Lack of spirituality one reason for farmer suicides: Sri Sri
New Delhi: The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said that lack of "spirituality" was one of the reasons that leads to farmer suicides. To a question about farmer suicides in Maharashtra and elsewhere, the spiritual leader said,...
BJP chief Amit Shah visits J-K as part of ‘Vistaar Yatra’
File Pic Srinagar: BJP president Amit Shah is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as a part of his Vistaar Yatra. While the tour focuses on expanding the BJPs support base in five states, Shahs two-day visit in Jammu and Kashmir...
‘Hello, I’m an ISI agent’: Pakistani man’s baffling claim at Delhi Airport
New Delhi: "Hello, I am an ISI agent. But I don't wish to continue any further and want to remain in India," said a passenger after he got off an Air India flight from Dubai at the Indira Gandhi International...
Aadhar card: SC to resume hearing on May 2nd
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue the hearing on May 2nd over the petition challenging the government's decision to make Aadhaar mandatory for PAN and also for filing returns Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi is likely to argue before the...
CJI Khehar could be India’s 1st Lokpal
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar is likely to be India's first Lokpal, according to a highly placed source in the government. Justice Khehar will be demitting office on August 28, 2017 and in all probability, by...
J&K: Terrorists try to snatch rifles from CRPF men guarding Anantnag bank
Anantnag: Two militants try to snatch rifles from CRPF jawans guarding a bank in Anantnag, Kashmir. One jawan has been injured. One of the militants escaped, while the other one has been nabbed. Instances of locals nabbing guns from security men...
EC bribery case: Two hawala operators arrested for giving money to Dinakaran’s middleman
Chennai: The Delhi Police on Friday arrested Hawala operator Naresh Jain in connection with the TTV Dhinakaran bribery case. It's alleged that Jain helped middleman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in money transfer. Jain was arrested from Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. One more...
Indian man shot dead in crossfire outside US motel
Representational Pic New Delhi: A 56-year-old Indian man has been killed after getting caught in a crossfire outside a motel in the US state of Tennessee, becoming the fifth from the community to be killed in the country since February. Khandu...
ED registers money laundering case in Narada sting involving TMC leaders
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday registered money laundering case in the Narada sting involving TMC leaders. The sting operation pertains to the secret filming of the TMC leaders while they allegedly accepted money from the representatives of a...
India launches its first free condom store
Representational Pic New Delhi: A global charity launched a free condom store in India to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS. The global non-government organisation (NGO) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a global charity launched a free condom store in India considering...
Germany drafts law to ban civil servants, judges and soldiers from wearing full-face veil
Representational Pic New Delhi: The German Bundestag on Thursday agreed to a draft law that will prevent civil servants, judges and soldiers from wearing full-face veils at work, media reports. “Integration means that we should make clear where the boundaries of...
Jet Airways passenger’s tweet to PM Narendra Modi triggers hijack scare
Jaipur: A Jet Airways passenger on Thursday tweeted that he suspected a Delhi-Mumbai flight had been hijacked, sending security agencies into tizzy at the airport in Jaipur. The Delhi-bound flight 9W355 - carrying 176 people on board, including 8 crew members...
Gambhir to bear educational expenses of Sukma bravehearts’ children
New Delhi: Veteran Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has pledged to bear the educational expenses of the children of the 25 CRPF personnel, who were killed in an attack by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Sukma . The cricketer's media manager confirmed...
Sajjan Jindal meets Sharif, Pak oppn suspects deal over Jadhav
Indian steel magnate Sajjan Jindal, in pic left alongside, has met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a visit to Islamabad, triggering speculation in Pakistani media over revival of bilateral talks amid strains in ties. The meeting between Sharif and Jindal...
‘Shameful!’ Rishi Kapoor lets fly at stars for skipping Vinod Khanna’s funeral
Mumbai: Veteran star Rishi Kapoor, in a series of tweets, has slammed the "actors of this generation" for not attending superstar Vinod Khanna's funeral last evening. Khanna passed away at the age of 70 early on Thursday morning, after battling cancer. Kapoor,...
Man who failed to buy Sahara hotel sent to jail
New Delhi: Chennai-based Prakash Swamy, who had filed affidavit on a firm's behalf intending to buy Sahara's New York hotel, fails to deposit Rs 10 cr as per last order. The SC orders Swamy's arrest. He will be in jail...
IIM Ahmedabad director Ashish Nanda resigns
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) director Ashish Nanda has resigned from his post ahead of tenure, the B-school said on Thursday. Nanda, a former professor at Harvard Law School, was the first professor from a foreign school...
Pay Rs 2550 cr by June 15 or go to jail: SC tells Subrata Roy
New Delhi/Mumbai: The Supreme Court has asked the Bombay High Court's official liquidator to prepare the terms for auctioning Aamby Valley for its approval on June 19. Sahara chief Subrata Roy undertakes in the court to pay Rs 1,500 crore in...
Vacancy: Women cops to combat J-K stone pelters
Srinagar: Around 1,000 women will be hired in Jammu and Kashmir for a police battalion, which will primarily deal with incidents like stone pelting in the Valley. The policewomen will be part of the five India Reserved Battalions (IRBs), the...
Lokpal act a workable legislation: No need to keep it pending: SC to Centre
New Delhi: Strongly pushing for appointment of a Lokpal, the Supreme Court today said the existing Lokpal Act is a workable piece of legislation and there was no justification to keep its operation pending. The court was also of the opinion...
PM Modi launches UDAN scheme from Shimla, anyone can now fly at Rs 2,500
Shimla: PM Narendra Modi has launched the UDAN scheme, a regional air connectivity programme under which the fares of flights will be capped at Rs 2500 for an hour-long flight of 500 km. The PM launched the UDAN scheme from Shimla....
