Jammu & Kashmir: PDP leader Abdul Gani Dar shot dead in Pulwama
Pulwama: People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Gani Dar, who was attacked by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, has succumbed to his injuries. The PDP district president of Pulwama was declared dead as soon he was brought...
Aadhar for cows to check smuggling, Centre tells SC
Shekhar Gupta tweets this cartoon by Hindu's Keshav. New Delhi: The Central government today submitted its report in the Supreme Court on cow protection and smuggling of cattle across the India-Bangladesh border. The Centre's report on the issue states that...
Arunachal Pradesh students protest against China’s renaming six places
Guwahati: Sheets of rain in Arunachal Pradesh this morning didn't dissuade hundreds of young protestors, many of them students, from marching in protest against China's recent move to rename six places in the state as an assertion of its claim...
Here comes a unique ID number for cows
Representational Pic New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of unique identification number for humans, the Centre has decided to create a similar UID for cows. While talks about such a move last year were met with amusement and criticism, the government...
TCS, Infosys Accused by US of Violating H-1B Visa Norms
New Delhi: The US has accused top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering the lion's share of H-1B visas by putting extra tickets in the lottery system, which the Trump administration wants to replace with a more...
J-K CM Mufti meets PM Narendra Modi over unrest
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to discuss the unrest in the Valley. Mehbooba, who arrived in the capital on Saturday to attend the Niti Aayog governing council meet, is also...
Vijay Goel mocks Kejriwal, says Delhi CM suffering from EVM fever
New Delhi: Union Minister Vijay Goel today took a dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's allegations that the EVMs used during Sunday's MCD elections were tampered with. "Baithe Baithe Kya Karein Karna Hai Kuch Kaam, Shuru Karo #EVMBahana Leke #DramaQueenKejriwal...
HT scribe wins Journalist of Change Mobility award
New Delhi: Snigdha Poonam, a journalist from the Hindustan Times based in New Delhi, has won the 2017 Journalist of Change Mobility Award. Poonam received the award from Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief of Outlook magazine and member of Press Council India,...
DMK asks farmers to defer Delhi stir, participate in TN bandh
New Delhi: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam working president M K Stalin today urged the farmers from Tamil Nadu staging a protest in Delhi to defer their agitation and take part in the April 25 bandh called by the opposition parties in...
Rahul takes dig at PM over advise to babus on social media use
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his advice to bureaucrats asking them not to use social media for self-promotion, saying he should lead them by example. 'Leading by example is clearly...
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Ravi Shankar Prasad, asks who is BJP to give sanctity to Muslims
New Delhi: A day after Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's "sanctity for Muslims" comment created a stir, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi reacted saying it's a minister's duty to ensure justice and equality. "Who is the minister to say BJP gave...
After protesting naked, TN farmers drink urine
New Delhi: Grabbing eyeballs with their novel way of protest, Tamil Nadu farmers today drank urine in another desperate bid to draw the government's attention towards their plight. Over the last 39 days, they have shaved half of their moustache and...
India-US ties more stronger, matured: Jaitley
New Delhi: India-US ties have significantly improved over the last few decades, becoming more "stronger" and "matured" and defying changes in governments in both the countries, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Jaitley, speaking at a reception hosted by India's Ambassador...
Baghdadi’s aide involved in Istanbul attack killed in Syria
Representational Pic New Delhi: An Islamic State terrorist, linked to the deadly New Year's eve attack on Istanbul's Reina nightclub, was killed in Syria last month by the American forces, United States' Middle East command confirmed. Abdurakhmon Uzbeki was killed by...
US surgeon general Vivek Murthy dismissed by Trump government
New Delhi: US'surgeon general Vivek H Murthy was on Friday dismissed by the Trump administration, and replaced by his deputy, Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams. The US department of health and human services issued a statement saying Murthy was asked to step...
5 including 9-year-old girl attacked by cow vigilantes in J-K
New Delhi: At least five people including a nine-year-old girl have been injured in an attack by 'gau rakshaks' in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place when a nomad family was moving with their livestock at...
2 cases against BJP’s Raghav Lakhanpal for Saharanpur violence
New Delhi: Two FIRs were registered against 12 persons and over 300 unnamed people in connection with two incidents of violence in Janakpuri on Friday late night, police said. SSP Love Kumar said a FIR was registered against over 300 people...
Petrol at your doorstep? Oil Ministry exploring options for home delivery of petroleum products
New Delhi: The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is contemplating the idea of providing petroleum products to customers at their doorstep. The Ministry is exploring options to provide petrol, diesel and other fuel products to the customers via home...
Arnab Goswami teases the launch of Republic TV
New Delhi: In the latest promo for his new venture, Republic TV, Arnab Goswami tells his viewers how much he misses them, and how he’s "itching" to make his return and speak directly to them again. The former Times Now head...
Indian-Americans launch White House petition to save Kulbhushan Jadhav
New Delhi: The Indian-American community in the US has launched a White House petition, seeking the Trump Administration’s intervention to save Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani court for alleged espionage. Created by one...
Arun Jaitley meets US Commerce Secretary, raises H-1B visa issue
New Delhi: The vexed issue of restrictions on American H-1B visas has been taken up with the US administration by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his ongoing visit to the US, an Indian official said on Friday. The issue was raised...
