Delhi MCD Polls postponed to April 23, counting on April 26: State Election Commissioner
New Delhi : Delhi State Election Commissioner S K Srivastava on Wednesday announced that Delhi MCD Polls have been postponed to April 23 due to CBSE board exams. The counting will be done on April 26. Earlier MCD polls were scheduled...
US defends move to ban laptops, cameras as cabin baggage
Washington: The US today defended its move to ban large electronic devices like laptops and cameras as cabin baggage on US-bound planes from 10 foreign destinations, mostly in Muslim-majority countries, citing concerns over terrorists' interest in targeting commercial flights. Passengers travelling...
2007 Ajmer dargah blast case: Life term for 2 convicts
New Delhi: 2007 Ajmer dargah blast case: Devendra Gupta and Bhavesh Patel sentenced to life imprisonment by Special NIA court. The National Investigation Agency Special Court in Jaipur sentenced the two convicts in the 2007 Ajmer dargah blast case today.The third...
In Adityanath’s UP, three meat shops set on fire
Several meat shops were set on fire by mob in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh last night. This comes two days after a BJP government led by Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The...
Babri Masjid demolition case: SC adjourns hearing till tomorrow
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the conspiracy charges against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti matter till March 23. The apex court will now hear the Central Bureau...
Dad to Adityanath: Women in burqa too voted for you
DEHRADUN: Anand Singh Bisht, the 84-year-old father of UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, has some advice for his son. "He'll need to take everyone along," the retired forest ranger said. "Women in burqa have also voted for him. He needs...
Now, travel in Rajdhani or Shatabdi at express fare from 1 April
New Delhi: Come April and a passenger can avail the opportunity of travelling in Rajdhani or Shatabdi trains even if he or she has booked tickets in other mail/express trains for the same destinations. Railways is launching a new scheme from...
How Rajiv Gandhi set the ball rolling for Ayodhya Temple – President Mukherjee recalls in his memoirs
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court washing its hands off the Babri Masjid - Ram temple tug of war in Ayodhya history in a way has come full circle. The story of this controversy will probably go down in the annals...
Yogi Adityanath clears 20 acres of land for Ramayana Museum in Ayodhya
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday has approved the construction of Ramayana museum in Ayodhya. According to media reports, Yogi Adityanath led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide 20 acres of land for setting up...
Watch Video: Lucknow girl thrashes molesters with police’s baton, teaches them a lesson for life
Lucknow: In a dramatic incident, a brave woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow decided to hit back at molesters to teach them a much-needed lesson. The incident took place on the night of March 19 in the city’s Gautam Palli area. According...
Babri Masjid Panel rejects CJI’s offer on Ram Mandir issue
The Babri Masjid Committee has rejected the CJI JS Khehars offer to mediate in the Ram Janbhoomi-Babri Masjid case. Dr SQR Ilyas, Joint Convenor the Babri Masjid Committee said that a previous dialogue between the VHP and Babri Masjid Committee did...
UP CM Yogi Adityanath meets PM, discusses portfolios
New Delhi: Newly-appointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in Parliament. The 44-year-old, who became the 21st chief minister of the state, will reportedly discuss portfolios with the BJP top brass. He is also...
SC suggests out of court settlement on Ram Temple dispute
The issue of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, which has been pending for six years, should be sorted out outside court, the Supreme Court said today. The top court assured that it would step in only if the matter can't...
Cong, NCP join hands to end lal batti culture
The Congress Party on Tuesday said the red beacon culture should end in all the states to maintain equality in the nation. Congress leader PL Punia told ANI that the decision to end the red beacon culture has been taken by...
Flying to the US? You can’t carry laptops, iPads, cameras
The US government is barring passengers on Royal Jordanian Airlines flights from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and other electronics in carry-on luggage on certain US-bound flights starting today, the airline has said in a tweet. The airline yesterday said cellphones and...
Indian-American teen arrested a year after he strangled his mother
A 17-year-old Indian-American boy has been arrested in North Carolina in connection with killing his mother. Arnav Uppalapati was arrested by Cary police on Friday after more than a year for the death of his 51-year-old mother Nalini Tellaprolu. Tellaprolu, who worked...
ED arrests sandmining baron Sekhar Reddy
Chennai: ED arrests sand mining baron Shekhar Reddy and two others in Chennai in connection with a money laundering case post demonetisation. Sekhar Reddy allegedly used public servants to change demonetised currency, the CBI's FIR filed in December has said. The...
ED attaches assets of Zakir Naik’s NGO amounting to Rs 18.37 Cr
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has attached controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's NGO, Islamic Research Foundations assets worth Rs 18.37 crore. The attachment of assets was carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Earlier in the day, the National Investigation...
Yogi Adityanath’s only supporter in the Opposition is a TMC MP
Lucknow: Denouncing criticism of Yogi Adityanath's elevation to the post of UP Chief Minister, a Trinamool Congress MP today said in democracy both Yogi and Maulvi have the right to hold political and constitutional office if democratically elected. "It is wrong...
Improve yourself before advising others: Digvijaya to Adityanath
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday launched a verbal attack at newly elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his advice to cabinet ministers to refrain from making uncalled remarks, saying the latter should first improve himself...
Gujarat polls may be held in June
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have informally floated the idea among the party's top leadership of advancing the Gujarat assembly polls. After the party's resounding victory in the Uttar Pradesh polls, the top leadership...
