Major who tied man to jeep as ‘human shield’ awarded
New Delhi: An Army Major, who had tied a Kashmiri man to a jeep in Kashmir, has been awarded by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat for his 'sustained efforts' in counter-insurgency operations. The Army Chief's 'Commendation Card' for Major Leetul Gogoi...
Shatrughan roots for Lalu, Kejriwal; BJP leader calls him ‘gaddar’
File Pic New Delhi: Senior BJP leaders Shatrughan Sinha and Sushil Kumar Modi were today engaged in a twitter war over the party's stance on RJD President Lalu Prasad and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of corruption. "Enough...
Socially boycott those who give triple talaq: Muslim Law Board to SC
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court today in the triple talaq matter, which is being heard by the court. The AIMPLB in its affidavit, said, it will issue an...
PoK anthem played in Kashmir cricket match, cops start
File Pic Pulwama: A video showing the anthem of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir being played before the start of a cricket match in south Kashmir's Pulwama district has gone viral on social media, prompting the police to initiate a probe. The video,...
Air India’s Bhubaneswar flight returns to Mumbai following fire in cockpit
File Pic Mumbai: An Air India flight from Mumbai to Bhubaneswar with 155 passengers on board returned to the city after being airborne for about 35 minutes after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit on Monday afternoon. A spokesperson...
Paresh Rawal says ‘tie Arundhati Roy to army jeep’, fuels Twitter
New Delhi: Hindi film veteran and BJP lawmaker Paresh Rawal has provoked a storm after commenting on social media that writer Arundhati Roy should be tied to an army jeep, in a reference to the incident last month of the...
Father allegedly raped his 5-year-old daughter, Grandmother killed the girl to hide crime in Nashik
Nashik: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father and then killed by her grandmother, in a bid to cover up the crime, at Javulake-Vani village in Maharashtra's Nashik district, the police said today. The man and his mother...
Dramatic Video Captures Sea Lion Dragging Little Girl Into Water
The first part of a now-viral video shows a sea lion swimming near a dock in Steveston, a seaside community on Canada's western coast. The sound of cameras clicking can be heard in the background...
Bless you! IPL cup taken to Siddhivinayak after Mumbai Indians win title
The Indian Premier League cup was taken to Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple, a temple dedicated to Lord Ganesh, to seek blessings, after Mumbai Indians won the IPL 2017 title last night. A police posse accompanied the cup to the temple as...
Jaitley files another Rs 10 cr suit against Kejriwal after Jethmalani calls him crook
New Dehi: BJP's Arun Jaitley has filed a fresh Rs 10 crore suit against Arvind Kejriwal after the Deli CM's counsel Ram Jethmalani used the word 'crook' while during cross-examination in court. India Today reports that Jaitley's lawyer Manik...
Yeddy chokes on idli controversy, orders food from restaurant at Dalit home
Downplaying allegations against State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief BS Yedyyurappa of eating breakfast brought from a nearby hotel at a Dalit household in Tumakuru, the BJP while defending its chief said the allegations are purely politically motivated. "The Congress and...
Melania, Ivanka refuse to wear head scarves during Saudi visit
First lady Melania Trump visits GE All women business process service center in Riyadh Riyadh: United States First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump eschewed the strict Saudi Arabia dress code while attending different events in...
Jharkhand: Twin blasts rock Hazaribagh railway station
Hazaribagh : Panic and chaos ensued after two blasts took place late on Sunday night in Hazaribagh railway station of Jharkhand. The station where the blast occurred, falls on the railway line which goes to Kolkata from Delhi via Gaya and...
To save cow, RSS’s Muslim wing will serve milk at iftars
Nagpur/New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Muslim wing will organise iftars on Fridays in Uttar Pradesh this Ramzan and serve only cow milk and its products to drive home the message of 'save the cow' and that consumption of its...
Bill to make Gita compulsory in schools may come up in next Parliament session
A private member's bill that seeks to make the Bhagavad Gita compulsory reading in schools and recommends de-recognising institutes that do not follow suit may come up for discussion in the next session of Parliament. "The noble thoughts and teaching of...
Amit Shah shuts up journalists at Meet the Press, says ‘Aap chup ho jaiye, hum sab kar lenge’
File Pic Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Saturday left journalists agitated when he said,’aap chup ho jaiye‘ (you keep quiet), ‘hum sab kar lenge‘ to a serious question. The incident took place while he was...
2000 Sabarmati Express blast: Former AMU scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani acquitted
New Delhi: Former Aligarh Muslim University scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani will walk out of jail after 16 years with an Uttar Pradesh court today acquitting him of the charge of having orchestrated the Sabarmati Express blast in 2000 that claimed...
Government may step in if triple talaq practice not changed: Venkaiah Naidu
New Delhi: The government may have to step in and enact a law to ban triple talaq if the Muslim community fails to "change" the practice, Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday. "It is for the society to take...
EC demonstrates functioning of EVMs, debunks tampering charges
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday demonstrated the working of electronic voting machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System, while brushing aside the EVM tampering allegation. After the demonstration, Dr Nasim Zaidi, Chief Election Commissioner of India...
Rajnath Singh announces Rs 1 crore aid to kin of martyred paramilitary jawans
Sherathang: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that the family of each paramilitary jawan who dies in action will be given a compensation of Rs 1 crore each. He also declared that 34,000 posts of paramilitary constables were upgraded as...
Kulbhushan Jadhav bigger terrorist than Ajmal Kasab, says Pervez Musharraf
New Delhi/Islamabad: Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf has called alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav a bigger criminal than 26/11 Mumbai attack perpetrator Ajmal Kasab. Asserting that Jhadav was involved in espionage and sabotage activities, Musharraf said that the former...
