Karnataka minister refuses to obey ban on red beacon
Bengaluru: A Karnataka minister has refused to fall in line with the central government's ban on red beacons in VIP vehicles, saying he would remove it if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah instructs him to do so. "If the Chief Minister asks me...
Only 1 beheading in Cong rule, Antony crows
New Delhi: Calling on the Centre to give a free hand to the Indian Army in giving an 'appropriate reply' to Pakistan's barbaric act in Jammu and Kashmir's Krishna Ghati sector, former defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday reminded that...
Chinese Communist Party officials funding the Dalai Lama: reports
Beijing: China's ruling Communist party for the first time has publicly said some of its officials were funding the Dalai Lama by donating money to the 81-year-old exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, undermining the fight against "separatist" forces. A senior discipline...
Yogi cabinet approves new transfer policy, UP Day celebrations
Lucknow: Major decisions were taken in the fifth cabinet meeting of the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday. The government gave a go-ahead to the transfer policy and fully implemented the e-tendering system instead of manual tenders. The transfer policy...
Woman accused of honey-trapping BJP MP taken into custody by Delhi Police
New Delhi: The woman who allegedly honey-trapped Bharatiya Janata Party MP KC Patel and accused him of rape was taken into custody by Delhi Police today for questioning. "We have taken the woman, who honey-trapped the BJP MP, into custody for...
Why was Punjab CM not at funeral, asks brother of jawan beheaded by Pak
Vainpoin (Punjab): The mortal remains of Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, who was killed in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, were consigned to flames with full military honours at his native Vainpoin village here today. The 42-year-old soldier, who belonged...
Army, BSF bid farewell to soldiers slain in Pak attack
New Delhi: The Army and the BSF today bid farewell to Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh and Head Constable Prem Sagar who were beheaded by Pakistani forces in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. A wreath-laying ceremony was organised in Poonch...
H1-B effect: Infosys to hire 10,000 American workers
New Delhi: Indian IT major Infosys will hire about 10,000 locals in the US over the next two years and set up four technology and innovation hubs there, as part of its efforts to tide over visa-related issues. Through these new...
Pak attack on Indian soldiers well-planned: BSF on beheading
New Delhi: BSF ADG briefing on the beheading of two Indian Army soldiers: Pakistan attack on our soldiers was well-planned. Their army, which also had mujahideen, was the first to attack four of our posts, says the BSF. Indo-Pak DGMO talks...
Jaitley to brief PM on Pak mutilating soldiers
New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley is set to brief Prime Minister Narendra Modi today about the mutilation of two Indian Army soldiers by the Pakistan Army at Krishna Ghatti sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister will also be...
Family of injured CRPF jawan refuses to meet BJP leader
File Pic New Delhi: Family of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan Sher Mohammad, who was injured in the Naxal attack in Sukma, refused to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V. Solanki here and forced him to turn...
Hindus should follow ‘We two, our eight’ policy: Religious guru Swami Prabodhananda Giri
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh): Hindu couples should have eight children each to protect their religion, a prominent religious leader has said. The advice to follow the 'we two and our eight' formula came from Swami Prabodhananda Giri, the national president of Sanatan...
Uttarakhand High Court orders sealing of EVM for six assembly constituencies
New Delhi: Uttarakhand High Court on Monday ordered the sealing of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the strong rooms for six assembly constituencies, within 48 hrs. Justice Sarvesh Kumar Gupta passed the order to seal the EVMs while hearing the petition...
Coimbatore: Video of 2 buses racing in ‘desi’ style goes viral
Coimbatore: This video is going viral on social media as people are watching and sharing it like anything! The video shows two buses racing against each other. The incident occurred on the Coimbatore - Pollachi highway. The video clearly shows that the drivers...
An Indian politician gifts washing bats, mobile phones to women to thrash drunkard husbands
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Minister Gopal Bhargava has devised a couple of novel methods to deal with liquor menace in his Assembly constituency. He is gifting cloth washing bats to the newly-weds and mobile phones to panchayat workers...
Telangana Police encouraging youth to join Islamic State: Digvijaya Singh
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh made a shocking allegation by accusing Telangana Police of setting up a 'bogus IS site which is radicalising Muslim Youths and encouraging them to become Islamic State modules'. Questioning the involvement of Chief Minister...
SC orders medical examination of Calcutta HC judge Karnan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the medical examination of Calcutta high court judge Justice C S Karnan on May 4 by a board of doctors, to be set up by a government hospital in Kolkata. A seven-judge bench...
West Bengal BJP leader Shyamapada Mondal calls Mamata Banerjee a ‘eunuch’
Midnapore (West Bengal): West Bengal Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shyamapada Mondal waded into controversy by calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a 'eunuch' and accused her of practicing politics of appeasement. "Today you cannot understand whether Mamata Banerjee is a female...
Two jawans martyred as Pakistan violates ceasefire in J-K
Representational Pic Srinagar: A Junior Commissioner Officer (JCO) of the Army and a Border Security Force (BSF) head-constable were killed when Pakistani troops fired automatic weapons and rocket-propelled-grenades to target an Indian forward post along the Line of Control (LoC)...
Turkish Prez courts controversy, suggests multilateral dialogue to resolve Kashmir issue
New Delhi: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today suggested a multilateral dialogue to resolve the Kashmir issue to ensure peace in the region. Erdogan, who arrived in India on Sunday ahead of talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, favoured India's bid...
BJP MP KC Patel caught in objectionable position, alleges being ‘honey trapped’ for Rs 5 crore
Representational ImageNew Delhi: In yet another shocking incident, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP has alleged that he was drugged and filmed in an objectionable position by a gang led by a woman, for the extortion of Rs 5...
