Centre on pellet guns: The idea is not to kill
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is hearing the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association's plea against use of pellet guns in the state. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi representing the Centre told the three judge bench of SC that using pellet...
‘Behead those against Ram temple’: BJP MLA booked for hate speech
Hyderabad: The Majlis Bachao Tehreek has filed a police complaint against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA T Raja Singh for hate speech on Ram Navami in Hyderabad. The MLA courted a controversy when he said that he would behead the ones opposing...
Chidambaram takes dig at PM’s demonetisation drive
New Delhi: As the Election Commission cancelled the R K Nagar bypoll over use of money power, Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking if his demonestisation drive has achieved the desired results. "We...
Mamata-Modi one-on-one ends, CM says PM will consider her demands
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. After the meeting the CM told the media that they discussed pending projects and the state share of West Bengal. "He said we'll try...
Aaditya to accompany Uddhav for NDA meet this evening, 32 parties will attend
Nagpur: A meeting of the top NDA leaders will be held in New Delhi today and representatives of 32 parties are likely to attend it. This will be the second such meeting after the Bharatiya Janata Party was voted to power...
Poor 6.5 per cent voter turnout in Srinagar LS bypoll
Srinagar: An abysmally low 6.5 per cent polling was recorded in the bypoll for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat from where Jammu and Kashmir's former chief minister Farooq Abdullah is contesting. Amid large scale violence, which claimed the lives of six...
Will behead those opposing Ram temple: BJP MLA
Hyderabad: In what may spark a fresh controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Hyderabad Raja Singh has said that he would behead the ones opposing the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. "Some people are saying that they will create ruckus...
6 killed in Kashmir, violence in MP during bypolls
Srinagar: The death toll in Srinagar clashes has climbed to 6 after security forces opened fire on mobs attacking polling stations and poll personnel in Kashmir's Budgam district. Voting was affected in urban areas as the polling staff and security forces...
Ban cow slaughter across India: RSS chief
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat today strongly pitched for an all-India law against cow slaughter and asked the vigilante groups to obey the law while espousing the cause of protecting the animal. "We want a law banning cow...
Now, link Aadhaar with PAN through ID proof scan and OTP
New Delhi: Individuals struggling to link their Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar because of differently spelt names can now simply upload a scanned copy of PAN to get the work done. Besides, the tax department is planning to introduce an option...
Road caves in on Anna Salai in Chennai
Chennai: A portion of road caved in on Chennai's Anna Salai, also known as Mount Road, on Sunday, pulling down a bus and a car. Initial reports suggest that around 35 people were inside the bus, and sustained minor injuries. Some...
US strike group heads toward Korean Peninsula
A United States Navy carrier strike group was moving toward the Korean Peninsula as the US boosts its defences against North Korea's nuclear ambitions. "US Pacific Command ordered the Carl Vinson Strike Group north as a prudent measure to maintain readiness...
PM Modi announces $4.5 billion line of credit to Bangladesh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a four-day visit, of “early” solution to the Teesta water sharing issue. Teesta water sharing issue "important" for India-Bangladesh...
Sex ratio in Haryana touches 950 mark for first time
Chandigarh: For the first time in the history of Haryana, the sex ratio in the state has touched the 950 mark. Haryana is notorious for its skewed sex ratio. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said yesterday that the sex ratio...
‘Does Tarun Vijay think only BJP, RSS members are Indians’
New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against south Indians, asking whether BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country. "When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I...
Sweden arrests man for ‘terrorist crime’ after truck attack
Stockholm: Swedish police said on Saturday that a man arrested on "suspicion of terrorist crime" could be the driver of the truck that ploughed into a crowd of people in a busy Stockholm store department. "We suspect that the man who...
German national stabbed, robbed by two men in Delhi
New Delhi: A 19-year-old German national, who is on his second visit to India, was stabbed and robbed by two men near Kashmere Gate in north Delhi on Friday, police said on Saturday. According to police, Benjamin Scolt was returning from...
Another Indian man shot dead in US
Washington: A 26-year-old Indian man who was working at a gas station in Washington was shot dead by miscreants on April 6, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informs on Twitter. In a series of tweets, Swaraj wrote: 'I have received a report...
Stockholm: 3 killed as truck crashes into store near Indian Embassy
Stockholm: A large beer truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm barely a few metres away from the Indian Embassy on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring several others. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said all...
Hours after AI lifts Gaikwad’s no fly ban, another MP disrupts flight!
New Delhi: One down, one to go. Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen on Friday reportedly created a ruckus on board an Air India flight from Delhi to Kolkata, delaying it by thirty minutes. Sen, according to a news agency, refused to adhere...
BJP leader Tarun Vijay rubbishes ‘racism in India’ with racist remark: If we’re racist, why do we live with South Indians?
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Tarun Vijay sparked a row on Friday after he rubbished allegations of racism in India with a rather racist remark. While speaking to Al Jazeera on the issue of attacks on African students in...
