PM Modi performs ‘jal puja’ for Shivaji memorial
Mumbai : Ever since it came to power in Maharashtra in October 2014, BJP has been quietly trying to usurp the near-monopoly that bickering ally Shiv Sena has held over the 17th century Maratha king for the last many years. The...
Rs 39.98 lakh in Rs 2,000 notes seized in Kerala, 1 arrested
Representational pic Kerala: Busting a currency exchange racket, police have seized Rs 39.98 lakh in Rs 2,000 denomination notes at Tirur area in Malappuram district of Kerala and arrested a man, already facing a hawala case, in this connection. While Rs...
Sanjay Nirupam alleges he was under ‘house arrest’ ahead of march against PM
Mumbai: Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, who was supposed to lead a 'silent' march of his party workers at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting, today claimed that he has...
Man suffers cardiac arrest in bank queue, dies
File Pic Mathura: A labourer died after he allegedly suffered a cardiac arrest while standing in a bank queue in Mathura to withdraw money "for the treatment of his son". Uma Shankar, a resident of Durga colony in Goverdhan, was queued...
We will not shy away from taking difficult decisions: PM
Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a new campus of Sebi-run National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) at Patalganga in neighbouring Raigad district near Mumbai, and said that he will not shy away from taking difficult decisions if they...
After I-T raids, ex-chief secretary Rama Mohana Rao admitted to ICU
Chennai: Tamil Nadu's ex-Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao, whose premises was raided by the income tax department was this week, has been admitted to the Ramachandra hospital. Rao was admitted to ICU after he complained of chest pain. Rao was sacked...
Rahul trying to weaken fight against black money: BJP
File Pic New Delhi: Slamming Rahul Gandhi for levelling allegations of corruption against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP today said the Congress Vice President is engaging in "baseless and uncalled for rhetoric" only to weaken the fight against black...
Two men armed with grenades inside hijacked Libyan plane
New Delhi: A Libyan passenger plane with 118 people on board has been hijacked and forced to land in Malta, the airline Afriqiyah Airways has confirmed. Two hijackers armed with grenades reported to be in the plane. The Airbus A320 was...
Be relevant in politics: BJP to Rahul
New Delhi: Asserting that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is flogging a dead horse in the name of evidence against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday advised the former not to make himself a laughing stock,...
PM brings his own dabba to lunch with BJP booth workers in Varanasi
Varanasi: When 26,000 BJP workers in Varanasi broke for lunch yesterday, they were joined by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi - who brought his own packed lunch. The Prime Minister chatted individually with many of the workers at...
India to provide help on boy’s mother’s request in Norway: EAM
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said India will provide help on the request of the mother of the boy, who has been taken away by the Norway authorities even as Norwegian embassy here asked for "restraint" in...
MHA asks digital payment companies to beef up cyber security
New Delhi: The Home Ministry asks digital payment and e-commerce companies to beef up their cyber security in the wake of increased digital payments. The government's demonetisation move, and the subsequent cash crunch, has led to a surge in digital...
Passenger removed from flight after confrontation with Ivanka Trump
A passenger was removed from a JetBlue Airways Corp plane at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after verbally accosting Ivanka Trump, the website TMZ reported. Airline personnel escorted the man off the plane after he railed at US President-elect...
Delhi LG Jung resigns
New Delhi: Najeeb Jung, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, has resigned 18 months short of his tenure and said he wants to return to his "first love, academics". Mr Jung's two years in office were dogged by his constant battle...
Ravichandran Ashwin, ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016
New Delhi: India's top off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin won the Garfield Sobers Trophy after being named ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016 on Thursday, December 22. The World No 1 bowler is also the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year. 'It is an...
Tamil Nadu chief secy suspended, Girija Vaidyanathan replaces him
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Secy P Rama Mohana Rao suspended after income tax raids. Girija Vaidyanathan, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Land Administration has been appointed Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu in his place , a government order said. This comes...
PM, Rahul to face off in UP, a day after bribe allegations
Uttar Pradesh: So, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi face off today in UP. A day after the Congress vice-president accused the prime minister of receiving crores in kickbacks as Chief Minister of Gujarat, they will address separate meetings...
Rahul Gandhi claims PM Modi got Rs 40 crore from Sahara in 2013, BJP claims Agusta diversion
Rahul Gandhi alleged that Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister had taken money from Sahara and Birla groups and demanded an independent inquiry into it, a charge BJP rejected as an attempt to divert attention from the AgustaWestland probe...
Tax raid at TN chief secretary’s residence
The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted a raid at the premises of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Rama Mohana Rao. The raids were conducted at his residence this morning, reports the Hindu. A senior investigating officer told The Hindu...
Lie detector test on friend of missing JNU student
The Delhi Police will on Wednesday conduct a lie detector test on missingJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed's room partner Kazim. The Crime Branch unit of the Delhi yesterday entered into its second day of search operations at the...
29 dead, 70 hurt in Mexico fireworks market blast
Police officers walk amongst the wreckage of houses destroyed in an explosion at the San Pablito fireworks market outside the Mexican capital on Tuesday, in Tultepec, Mexico, December 20, 2016. At least 29 people died and over 70 were injured...
