Youth coming to encounter sites are committing suicide, warns J-K DGP
Budgam: J&K DGP SP Vaid appeals to youth to stay away from encounter sites. On Tuesday, three young civilian protesters were killed and nearly three dozen were injured when forces opened fire to break protests by locals, who rushed to the...
Brad Hodge apologises to Virat Kohli for comments on injury
New Delhi: Former Australian batsman Brad Hodge has apologised to Virat Kohli for his comments after the Indian captain pulled out of the Dharamsala Test due to a shoulder injury. Hodge came under fire in the subcontinent for his suggestions that...
Nigeria summons Indian envoy over attacks
New Delhi: Nigeria has called in the Indian envoy in the country to register its protest over an attack on four Nigerian students in Greater Noida and sought "diligent prosecution" against the perpetrators. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Olushola...
Forced to shut down, UP meat sellers now sell tea
Lucknow: As abattoirs in Uttar Pradesh are on indefinite strike under the Yogi Adityanath government, meat shop owners are now forced to sell tea. "My meat shop has been forcefully closed down even when I had a proper license. I'm...
All 4 GST Bills passed in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime today came a step closer to meet its 1 July target of rollout, with the Lok Sabha approving four supplementary legislations. The Central GST Bill, 2017; The Integrated GST Bill, 2017;...
Namaz postures similar to Surya Namaskar: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Without asking Muslims to perform Surya Namaskar, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that it has many similarities to Namaz (Muslims form of prayer). He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting Yoga and making it universal. Namaz...
Alarming – President Trump deleting scientific data about global warming
Washington: Victoria Hermann is an American Scientist based on the North pole researching effect of warming on the glaciers in the Arctic Ocean. This is what she has shared on twitter: As an Arctic researcher, I’m used to gaps in data....
Budgam deaths: BJP slams ‘double-faced’ separatists for misleading Valley’s youth
Budgam: Fueled by the recent violence in Budgam, which witnessed an encounter and incidents of stone pelting, in which three civilians were killed and 60 security personnel were injured, the BJP on Wednesday slammed the separatist leaders for their hypocrisy,...
Scramble to exchange money as March 31 deadline nears
New Delhi: The queues at the designated RBI offices seem to be spilling over as the deadline for exchange of invalid notes by residents who were abroad during the cash ban window draws to a close on Friday. The anxiety is...
Aadhar secure; thank you, says Dhoni’s wife
New Delhi: Sakshi Singh, MS Dhoni's wife, tweets her thanks, @SaakshiSRawat Thanks to all the unknown ppl who msged me to warn me about the leak of personal info last evening...#makeindiasecure. To bring you up to speed, an Aadhaar volunteer's "fan...
GST rates will have no inflationary impact: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Allaying apprehension of spike in prices of goods and commodities after the roll out of the GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the tax rates will be kept at the current levels so as not to have...
Kashmir bandh: Normal life disrupted as Valley observes shutdown over killing of civilians
Jammu & Kashmir : Normal life in Kashmir came to a standstill on Wednesday due to a shutdown called by separatist leaders against the killing of three civilians in Chadoora area of Budgam district on Tuesday. All shops and other...
Shiv Sena workers force shutdown of 500 meat shops including KFC outlets in Gurugram citing Navratras
Gurugram: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday forced shutting down of at least 500 meat shops in Gurugram, including KFC outlets, according to reports. Over 200 Shiv Sena workers in Haryana went to Old Gurugram with notices demanding the shops stay...
UIDAI blacklists agency that leaked MSD’s Aadhar details
New Delhi: Meanwhile, UIDAI blacklists centre that leaked Aadhaar receipt of cricketer MS Dhoni for 10 years, further inquiry on: UIDAI CEO. The agency which helps Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) enroll citizens for Aadhar had over enthusiastically shared the...
Kenyan woman pulled out of auto, thrashed in Noida
New Delhi: Another attack on Africans in the the national capital. A Kenyan woman on her way to college in an autorickshaw was stopped, pulled out of the auto and thrashed by unknown men, who fled thereafter. The incident occurred at...
When the humble sandal speaks – it brings mighty crashing to earth!
New Delhi: When Air India flight A 852 took off from Pune to Delhi that day no one knew the drama that awaited when the plane landed in Delhi. A Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad was travelling on the flight. The...
Oppo India employee tears national flag, dumps Indian Tricolor in dustbin; protest erupts
New Delhi: Chinese electronics manufacturer Oppo India faced flak after its employee allegedly disrespected national flag. According to initial reports, protest erupted on Tuesday outside Oppo India’s Noida office after an employee allegedly tore the national flag and dumped it...
1 civilian killed as police battling militants open fire on stone pelters
Budgam: One person has been killed in violent clashes in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir, when security forces battling militants opened fire on a group of stone-pelting protesters, police said. Agencies said four other people were also injured Reports say that stone...
Australian cricketers no longer friends, says Virat Kohli
Dharmashala: If there was any hope of things simmering down between India skipper Virat Kohli and the Australians at the end of the four-Test series, those hopes seem to be futile with Kohli making it clear that Australians were no...
Mass cheating: UP board’s class 10 English Exam postponed at two centres
Lucknow: English examinations of Class 10 of the UP board was postponed at two centres after an incident of mass cheating surfaced. Describing the incident as unfortunate, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said that it reflected a downfall of the education...
SC to hear plea against ban of liquour shops near highways tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court to hear tomorrow, pleas seeking a modification of an earlier order banning liquor vendors within 500 metres of national and state highways. States like Kerala, Punjab and Telangana have sought modification of the order which...
