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,...
Shiv Sena man is Mumbai mayor as BJP cedes control of BMC, richest civic body
Mumbai: Vishwanath Mahadeshwar was elected Mumbai's new mayor on Wednesday morning by a show of hands in which the BJP supported the Shiv Sena corporator, handing over control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Asia's richest civic body, to its...
RSS meet in Coimbatore, Amit Shah, Gadkari to attend
New Delhi: The RSS General Council will meet in Coimbatore on March 21, Tuesday, its first meet in Tamil Nadu. The RSS feels there is fertile ground in the state for Hindutva to flower. BJP president Amit Shah and union minister...
NIA team at Bhopal to probe India’s 1st ISIS attack
Bhopal: A team from the National Investigations Agency reaches Bhopal to investigate the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train explosion that took place on Tuesday. Confirming that the explosion in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train was a handiwork of ISIS operatives, Madhya Pradesh Chief...
We will win, says NDA ally Anupriya Patel
New Delhi: As the voting for the last phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is underway, Apna Dal leader and Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Wednesday expressed confidence of forming government. "The fate of every other politician, who is active...
Terror op: Slain terrorist belonged to ISIS Khorasan module
Media agencies are reporting that the suspected IS terrorist killed in the outskirts of Lucknow could have had a role to play in the Bhopal-Ujjain train blast near Jabdi station in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday that led...
7 minor girls of Kerala orphanage sexually abused in a shop
Wayanad/Kerala: Kerala police have detained at least five people for allegedly raping seven girls aged below 15 years. These minor girls were staying at the orphanage at Muttil in Wayanad district. Medical reports have confirmed rape of the seven minors. The...
I want Akhilesh to be CM, he respects me a lot, says Akhilesh’s stepmom
Lucknow: Mulayam Singh Yadav's wife, Sadhna, breaks her silence, months after the rift between father and son, ripped the party apart. Sounding confident, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh's wife Sadhna Yadav on Tuesday said she has been insulted a lot and...
Anil Ambani’s Reliance sells Paytm stake to Alibaba for Rs. 275 crore
Representational Pic New Delhi: Reliance Capital has sold its nearly 1 per cent stake in popular digital payments firm Paytm for Rs. 275 crore to China's Alibaba Group in a deal reaping huge gains for the Anil Ambani-led group firm. The...
World’s heaviest woman drops 108 kgs in 3 weeks in Mumbai
Mumbai: Eman Ahmed has lost the title of the heaviest woman in the world, and has gained a real shot at a better life. In the three weeks since her arrival in Mumbai, Eman has lost more than 100 kg,...
