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...
Drama at airport as BJP MP insists on taking knife on flight
New Delhi: BJP MP from Barabanki Priyanka Singh Rawat on Friday insisted on taking an unfolded knife with her on a flight, leading to a long argument between her and officials at Indira Gandhi International Airports Terminal 3 in the...
Lata Mangeshkar is known as ‘Maithili Kokila’, says Bihar’s Class XII topper in Arts stream
Patna: A year after Ruby Rai made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, this year too, Bihar Class XII topper in Arts stream Ganesh Kumar, is in the news for failing to answer some basic questions on the subject...
Wipro gets another bio attack threat mail, Rs 500 cr ransom in bitcoin demanded
Representational Pic Bengaluru: IT major Wipro on Friday said it has reinforced security measures at all its office locations after receiving a second threat email, but there was no impact on the company's operations. However, Wipro did not specify the nature...
I eat beef, nothing wrong with it, says BJP’s Arunachal CM Pema Khandu
Representational Pic Guwahati: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Pema Khandu on Friday opposed the Union government notification which put a ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter. Khandu told media that the Centre would have to relook the...
Andhra Infosys techie, 3-yr old son drown in swimming pool in US
Washington: A software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who was working for Infosys, and his three-year-old son have drowned in a swimming pool in the US, according to news reports. Nagaraju Surepalli, 31, was from Guntur. He worked and lived in...
Ramachandra Guha tears into Dhoni in resignation letter, backs coach Kumble
New Delhi: Historian Ramachandra Guha might have cited personal reasons for quitting from his position in the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators of the BCCI, but in a strongly worded letter to chairman Vinod Rai, he has spared none, even...
CP Joshi of Congress wins Rajasthan Cricket Association President election 2017, defeats Lalit Modi’s son Ruchir
Jaipur: Congress leader CP Joshi won the elections for the President of Rajasthan Cricket Association on Friday, defeating outgoing RCA President Lalit Modi’s son Ruchir Modi by five votes. Out of 33 votes polled, while Joshi got 19 votes, Modi...
ED files money laundering case to probe Bihar toppers scam
Patna: The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case to probe alleged irregularities in the 2016 Bihar toppers scam case related to the state school examination board. Officials said the agency has booked a criminal case against a total...
GDP slump: Chidambaram slams Centre for ‘ridiculing’ Manmohan’s suggestions
New Delhi: Following the release of the GDP and Gross Value Added figures for 2016-17 showing the sliding of the economy by 1.3 percent, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday trained his guns on the Centre for ridiculing the...
