Mandsaur farmers killed in police firing, admits MP home minister
Mandsaur: Madhya Pradesh home minister Bhupendra Singh accepted today that the death of the five farmers in Mandsaur was due to police firing. He had denied it earlier. The HM told ANI that it has been established in a probe...
Won’t allow visit, says police as Rahul’s convoy heads to Mandsaur
Udaipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who reached Udaipur airport is now on his way to Mandsaur by road to meet the kin of those killed during the farmers agitation. However, Neemuch SP, Manoj Kumar Singh, said the Congress leader...
Now, BJP MLA wants momos banned
Nagpur/Jammu: BJP MLA Ramesh Arora of Jammu and Kashmir says he wants much-loved momos banned because they contain the carcinogenic monosodium glutamate or Ajinomoto. He has been campaigning for a ban on the dumplings, popularly called momos, saying they have been...
MP violence: Collector, SP of Mandsaur district removed
A charted bus in flames after it was torched by farmers at Bhopal-Indore highway Mandsaur: The District Collector and Superintendent of Police of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh have been removed following large-scale violence during farmers' protest in the district. The...
At least 20 killed in fire at cracker factory in Balaghat
Balaghat: At least 20 workers were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out in a cracker factory at Bhatan village in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh this afternoon, an official said. "An explosion in the firecracker factory...
Presidential poll will be held on July 17, counting on July 20
New Delhi: The election to elect 14th President of India will be held on July 17 with counting of votes slated for July 20, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. Announcing the schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told reporters here...
Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Dhyan Chand: Vijay Goel writes to PMO
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel writes to the Prime Minister's Office requesting the Bharat Ratna be conferred on hockey legend Dhyan Chand. The hockey legend guided India to Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936. There has been a...
RBI lowers growth forecast to 7.3% for FY18
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank today marginally lowered the economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.3 per cent even as it hoped that remonetisation would enable pick-up in consumer spending, especially in the cash-intensive segments. The Central Statistics Office...
Mandsaur: Farmers set 10 vehicles ablaze, attack cops
Mandsaur: Farmers's agitation in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Wednesday further intensified with protestors setting at least eight to ten vehicles on fire. Madhya Pradesh farmers have hit the streets protesting over their demands for remunerative prices for their produce and...
Gurugram gangrape: Young woman travelled in metro carrying dead baby; 1 arrested
Gurugram: The woman who was gang-raped by three men – the driver and two “co-passengers” of a shared auto – in Gurugram carried her dead baby in Metro from one doctor to another hoping that the other doctor would tell...
Cattle slaughter law: SC to hear plea on June 15
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today decided to hear on June 15, the plea filed by a Hyderabad-based organisation challenging the Central Government's notification regarding ban on sale of cattle for slaughter. As per the notification, cattle is defined as "bulls,...
Shooting inside Iran parliament
A man opened fire in the Iranian parliament on Wednesday and injured a guard, a witness said. The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that a guard was hit in the leg, and two members of the public were also injured. The identity...
Food is matter of choice, I am myself non-vegetarian: Venkaiah Naidu
Amid heated debate on beef ban in the country, Union minister and BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said he himself is a non-vegetarian, and food is a matter of choice. He debunked the notion that BJP `wants to make everyone vegetarian'. "Some mad...
Yogi’s yoga with Ramdev this morning
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik on Wednesday joined yoga guru Baba Ramdev in a yoga practice session for the upcoming 'Yoga Diwas' or International Yoga Day which is to be held on June 21. Naik, Adityanath...
Indian Twins to be jailed, caned in Singapore for assault
Representational PicSingapore: Two brothers from India have been each jailed for five months and ordered to receive three strokes of the cane for attacking a compatriot at a dormitory in Singapore. Twins Lakshmanan and Raman Pothiyappan,...
Pak artistes are not terrorists, they don’t throw bombs, says Paresh Rawal
New Delhi: Stressing that artistes and cricketers are not the ones who throw bombs, actor-politician Paresh Rawal says he would love to work in Pakistani serials and films. "Yes, I would love to work in Pakistani films and shows. I love...
India to receive 98% monsoon, forecast IMD
New Delhi: The monsoon is likely to be better than earlier expected, according to the Met department which revised its initial forecast today, upgrading it marginally. The India Meteorological Department Director General, K J Ramesh, said the revision to 98 per...
Madhya Pradesh: Farmers’ protest turns violent as 4 killed in police firing in Mandsaur
Mandsaur: At least four farmers have been killed and four others were wounded after the Madhya Pradesh Police opened fire in an attempt to control a rioting mob demanding fair price and loan waiver in Mandsaur district on Tuesday. The police...
NDTV probe is about wrongful gains, not loan default: CBI
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday sought to clarify its decision on carrying out raids against NDTV bosses saying the agency respects freedom of press and the action was taken as per the due process of law. The...
Benami land deal case: I-T issues fresh summons to Misa Bharti
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has issued fresh summons to RJD chief Lalu Prasad's MP daughter Misa Bharti in connection with its probe in the Rs 1,000 crore alleged benami land deals and tax evasion case. Bharti was supposed to...
Shocking, says Rajnath Singh on Trump’s cash-for-climate allegations
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s statement withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement had come as a shock for India but he was sure America would rethink its decision. Inaugurating a two-day national...
