Presidential election 2017: Meira Kumar is Opposition candidate
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday June 22, 2017 chose former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against National Democratic Alliance's nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Kumar, a former diplomat and daughter of the late Dalit...
School children taken hostage in Phillipines
Representational Pic Phillipines: Terrorists of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) group, occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village authorities said. Hundreds of gunmen initially attacked a lightly guarded military outpost at dawn, with many withdrawing...
Now Reliance Defence to develop Indian military hardware along with Thales
New Delhi: In a move that signifies the era of joint ventures in sector of military hardware manufacturing, Thales and Relaince Defence (subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure) have announced a joint venture for developing skills and activity in military hardware in...
JD-U will back Ram Nath Kovind, says party leader
Patna: Breaking ranks with the Opposition, the JD-U has decided to back NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind for President of India. A JD-U leader told a news agency that Bihar CM and JD-U chief Nitish Kumar had told them the party...
Now, Presidential nominee Kovind gets into the act
NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations in the national capital as he performed asanas at central Delhi's Connaught Place and urged people to take up the traditional practice. Donning a white yoga-themed t-shirt,...
PM leads Yoga Day celebrations in Lucknow, thousands join him
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the 3rd International Yoga Day celebrations from Ambedkar Sabha Sthal in Lucknow. Around 50,000 people are attending the event, among them Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the key ministers of his cabinet. Dressed...
Ramdev, Amit Shah join Gujarat CM at Yoga Day celebrations in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: To celebrate the third International Yoga Day, Yoga guru Ramdev and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani participated in a Yoga camp in Ahmedabad. Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah also graced the event. Hundreds of countries are uniting to mark the...
Virat has his way, Kumble steps down as Coach
New Delhi: Anil Kumble conveyed the decision to BCCI that he can't continue as the BCCI coach after a meeting with BCCI general secretary Amitabh Chaudhary a little while ago today. It is a sad day for Indian cricket. Worse than...
Justice CS Karnan arrested in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: Retired Calcutta high court judge CS Karnan, evading arrest since May 9, was arrested on Tuesday, days after the Supreme Court refused stay its order awarding him a six-month jail term for contempt of court. Justice Karnan’s counsel, Mathews J...
I-T Department seizes allegedly benami property belonging to Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family
File Pic Patna: The Income Tax Department on Monday provisionally seized the allegedly benami properties of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti, son Tejaswi Yadav and son-in-law Shailesh Kumar. The move is part of the department’s...
Woman allegedly gang-raped, then thrown from car near Delhi
Gurgaon: A 35-year-old woman, who was allegedly gang-raped in a moving car by three men after being abducted from Haryana’s Gurgaon on Monday night, recorded her statement with Noida Police, officials said on Tuesday. Initially, it was believed the woman was...
Ram Nath Kovind for President: Which parties support his candidature and how the scales weigh
New Delhi: When BJP president Amit Shah announced the name of Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA’s presidential candidate, he had said that there was a ‘by-and-large’ consensus within the coalition on the choice. He hoped that the...
BJP spokesperson files complaint against journalist for criticising its presidential pick
The ruling party said her suggestion that Ram Nath Kovind was the ‘worst bet’ was ‘blatant and scurrilously slanderous and casteist’. Bharatiya Janata Party Spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Monday night registered a police complaint against journalist Rana Ayyub for what she...
2nd CBI visit on AAP: Morning knock at health minister’s home
New Delhi: The CBI today went to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's residence to seek clarifications from his wife in connection with an ongoing inquiry into allegations of money laundering against him. CBI sources said the agency had sought time...
Bihar guv Ram Nath Kovind to be NDA prez candidate
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Monday announced that Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is the National Democratic Alliance’s nominee for the Presidential election. The decision is taken at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting today which was...
Bihar: Girl gang-raped, thrown out of moving train
A Class X girl was allegedly gang-raped by a group of six people and thrown from a moving train before it reached Bihar's Kiul junction. The girl's condition was said to be critical and a team of doctors was continuously monitoring...
Mirwaiz tweets ‘early Eid’ after Pak win, Gambhir suggests he ‘cross border’
Srinagar: Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to pack his bags and cross the border to go to Pakistan in an apparent jibe taken on him after he congratulated the Pakistan Cricket Team...
1 dead in mosque van attack in UK, Muslim worshippers targetted
London: A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians near a north London mosque, reports the BBC. A 48-year-old man was arrested following the collision near Finsbury Park Mosque in Seven...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates Kochi Metro to the nation
Kochi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the first phase of Kochi Metro to the nation. Addressing the inaugural function, he stressed the need to bring about a paradigm shift in urban planning by adopting a people-centric approach and integrating...
Ahead of PM Modi’s arrival, Kerala Youth Congress workers hold beef fest, arrested
Representational Pic Kochi: Police on Saturday arrested Kerala Youth Congress workers who held a beef festival ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s arrival in the coastal city. The festival took place near the Southern Naval Command`s air terminal where Modi is...
Cut Pak aid for supporting terror: 2 US lawmakers to Trump admin
Washington: Two top lawmakers have accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism and urged the Trump administration to cut military aid to the country, saying the US should make it more difficult for Islamabad to get its hands on American weapons. During a...
