Editors Guild expresses concern over raids on Pranay and Radhika Roy of NDTV
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Monday expressed deep concern over the raids conducted by the CBI at the residence of NDTV co-founder and executive co-chairperson Prannoy Roy. The Editors Guild said in its statement, “Entry of police...
Vijay Mallya drops in at Virat’s dinner, Team India hotfoots it home
File Pic New Delhi: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya yesterday landed up at a 'charity dinner' organised by Virat Kohli's foundation but the national cricket team including the skipper maintained a safe distance from him. In fact, Mallya's presence forced the...
CPI(M) mouthpiece People’s Democracy slams Indian Army chief, says he’s damaging India’s image
File Pic New Delhi: A day after Bengali scholar Partha Chatterjee compared Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat to British General Dyer, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday slammed the Army Chief over the Kashmir human shield row. The...
Prophet and his family never consumed meat, says RSS leader
New Delhi: In what may spark a fresh controversy, RSS leader Indresh Kumar has said that Muslims who are observing fast (Roza) during the holy month of Ramzan should not include 'gosht' (meat) in their meal as it is a...
Vijay Mallya mocks media, says will watch every match of Indian team
London: After being spotted attending the India-Pakistan Champions Trophy match on Sunday, absconding businessman Vijay Mallya has said that he intends to attend all the games to cheer the India team. “Wide sensational media coverage on my attendance at the IND...
Government should have exited Air India 15 years back, says Arun Jaitley
File Pic New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made a strong case for sale of Air India as he asked how fair it was to use Rs 55,000-60,000 crore of tax payers' money on the national carrier for...
Search by the CBI is only a witch-hunt against independent media
New Delhi: It is shocking that the CBI conducted searches on the NDTV offices and residence of the promoters without even conducting a preliminary enquiry. This is a blatant political attack on the freedom of the press as sources confirm...
Mamata, Kejriwal condemn CBI raids on Prannoy Roy
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal united in their condemnation of the CBI raids at NDTV founder Prannoy Roys New Delhi residence and three other locations for allegedly causing losses to a private...
Associate Editor – Hindustan Times killed in bike accident
New Delhi: A speeding bike in a busy south Delhi market ended the life of a journalist working with a leading daily who decided to stop and buy fish for his family on his way home. Raj Kumar Ray, 46, who...
24 burnt alive as bus catches fire after collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly
Bareilly: Twenty four people were charred to death when a bus caught fire after colliding with a truck on National Highway 24 near Bareilly early on Monday. At least 15 passengers were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals and six of...
Unsettled by blaring horns, blistering heat, horse smashes through car’s windshield in Jaipur
Jaipur: It wasn't one of those auto collisions that often make headlines. In a bizarre, and sad, accident in Jaipur, a horse rammed a car, penetrated through the windshield injuring itself and the driver of the vehicle. The horse was on...
Separatists stopped from holding meeting, Mirwaiz put under house arrest
Srinagar: Authorities on Monday prevented separatists from holding a meeting at residence of hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani, placing several leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest. A posse of police personnel were posted outside Geelani's residence at...
NDTV on CBI raids: Will fight witch hunt, will fight for our country
NDTV has issued a statement on its website, hours after a CBI raid at co-founder Prannoy Roy's residence. Reports said that the CBI registered a case against Prannoy and his wife and co-founder of NDTV Radhika Roy and others for...
CBI raids NDTV co-founder Prannoy Roy’s residence
New Delhi Television (NDTV) co-founder and executive chairperson Prannoy Roy's Delhi residence was today raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation department in the early hours. The reason behind the raids is not known yet. CBI registered a case against Prannoy,...
Sent SMS to sister saying ‘I love Tamils’; ‘I love them too’ she said: Rahul
File Pic New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who has accused BJP-RSS of attempting to thrust one idea on the nation, said every individual, be it in Tamil Nadu or Uttar Pradesh, had a right to express dissent if they were aggrieved,...
Countdown begins: India’s heaviest rocket to be launched at 5:28 pm today
Chennai: India's heaviest rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) is set for its maiden flight into space along with a communications satellite GSAT-19 this evening. The countdown began at 3.58 pm on Sunday, an official of the Indian space...
J&K: Two soldiers killed in attack on army convoy by terrorists
Srinagar: Two soldiers were killed and four injured after terrorists ambushed their convoy which was moving from Jammu to Srinagar at Hillar Shahabad on the Jammu Srinagar national highway this morning. The terrorists, after opening fire on the Army convoy, fled...
‘Western culture’ responsible for rape, triple talaq, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar
Jaipur: Amid the ongoing nationwide debate over triple talaq, Rashtriya Swayam Sewak (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar has blamed 'western influence' for the controversial divorce practice in the Muslim community. The RSS leader stirred a controversy by asserting that 'western culture' is...
EC holds EVM hacking challenge with NCP, CPI(M) participation
File Pic New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday held the EVM hacking challenge, starting with a detailed demonstration on the various security checks in the machine. Though the four-hour challenge began at 10 am, the NCP and the CPI(M), the...
Even if about Roy’s remarks was fake, I don’t regret my tweet on her: Paresh Rawal
New Delhi: Actor-politician Paresh Rawal says he has no regrets about his tweet on Arundhati Roy as the author has been badmouthing the Army, which well never hit back at her. The Bharatiya Janata Party MP had received a lot of...
Meghalaya CM writes to Tripura counterpart over cattle trade
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has written to his Tripura counterpart Manik Sarkar urging to unite against the Centre's new law on cattle trade and slaughter. Sangma, in his letter, said the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock...
