6 dead in London highrise fire
London: Six people confirmed killed in the huge fire at Grenfell Tower in London, says Commander Stuart Cundy of the Metropolitan Police. The police said it expected numbers to rise, and that it was too early to give details. The BBC...
US Congressman Steve Scalise injured in shootout during baseball practice
Virginia: In a shocking incident, a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice near Washington early on Wednesday, wounding several people, including House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise. The gunman was later taken into custody,...
Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu to meet Sonia Gandhi over consensus Prez candidate
New Delhi: A three-member Bharatiya Janata Party panel set up to consult political parties on selecting a consensus candidate for the upcoming presidential poll will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday. After meeting Gandhi, the panel of three ministers will...
Mandsaur calm and peaceful, says top cop
Mandsaur: Madhya Pradeshs Inspector General of Police Makarand Deuskar said today that the situation in Mandsaur is calm and Section 144 has been lifted from the area ahead of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's visit. The Madhya Pradesh CM met the...
Yogi Adityanath may not host iftar party
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath might not host an Iftar party at his official residence, 5 Kalidas Marg. Chief Minister Adityanath will be the second BJP Chief Minister after Ram Prakash Gupta to skip hosting an Iftar party. Earlier, top...
President Pranab Mukherjee to confer IIT-Kanpur’s honorary doctorate on PT Usha on June 16
New Delhi: Friday, June 16, is a special day in the life of Payyoli Express, P T Usha. It is when President Pranab Mukherjee will confer upon her the Doctor of Science (honoris causa) degree on her. The honoris causa is the...
FIR against Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik for inciting violence in Mandsaur
Mandsaur : An FIR has been registered against Congress MLA Shakuntala Khatik and Venus Goyal in the Karera Police station in Mandsaur on charges of inciting a mob and other sections to resort to violence. A day before, the Congress' Shivpuri...
MP CM to meet families of farmers killed in Mandsaur protests tomorrow
Mandsaur: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to visit Mandsaur tomorrow and meet the families of the five farmers killed in police firing. The Chief Minister, who had gone on an indefinite fast to calm frayed tempers of...
Pak baby Sushma promised help arrives in Delhi for treatment
New Delhi: Four-month-old infant, Rohaan, who was slated to come to India for medical treatment banking on the assurance by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, arrived in Noida on Monday evening, and will undergo treatment at Jaypee Hospital in the...
Uma Bharti ends 2500-km road trip along the Ganga
File Pic Lucknow: Union Minister for Water Resources, Uma Bharti has been on a road trip since May 26 for six days. After her appearance in the Lucknow lower court in the Ram Janmabhoomi case, Uma Bharti began the Ganga...
President Pranab Mukherjee gets set to move house
New Delhi: New Delhi is getting sprucing up to receive the next President. There are two places in Delhi which is seeing a flurry of activity. First stop, Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President's residence is getting ready to receive the next head...
Sonia must apologise for ‘sadak ka gunda’ statement, says enraged BJP
New Delhi: BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman weighs in on the Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit's remarks against Army chief General Bipin Rawat by calling him a "sadak ka gunda". Dikshit made the remark while responding to a question about the aggressive statements made...
Is Harish Salve the reason AG Mukul Rohatgi refused extension?
File Pic New Delhi: The buzz in the Supreme Court, quite naturally, is about the sudden decision of Attorney General Mukul Rohtagi to refuse an extension of tenure. Rohatgi has written to the government saying he is not interested in continuing...
Cut down on salads, magazines to save costs: Air India staff
New Delhi: Removing salads from meals for economy class passengers on international flights and carrying fewer copies of in-flight magazine on board are among the cost-saving tips from the staff of beleaguered Air India. These suggestions were made after Air...
Cow vigilantes attack truck carrying cows, block highway in Raj
Barmer: Around 50 cow vigilantes targeted officials of the Tamil Nadu government transporting cows from Jaisalmer to their state, pelted stones at a truck and blocked National Highway 15 on suspicion of cattle smuggling in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said...
BJP chief forms 3-member committee for prez polls
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah forms three-member committee for consultations with political parties for the upcoming presidential poll. The members of the committee are Arun Jaitley, Rajnath Singh and Venkaiah Naidu. Shah had postponed his visit to Arunachal Pradesh today...
7-star fast drama, says Cong of MP CM’s fast
Bhopal: The Congress today said Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan should have met the families of those killed in Mandsaur police firing instead of resorting to the "drama" of going on a "seven-star fast". Chouhan sat on an indefinite...
Declare NEET medical exam results, says SC in much-awaited order
File Pic New Delhi: Paving the way for declaration of NEET examination results, the Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court's interim order restraining publication of the results for admission to MBBS and BDS courses. The apex court also...
‘Chor, chor’: Vijay Mallya booed at Oval
London: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya was today heckled by cricket fans who chanted 'chor, chor' (thief, thief) as he arrived to watch the India vs South Africa Champions Trophy match at The Oval cricket ground in London. The 61-year-old chief of...
Eggs hurled at Union agriculture minister’s car in Odisha; 5 held
File Pic Odisha: The Youth Congress activists in Odisha on Saturday hurled eggs at Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh's vehicle and waved black flags near the state guest house in protest against the death of five farmers in Madhya...
Dangal actress Zaira Wasim escapes unhurt in road accident
Srinagar: Dangal actress Zaira Wasim escaped unhurt after her car met with an accident in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Saturday. The 16-year-old actress was travelling with her friend when the accident took place on Boulevard...
