Pune executive kills wife for oversharing on social media, hangs himself
Pune: Furious over a social media post, a techie in Pune allegedly strangled his wife and then hung himself at their home on Tuesday. Rakesh Gangurde, 34, left a suicide note in which he reportedly said he was upset with his...
Uddhav mum on tie-up with BJP for Mumbai civic polls
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday made a slew of announcements which his party intends to implement if voted to power in the BMC, but maintained silence over alliance with the BJP in the upcoming civic polls. "Talks of...
Tamil Makkal movement spreading like wildfire across the globe
New Delhi: Reciprocating to the spontaneous feeling of outrage being expressed by Tamilians all across the globe, internationally acclaimed Musician A.R. Rehman has tweeted his decision to observe a fast tomorrow in support of "the spirit of Tamilnadu" as he...
No objection if bail granted to Sadhvi Pragya: NIA tells HC
The National Investigation Agency, probing the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case, on Thursday told the Bombay high court that it has no objection if the HC grants bail to accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for...
LCA Tejas to be the new attraction at R-Day parade this year
New Delhi: India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and indigenous helicopters Rudra and HAL Dhruv would be flying over Rajpath this Republic Day. This will the first time that Tejas will take part in the parade. The Indian Air Force has begun...
Rs 71 cr in cash, liquor worth Rs 7.7 cr recovered in UP
Representational Pic Uttar Pradesh: The Election Commission-appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams have recovered over Rs 80.44 crore in cash, including Rs 71.32 crore from Uttar Pradesh alone, and liquor and drugs worth over Rs 8 crore and Rs 6.45...
TN lawyers to boycott courts in support of Jallikattu
Chennai: The Madras high court Advocates Association today announced boycott of the courts tomorrow in support of state wide protests demanding a lifting ban on Jallikattu. President of the Association G Mohanakrishnan, however, made it clear that the boycott was not...
Wait, good will happen on Jallikattu, OPS says after meeting Modi
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will soon take steps along with the Centre on how to enable Jallikattu, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "You will soon see steps. Wait, good will happen,"...
DRT allows bankers to start recovering Rs 6204 cr debt from Mallya
New Delhi: The Debt Recovery Tribunal allows bankers to start proceedings to recover Rs 6,203 cr debt from beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya. The decision came following the State Bank of India-led consortium's application plea against...
BJP worker hacked to death in Kannur, hartal called in town
Representational Pic Kerala: A Bharatiya Janata Party worker was hacked to death in Kannur district of Kerala on Wednesday night. 52-year old Mullapram Ezhuthan Santhosh was murdered when he was alone in his house. The BJP alleged that the Communist Party...
Manmohan Singh, former P.M., former RBI Governor and forever a gentleman, comes to Urjit Patel’s aid!
Manmohan Singh showed his mettle again today and how he is so different than the present ruling lot. The present RBI Governor, Urjit Patel appeared before the Parliamentary panel today to answer questions on demonetization. When Urjit Patel testified for a...
BJP’s Sangeet Som begins UP campaign with divisive politics again!
Sangeet Som, BJP’s firebrand MLA and an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case is at it again allege politicians of rival parties. Doing what he, and many in the ruling party do well, that is dividing people along communal lines...
Congress veteran ND Tiwari, son join BJP ahead of Uttarakhand polls
Uttarakhand: Senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand Narayan Dutt Tiwari on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, giving it a big boost ahead of the assembly election in the hill state. Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar too joined the BJP in Delhi in...
Note ban protest: Congress leaders detained; finance panel meet begins
New Delhi: Congress leaders and workers are holding a protest against demonetisation across the country today. Reserve Bank of India offices in different cities are being gheraoed by the party. Congress workers protested at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. In Ahemdabad, Senior party...
Journalist booked for covering Rohith Vemula anniversary protest
Hyderabad: Cyberabad Police has booked a journalist for allegedly 'unauthorisedly' entering into the University of Hyderabad campus on the first death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula. The journalist Kunal S, working with an English magazine, was booked on charge of...
Mathura violence: DNA sample of mastermind’s son taken
Mathura: The DNA sample of Raj Narayan, son of alleged mastermind of the Jawahar Bagh incident, which left 29 persons dead, has been sent for forensic examination, police said. "The blood and hair sample of Raj Narayan, son of Ram Vriksha,...
RBI Governor to clear stand on demonetisation before finance panel today
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel is likely to appear before the Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday. The committee, headed by former Union minister and senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily, has called Patel to brief the panel...
Nabha jail escapee arrested from Indore along with accomplice
New Delhi: One of the six inmates who had scaped from Punjab's Nabha jail and carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh was arrested along with another person, who is accused of heinous crimes in Punjab, from Indore on Tuesday...
Delhi police to conduct DNA, brain-mapping tests on mass molester
To make the case watertight against Sunil Rastogi, who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several minor girls in east Delhi, the Delhi police is planning to conduct DNA and brain-mapping tests on him. The accused has told the police he...
Florida airport shooting suspect says he was ‘inspired’ by IS
Representational Pic New Delhi: The man accused of shooting five people dead and injuring six others at a Florida airport has confessed that he was under the influence of Islamic State terror group, agency reports said. The accused had earlier blamed...
Salman walks free with ‘benefit of doubt’ in Arms Act case
Jodhpur/Nagpur: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was acquitted on Wednesday in a case linked to the alleged killing of black bucks 18 years ago. Salman Khan had pleaded "not guilty" to charges of violating the law by keeping unlicensed weapons and...
