Justice CS Karnan refuses medical test by Supreme Court, calls it ‘mad order by mad judges’
Kolkata: Justice CS Karnan, the Calcutta High Court Judge making news for his recent altercation with Supreme Court judges hearing a contempt case against him, has fired fresh salvo against the higher judiciary. Karnan, who was to be examined by a...
EVM tampering allegations: Election Commission calls all-party meeting on May 12
File Pic New Delhi: The Election Commission has convened an all-party meeting on May 12 following allegations of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), sources said on Thursday. The EC’s meeting with all the parties comes in order to convince and...
Massive anti-militancy operation launched in J&K’s Shopian
Representational Pic Shopian: Security forces on Wednesday launched a massive anti-militancy operation at multiple places in south Kashmir’s Shopian district but their efforts were being hampered by stone-pelting mobs. The operations have been launched in six villages falling under Zainapora area...
We share details after execution: Army chief on beheading of soldiers
New Delhi: Army Chief General Rawat's first statement on the security operations in Kashmir's Shopian district. "We have beefed up our counter-infiltration posture in Jammu and Kashmir," Gen Rawat said. When asked about the possible action following the mutilation of...
Meerut woman wants to give triple talaq to her husband
Meerut: Amidst the ongoing debate around triple talaq, the practise of Muslim men getting instant divorce from their wives, a woman from Meerut said 'talaq, talaq, talaq' to her abusive husband. Amreen Bano, (24), filed an FIR against her husband, alleging...
Digvijaya welcomes CBI probe in ‘anti-Shivraj Vyapam’ campaign
New Delhi: Unfazed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against him for being involved in a campaign targeting Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Vyapam scam, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said he...
Sukma Attack: Juvenile among 10 Maoist suspects arrested by CRPF
New Delhi: Ten suspected Naxals, one of them a juvenile, who are believed to be involved in the Sukma attack were arrested during a search operation in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) informed the ministry of...
Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia BJP agents; media giving unnecessary attention to AAP, says Ajay Maken
New Delhi: On his first day in office after being re-anointed as Delhi Congress Chief on Wednesday, Ajay Maken launched a scathing attack on the Aam Adami Party (AAP) and called Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia as agents of the...
Amid tensions, India sends back 50 Pakistani students
New Delhi: Around 50 Pakistani students, visiting India at the invitation of an NGO, were sent back today after the government advised it against hosting them at a time which was not "appropriate" in the aftermath of beheading of two...
Kill corrupt politicians, not ‘jawans’, MP Pappu Yadav tells Maoists
MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav (File Pic) Patna: Controversial MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav raised many eyebrows on Wednesday by appealing to Maoists to target corrupt politicians instead of attacking paramilitary personnel. Naresh Yadav was among the 25 CRPF...
World Press Freedom Day: Narendra Modi says free press vital for democracy
New Delhi: On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed unwavering support to the freedom of media, saying it is essential in democracy. “World Press Freedom Day is a day to reiterate our unwavering...
Rs 5 lakh bounty on terrorist who killed seven in J-K cash van massacre
Srinagar: JK Police identifies the terrorist behind the Kulgam incident on May 1 in which seven people including five cops were killed. A Rs 5 lakh reward has also been announced. Terrorists today shot dead seven people, including five policemen, after...
Militants rob bank in Kashmir, 3rd heist in 3 days
Pulwama: Militants today stormed a bank at Pulwama district in south Kashmir and decamped with around Rs 4 lakh in cash, the third such attack in as many days. The four armed militants entered the Wahibugh branch of the Elaquai Dehati...
Kumar Vishwas stays, AAP suspends Amanatullah Khan
New Delhi: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan suspended from the party for making anti Kumar Vishwas statments. Vishwas gets its his way with the party. After the marathon PAC meeting this morning, Vishwas said he will stand by AAP and assist...
Ramdev calls PM ‘Rashtra Rishi’
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today praised PM Narendra Modi's leadership and said that the entire country was proud of him. While honouring the PM as 'Rashtra Rishi', Ramdev said, "PM Narendra Modi is a Rashtra Gaurav and Vishwa...
Suicide bomb attack on NATO convoy in Kabul; 8 killed, 25 injured
Kabul: A suicide car bomber struck a US military convoy in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least eight Afghan civilians and wounding three US service members in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the...
Blood trail shows killers of soldiers returned LoC: India demands Pak action
New Delhi: India today summoned Pakistan's envoy Abdul Basit and conveyed outrage over the killing and mutilation of two soldiers by Pakistan's Border Action Team or BAT on Monday. "The government demanded that Pakistan take immediate action against its soldiers and...
Triple talaq: Supreme Court appoints Salman Khurshid as amicus curiae
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed senior Congress leader and former union minister Salman Khurshid to assist it as an amicus curiae in the triple talaq matter. The apex court bench comprising of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justices...
BJP workers Amit Shah lunched with in Naxalbari join TMC
Kolkatta: In a major embarrassment for the BJP, two party workers with whom party President Amit Shah had his much publicised lunch last week at Naxalbari, have joined the Trinamool Congress. Raju Mahali and his wife Geeta joined the TMC in...
WhatsApp group admin booked for adding member who posted morphed photo of Modi
The administrator of a WhatsApp group in Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district was arrested for adding a person known to have posted a morphed photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the group, police said. The administrator was later released on...
Kejriwal, Sisodia meet ‘angry’ Vishwas, try to pacify him
New Delhi: In a late night development, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia visited Kumar Vishwas' house. Earlier in the day, AAP founder member Kumar Vishwas accused its leaders of conspiring against him. He won't compromise with his...
