes were evacuated following inspection of fire safety norms and its compliance, reports The Guardian. Authorities are looking to relocate the said...
Protest marches in Darjeeling as shutdown enters 10th day
Darjeeling: Protesters marched through the streets in several places today as the indefinite shutdown in the Darjeeling hills entered its tenth day with GJM chief Bimal Gurung threatening to intensify the agitation for a separate state. Internet services were suspended for...
Jammu & Kashmir SP shunted out after cop was lynched by mob outside Jamia mosque
Srinagar: A day after a mob lynched Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ayub Pandith, the Jammu and Kashmir Police has shunted out a senior officer from the area where the incident took place. In an order late last night, Director General...
IS sypmathiser arrested in Hyderabad
Representational Pic Hyderabad: An Islamic State sympathiser, who allegedly wanted to carry out subversive activities in the country, was today arrested here by the city police. According to the police, Konakalla Subramanyam alias Omer, 22, was in touch with other IS...
C S Karnan remains in hospital, ‘not fit’ to leave
New Delhi: Former Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan, arrested for committing contempt of the Supreme Court, today remained admitted to a hospital with the doctors describing him as 'not fit' to be discharged. "He is a bit better but...
Was Mirwaiz inside mosque when cop was lynched? Separatist says, no!
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that he was deeply disturbed by the brutal act in which Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) Mohammed Ayub Pandith was lynched to death...
ED books Hafiz Saeed, Hurriyat, Hizb and Lashkar members under PMLA
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case against Hurriyat Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed and members of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's Hurriyat Conference, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Dukhtaran-e-Millat under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED will investigate the flow of...
Ramdev’s Patanjali runs into troubled waters over its products’ quality
File Pic New Delhi: That Yog Guru Baba Ramdev has turned into a mega corporate brand, both in terms of spirituality and commercial viability. So when he promoted Patanjali and took the company into presenting plethora of products ranging from herbal...
Passports in Hindi too, announces Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: All passports will be in English and Hindi languages from now on and not just English, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj announces in Delhi. This is among the host of changes that the government has introduced recently. The new norms...
30 new smart cities announced by Modi government
File Pic New Delhi: Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala’s capital, tops the list of 30 smart cities followed by Naya Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Gujarat’s Rajkot in terms of development taking the total cities picked up so far to 90 under Smart City...
Next PSLV launch to carry replacement satellite: ISRO
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday in its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C38) launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. This is India's 40th mission, apart from the first mission, all 39...
Police officer lynched by mob of over 200 near Srinagar mosque
Srinagar: Family members wailed in grief this morning as police officer Mohammed Ayub Pandith's body reached his home in Srinagar's Nowpora, a short distance from the old city's Jamia Masjid. He was killed brutally by a mob of more than...
Country first, not politics, says Ram Nath Kovind after filing nomination
New Delhi: NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind after filing his nomination papers said it was country first, not politics. "Ever since I became governor, I don't belong to any political party. The post of President is above party politics....
Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination papers for India’s 15th president
BJP Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind files his nomination as the 15th President of India in Parliament House. Present are Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior leaders Lk Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP President Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj,...
