Declassified CIA report says 6 were hanged for trying to kill General Cariappa
Documents declassified by the US espionage agency, the Central Intelligence Agency have revealed a shocking bit of information regarding an assassination attempt in 1950 on Field Marshal K M Cariappa, who took over as the first Indian Commander in Chief...
Militants Set off 7 Serial Blasts in Three Assam Districts
Guwahati: Seven explosions took place on Thursday in three districts of Assam, with police sources blaming the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). No one was injured in any of the blasts which took place in four locations of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia...
R-Day: Google shows special stadium doodle
New Delhi: Search giant Google in its special doodle to mark the 68th Republic Day, today showed a stadium full of people amid a sea of tricolour decking up the arena. The doodle displays one-half of the stadium, with crowd on...
Radhe Maa turns fashionista!
She might have the 'godwoman' tag attached to her, but when it comes to attire Radhe Maa can sure surprise many. Normally clad in a typical red gown, this week Radhe Maa turned up for one of her charity events in...
Government assures full protection to Bela Bhatia
New Delhi: Two days after activist Bela Bhatia was accused by protesters as being a Maoist sympathiser and told to vacate her house in Bastar district, senior state Home department officials on Wednesday visited her residence in Pandripani village and...
Sharad Pawar NCP supremo and Murlli Manohar Joshi to get Padma Vibhushan awards
New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi have made it to the list of Padma awardees for this year. They will be accorded the Padma Vibhushan the second highest award. Legendary singer...
Kailash Kher, Kohli, Deepa Karmakar… 2017 Padma Shri winners
New Delhi: The government today announced the full list of Padma Shri Awards for 2017. Eminent personalities from different fields like public service, sports and entertainment will be awarded the Padma Shri awards by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati...
Avalanche hits Army camp in J&K, five bodies recovered
Srinagar/Nagpur: Five bodies have been recovered including that of Major Amit Sagar after an avalanche hit an Army camp at 5:45 am in Jammu and Kashmir's Sonamarg on Wednesday. There are reports that six Army men were successfully rescued from avalanche-hit...
Priyanka reacts to ‘pretty’ comments: Shows BJP’s mindset towards women
New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi laughs off sexist remarks. Reacting to BJP MP Vinay Katiyar's remarks today that there are "prettier star campaigners" than her: Unse jyada bohut si sundar mahilayen hai jo star campaigner hain", the Congress party's star campaigner...
Jallikattu Act: Tamil Nadu govt dragged to court
New Delhi: The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and other animal welfare bodies have moved the Supreme Court challenging the conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. After a week of widespread protests across Tamil Nadu, the Assembly on...
There are prettier star campaigners than Priyanka: BJP MP scores self goal
New Delhi: A classic self goal for the BJP. Party MP Vinay Katiyar on Wednesday remarks that there are "prettier star campaigners" than Priyanka Gandhi, will set to become an embarrassment for the BJP. Unse jyada bohut si sundar mahilayen hai jo...
Black buck case: Salman to appear before Jodhpur court today
New Delhi: Salman Khan will appear before a Jodhpur court on Wednesday in connection with the black buck poaching case. Actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendre and one Dushyant Singh have also been asked to appear before the court....
Pak-based terrorists with Afghan IDs may attack on R-Day: Intel agencies
New Delhi: Pakistan-based terror groups may use Afghan IDs to sneak into India and carry out attacks, intelligence agencies have warned ahead of Republic Day celebrations on Thursday, media reports. The Special Protection Group, which provides security to Prime Minister Narendra...
Dogs like you will be stoned: Alleged messages by Bastar top cop to activists
Bastar: In further evidence of the targeting of activists associated with the insurgency-prone region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, activists, lawyers and human rights defenders claim to have received a string of abusive and threatening messages purportedly from phone numbers belonging...
Sharad Yadav’s shocker: ‘Honour of vote more important than daughter’s’
File PicRaking up a controversy, Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has said that 'honour of vote is important than that of daughter's'. "Honour of vote is bigger and important than honour of daughter. If daughter's honour is compromised, it only...
Lodha vs BCCI: Supreme Court to reject names over 70 years
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected all names suggested by two-member panel for the functioning of Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI). The apex court had asked advocate Anil B. Divan and Gopal Subramaniam to assist in...
Raees: Man dies in rush to see Shah Rukh; railway minister orders probe
New Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday ordered a probe after one person died and two policemen were injured as crowd went berserk after Shah Rukh Khan arrived at the Vadodara railway station on Monday night. "Directed DG RPF to...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Relative investigated by Delhi Police in corruption case
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal's brother-in-law is being investigated by the Delhi Police on a complaint by an anti-corruption NGO. A preliminary inquiry has been ordered against the Chief Minister's close relative by the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police. Surender Kumar...
No record of fake currency deposits during note ban, says RBI
Representation Pic New Delhi: There is no record available of the fake currency which has been detected in the demonetised notes deposited in banks, Reserve Bank of India has said. Responding to an RTI inquiry from Mumbai-based activist Anil Galgali seeking...
Swamy demands President’s rule in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy on Monday demanded President's rule in Tamil Nadu to redeem the state from the "Naxals, Jehadis and Porkis', after the protests over Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai turned violent. In the tweet, he contradicted...
Has Mt Everest shrunk? Survey of India to measure height
Hyderabad: The Survey of India would soon "re-measure" the height of Mount Everest to verify doubts expressed over it in some sections of the scientific community following the major earthquake in Nepal two years ago and to help scientific studies,...
