From May 1, no ‘laal batti’ for PM, ministers
New Delhi: Red beacon will be removed from cars of the prime minister and all ministers from May 1, transport minister Nitin Gadkari has said after a cabinet meeting. Gadkari said beacon to be allowed only on emergency service vehicles from...
World’s most bizarre protest? Now, man in Modi mask whips TN farmers at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: For over a month now, Delhi has been witnessing a bizarre protest at Jantar Mantar. The protesters, who are farmers from Tamil Nadu, have used strategies never heard before — from wearing skulls, eating mice, conducting mock funerals...
Dinakaran cancels MLAs’ meet, OPS says merger talks will begin
Chennai: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Amma) deputy chief T T V Dinakaran cancelled a meeting of party MLAs and district secretaries he had convened earlier in the day. Dinakaran earlier said that a 'good decision' will be taken in...
Man carries brother’s body on cycle in Assam
Majuli: Eight months after visuals from Odisha of a tribal carrying his wife’s body on his shoulder triggered widespread anguish, images have emerged from Assam of a man carrying the body of his 18-year-old younger brother on a bicycle due...
44 killed as bus falls into river in Shimla
File Pic Shimla: As many as 44 people were feared killed after the private bus they were travelling in fell into the Tons river in Nerva area of Shimla district on Wednesday. The accident took place on the border of Sirmaur...
LK Advani Will Be Tried For Criminal Conspiracy In Babri Case: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court restored conspiracy charges against senior BJP leaders, including L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid demolition case on Wednesday. A bench comprising Justices P C Ghose and R F Nariman...
Trump signs executive order for ‘buy-American, hire-American’ policy
Attempting to keep a top campaign promise, President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to begin reining in the H-1B visa program that critics say for decades has allowed lower-wage foreign workers to take jobs from Americans. The president took on...
Three hours after arrest Vijay Mallya gets bail
London: Vijay Mallya granted bail. This is the full statement issued by the UK's metropolitan police confirming the arrest of the liquor baron. "Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Extradition Unit have this morning, Tuesday 18 April arrested a man on an extradition...
Normal monsoon, assures Met
New Delhi: India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be average in 2017, a senior official at the weather office said on Tuesday, easing concerns over farm and economic growth in the world's leading producer of an array of agricultural...
Vijay Mallya arrested by UK police in London, to be produced in court later
London: Vijay Mallya, who is the subject of an extradition request from India for alleged financial irregularities, was arrested by Scotland Yard in London on Tuesday morning, informed sources told Hindustan Times. Mallya, who arrived here in March last year and...
US reaffirms India’s designation as Major Defence Partner
New Delhi: The US today reaffirmed India's designation as a Major Defence Partner and emphasised the importance of its strategic relationship as its National Security Adviser H R McMaster met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held talks with his counterpart...
IIT-D diktat for girl students: Wear fully-covered decent dress
New Delhi: A women’s hostel at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IITD) has put up a notice asking women to wear “full covered decent western or Indian dresses” on their house day. House day is an annual event at the...
Ola, Uber drivers’ strike fails to count in Delhi
Representational Pic New Delhi: A one-day strike called by Ola and Uber drivers in the capital had no major impact today as commuters easily found cabs to reach their destination during the morning rush hours. Sarvodaya Drivers Association of Delhi (SDAD),...
Sizzling at 43 degrees, Hyderabad breaks 10-year heat record
Representational Pic Hyderabad: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are reeling under intense heatwave conditions and have witnessed record breaking temperatures. Hyderabad recorded 43 degrees on April 17th, highest temperature in last 10 years. In both states, atleast 12 people have died due to...
Sikh cabbie assaulted, turban snatched by drunk passengers in US
New York: A turban was knocked off by the drunk passengers of 25-year-old Sikh cab driver in the US. The incident took place on Sunday morning and has left Harkirat Singh, an immigrant from Punjab who moved to the US three...
Woman shot dead outside a police post in UP
Representational Pic Mainpuri: A 45-year-old woman was thrashed and shot dead allegedly outside a police post in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh. Anisa Begum had gone to the Agra Gate Police Chowki yesterday to complain about threat to her life...
Mover-shaker Thambidurai holds the key to AIADMK’s future
New Delhi: M Thambidurai, Lok Sabha deputy speaker and senior leader in the VK Sasikala-led AIADMK faction, boarded a late-night flight on Monday to New Delhi. In the national capital, the AIADMK leader has now been interacting with his close...
Trump to sign executive order on H-1B visa
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that would tighten the process of issuing H-1B visas and seek a review of the system for creating an “entirely new structure” to award these visas, the most...
Court orders FIR against woman cop for sexually assaulting 13-yr-old girl
A Delhi court has ordered an FIR against a woman police officer for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, who had earlier accused her teacher of molesting her. The Delhi Police, however, said they will begin internal probe in the...
Sasikala, nephew Dinakaran to be kicked out of party?
New Delhi: There is a revolt in the making in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's VK Sasikala camp as leaders of the faction want her and nephew TTV Dinakaran to step down from all party posts. Nearly 25 ministers...
Odisha Governor S.C. Jamir Is RSS Candidate for Vice President, Says Top Pracharak
New Delhi: The Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is backing S.C. Jamir, a senior Congressman from Nagaland and current Odisha governor, as its vice presidential nominee, a senior RSS pracharak in the Northeast, told The Wire. If Jamir is elected to the...
