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...
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...
