31 Maruti employees convicted for 2012 Manesar violence
New Delhi: A court in Gurgaon on Friday convicted 31 employees of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, including 13 on charges of murder, for the violence at the company's Maneser plant in August 2012. Additional District and Sessions Judge R K Goyal...
Akhilesh’s ‘alliance’ statement misquoted: SP leader Naresh Agarwal
Lucknow: A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav hinted at an alliance with the BSP, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal said the former was misquoted while adding that there are no permanent friends and foes in the politics. "Chief...
India’s ‘lost’ Chandrayaan-1 found orbiting moon: NASA
Representational Pic Washington: Chandrayaan-1, the first lunar probe of India, has been found orbiting the moon. The space craft, which was considered lost after the Indian Space Research Organisation lost communication with it on August 29, 2009, has been found...
Punjab heads for counting day, parties keep fingers crossed
Punjab: The stage is set for counting of votes tomorrow for 117 assembly seats in Punjab which could see the exit of ruling SAD-BJP alliance and a neck-and-neck fight between the debutant AAP and the Congress. Counting of votes will...
Repolling on in 28 polling stations in Manipur
Manipur: Repolling in 28 polling stations across four districts of Manipur began today amidst tight security. Voters were seen standing in queues before the polling stations to exercise their franchise which has been peaceful so far, an election commission official...
Will wait and watch: Mayawati on BSP-SP alliance rumours
Lucknow: Denying the rumours of entering into an alliance with any other party, Mayawati led-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday said it would wait for the results and then take a call on it. "Will wait and watch for results, as...
Arrest warrant against sitting Calcutta HC judge CS Karnan
NEW DELHI: A warrant has been ordered against a High Court judge after he failed to appear in the Supreme Court in a contempt case. The Kolkata police chief has been asked to serve the warrant and produce Calcutta...
Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, U’khand, Goa, Manipur; Cong in Punjab
New Delhi: Voting in the month-long fiercely fought elections for five states ended yesterday. The results for the five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand -- will be declared on Saturday, March 11. Uttar Pradesh voted in seven...
Maha Council suspends Paricharak for insulting remarks
Mumbai: Maharashtra Legislative Council today suspended independent MLC Prashant Paricharak from the House for one-and-a-half years for allegedly making derogatory remarks against families of soldiers. The decision to suspend Paricharak comes after the Opposition stalled proceedings of the Upper House for...
Maha Assembly adjourned for the day amid uproar on loan waiver
Representational Pic Mumbai: The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today plunged into pandemonium after ruling BJP joined the Shiv Sena and Opposition in their demand of loan waiver to farmers, forcing adjournment of the Lower House for the second day without transacting...
Govt is proud of Saifullah’s father: Rajnath in Parliament
Happening in parliament now: Discussion on the Lucknow terror ops, race attacks against Indians in the US. Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaking in Lok Sabha on the Lucknow terror ops commended slain militant Saifullah Khan's father and urged Parliamentarians to express...
LG Anil Baijal rejects Arvind Kejriwal’s compensation to ex-soldier’s family
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will not be able to make good on his promise to give Rs. one crore to the family of an ex-soldier who had committed suicide in Delhi during a protest. The Delhi Chief Minister's decision has...
Uphaar case: Gopal Ansal has to go to jail by March 20, says SC
Gopal Ansal New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismisses real estate baron Gopal Ansal's plea against his jail term in the Uphaar fire tragedy case. Ansal, who was to surrender today, gets time till March 20 to do so. Gopal Ansal had...
Budget session 2.0 begins with concern on hate attacks in US
New Delhi: The second part of the Budget session has begun with the Congress serving notice on hate crimes against Indians in the US and other foreign countries. Seeking a discussion on the issue, the Congress has given an adjournment notice...
Stop inciting people against me: Robert Vadra to Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for consistently targeting him. Vadra, in a Facebook post, asked Kejriwal to speak to him directly instead of making baseless charges. "Robert Vadra seems...
‘I didn’t tweet my hands did’: Gurmehar on Randeep Hooda’s clarification
Gurmehar Kaur, the Delhi University student who got who got embroiled in a controversy for launching a social media campaign against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) - the BJP's student wing, has reacted on actor Randeep Hooda's clarification on trolling...
‘Can’t express the horror we feel’: Kansas governor writes to PM over techie’s murder
New Delhi: Kansas Governor San Brownback has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing "profound regret" at the terrible act of violence against the Indian nationals last month and said that acts of hate and intolerance have no...
Record 86% voter turnout in Manipur; UP records 60.03%
Manipur: Manipur recorded a record high voter turnout of 86 per cent. Polling is being held in 22 seats in the second and final phase of the state assembly election. This is the highest voter turnout since 2009. The state chief...
Lucknow encounter: Self-radicalised operative, no proof of ISIS link
Lucknow: Saifullah, the man who was shot dead on the outskirts of Lucknow in a 12-hour operation by commandos yesterday, was a "self-radicalised terrorist and there was no proof he was an ISIS operative," the Uttar Pradesh police said today....
Ajmer dargah blast: Swami Aseemanand acquitted by NIA court
New Delhi: Ajmer dargah blast: NIA Court acquits Swami Aseemanand. Aseemanand, a member of the right-wing Hindu group 'Abhinav Bharat', has been in jail since December 2010. Swami Aseemanand along with six others- Devendra Gupta, Chandrashekhar Leve, Mukesh Vasani, Bhavesh...
Won’t accept a traitor’s body: father of terror suspect Saifullah shot in Lucknow
New Delhi: The body of Saifullah, the young man shot dead in an anti-terror operation near Lucknow yesterday, was refused by his father, Sartaj, who lives in Kanpur. "A traitor can't be our son. We are Indians, we were born here,...
