Highhanded BJP MLA makes woman IPS officer cry in Yogi’s constituency
Gorakhpur: A BJP MLA stirred up controversy when his angry reaction to removal of anti-liquor protesters made a woman IPS officer cry in Gorakhpur, the parliamentary constituency of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The incident, in Kareemnagar area, was caught on camera...
Airing ‘doctored’ tapes height of shamelessness: RJD
Patna: A day after an audiotape of a conversation between Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-political leader Mohammad Shahabuddin was made public by an English news channel, the RJD on Sunday termed it as doctored and accused...
NEET shocker: Female candidate says asked to remove innerwear in Kerala’s Kannur
Representational Pic Kannur: In a shocking incident, a female candidate who appeared at a NEET centre here on Sunday claimed she had to remove her innerwear before sitting for the entrance test. Other women candidates too faced a harrowing experience...
Arvind Kejriwal’s corrupt face exposed, should quit as Delhi CM: Amarinder Singh
Tarn Taran: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday sought the resignation of his Delhi counterpart, Arvind Kejriwal, claiming that the AAP supremo had no moral right to continue in office as his "corrupt face" had been "totally exposed". The Congress...
After Kapil Mishra sacked, Kumar Vishwas vows another movement
New Delhi: Hours after Delhi's Water Minister Kapil Mishra was sacked from his ministerial post, a fresh crisis arose in the AAP as founder member Kumar Vishwas vowed for "another movement inside and outside". The Aam Aadmi Party leader in another...
Arvind Kejriwal took Rs 2 crore from Delhi minister Satyendra Jain: Kapil Mishra
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra on Sunday, a day after being ousted from the cabinet, has charged AAP Minister Satyendra Jain of giving Chief Minster Kejriwal Rs two crore in cash. He further alleged that Health minister...
Lalu Yadav-Mohammad Shahabuddin tape: BJP says democracy strangled in Bihar, asks Nitish Kumar to explain
Patna: After an English news channel played a recorded conversation into the working relationship between Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday described it as a 'saddening day...
Cash transactions stopped at nearly 40 bank branches in Kashmir
Srinagar: In the wake of militants targeting banks in south Kashmir, cash transactions at nearly 40 branches in sensitive areas of Pulwama and Shopian districts in South Kashmir have been stopped. The step has been taken following an advisory issued by...
Case against Lalu Yadav over advice to tie cows in front of RSS, BJP leaders’ homes
Patna: A BJP leader on Saturday filed a case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and five other unidentified persons after some RJD leaders tied cows in front of his home in Vaishali district of Bihar. The case was filed in...
Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV launched
File Pic New Delhi: Journalist Arnab Goswami’s news channel “Republic TV” launched on Saturday. The channel became the first one in India to be aired live on Star India’s digital platform Hotstar. “Dear viewers, you’ve supported me over the years &...
Gas leak at Delhi school; over 300 students hospitalised
New Delhi: Over 300 girl students were hospitalised on Saturday after toxic fumes spread due to chemical leakage at a container depot near two schools in southeast Delhi's Tughlakabad area. The students of Rani Jhansi School and Government Girls Senior Secondary...
Only PM Modi can save us from Kashmir unrest: Mehbooba Mufti
File pic Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday reiterated her stand of initiating the dialogue process to restore peace in Kashmir. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the mandate of the nation to address the 70-year-old Kashmir issue. “Humein daldal...
Indian-origin couple shot dead in US by daughter’s ex-boyfriend
Washington: Months after Indian-origin techie, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, was shot dead in Kansas, United States, reports say an Indian-origin couple was murdered in the nation on Friday. According to a news agency the couple was killed in an apparent revenge attack by...
Indian Army arrests 12-year-old boy along LoC in Rajouri
Representational Pic Srinagar: A 12-year-old boy was apprehended along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district. The boy entered Rajouri's Nowshera sector from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) Friday night and was detained by an Indian Army patrol unit. The boy has...
Bilkis Bano Rape Case: Asaduddin Owaisi questions ‘double standards’ on capital punishment
New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the "double standards" in awarding death penalty to rapists, especially when it came to communal cases. Reacting to a Bombay high court judgment upholding life sentence to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano...
Look who is praising Centre’s ‘no-fly’ list
New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Friday hailed the central government's announcement of new rules for a 'no-fly list' for unruly passengers which will include suspension for offences. Gaikwad told media, "The guidelines were needed to address the issues...
Himachal IAS-IPS couple sets example, ‘adopts’ martyr Paramjit Singh’s daughter
Shimla: A Muslim IAS-IPS couple of Himachal Pradesh has offered to look after Khushdeep Kaur, the 12-year-old daughter of naib subedar Paramjit Singh, who was killed by the border action team of the Pakistan army in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch...
Baba Ramdev to launch fast food chain to take on KFC, McDonald’s, Subway
New Delhi: Baba Ramdev is planning to launch a fast food chain in a bid to take on MNCs like KFC, McDonald's and Subway, as per a news paper report. A news paper report said that Ramdev is planning to launching a...
President Pranab Mukherjee signs ordinance empowering RBI to act directly against top loan defaulters
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today consented to an ordinance empowering RBI for effective resolution of NPAs. The ordinance authorises the central bank to direct banks to start insolvency procedures in case of a loan default. The ordinance that will amend...
Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Supreme Court confirms death penalty for all four convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday confirmed death penalty for all four convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape case. The apex court termed the December 16, 2012 Delhi gang-rape case a 'barbaric incident'. The order was pronounced by the SC bench comprising...
Malegaon blast: SC seeks reply of NIA, Maha on Shrikant Purohit’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from the NIA and Maharashtra on a plea of accused Shrikant Purohit, seeking bail in a case pertaining to the 2008 Malegaon blast. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A...
