DMK chief Karunanidhi readmitted to Kauvery hospital in Chennai
DMK leader M Karunanidhi was readmitted to Kauvery hospital in Chennai on Thursday night after he complained of difficulties in breathing. A medical bulletin issued by the hospital said the 92-year-old leader was suffering from a throat and lung infection. The...
Flashing news – RBI Governor Urjit Patel manhandled at Kolkatta airport by Congress workers
New Delhi : Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel, who was in Kolkata to conduct the central board meeting following demonetization, was reportedly manhandled by some people present at the airport when he was checking in to board...
‘I feel like resigning’, says an irked Advani
File Pic New Delhi: BJP veteran LK Advani is so unhappy over the state of the non-functioning of Parliament since demonetization that he told a group of lawmakers that he felt like resigning. Almost all of the month-long winter session has...
From April 1, liquor shops on state, national highways to be shut
New Delhi: Taking serious note of increasing cases of drunken drive leading to fatal accidents on national and state highways, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a ban on all liquor shops on national as well as state highways across...
Three dead, 11 injured in a house collapse in Mumbai’s Mankhurd area
Three persons died when a house collapsed in Mankhurd that lies in the eastern suburb of the city on Thursday morning. As per officials, a ground plus one structure collapsed at the Mankhurd Maharashtra Nagar. The area is called Sai Baba...
Ramdev’s Patanjali fined by court for misleading ads
Representational Image"I do not need celebrities to endorse my products, since I alone suffice in doing it. People all over India believe in me" Baba Ramdev has said often. And indeed, he is the top 'model' for almost all...
BJP reacts to PM graft allegations: Rahul’s comical value increasing
BJP reacts to Rahul's allegations of corruption against PM Modi. BJP minister Anant Kumar asks, "Where was Rahul till now. Cong, TMC, Left spreading rumours." BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao added, "Increasingly Rahul Gandhi is becoming comical. His political value is decreasing,...
Have details of personal corruption by PM: Rahul holds media briefing
Joint media briefing of Opposition parties begins, Rahul Gandhi speaks to the media inside Parliament. Both houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day. Excerpts of Rahul Gandhi's speech: -- Pichle ek mahine se poora opposition Lok Sabha mein charcha karni...
In Arvind Kejriwal vs Centre, SC says: ‘Elected government should have some power or it can’t function’
kejNew Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who accuses the centre of flagrantly eating into his authority, won some support for his argument in the Supreme Court today with judges observing, "An elected govt should have some power to run,...
The three mantri sons caught with huga amounts of cash
New Delhi: The Intelligence Bureau is in possession of a tape showing the sons of three former Union Ministers in the UPA regime caught on CCTV camera in New Delhi withdrawing huge quantities of money in denominations of Rs from...
BJP minister’s ‘joote khayenge’ comment on corruption allegations
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday brushed aside all allegations of corruption levelled against him and his distant cousin, saying that the ones planting such news would be beaten up with shoes if they...
PMO wants ‘balanced’ coverage on demonetisation
New Delhi: The Prime Minister's Office is peeved with the information and broadcasting ministry as well as the Press Information Bureau over the television coverage of the fallout of demonetisation, reports senior journalist Rajeev Sharma. The PMO feels that most television...
50% increase didn’t quite work out. Railways to go with 40% flexi fare increase now
Representational Pic New Delhi: Premiere trains, most of them passing through Nagpur such Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto saw 5,871 vacant berths during September 9-October 31 this year, according to the railways. This covered the Puja and Diwali holidays when Railways...
Chennai students allegedly beaten at movie theatre for not standing nor anthem
Chennai: A group of college students was manhandled and threatened inside a movie theatre in Chennai on Sunday allegedly because they didn't stand when the national anthem was playing before the film, as ordered by the Supreme Court recently. The students...
Stay indoors between 1 pm and 4 pm, TN govt tells citizens
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has been under alert for over 10 days now. Fishermen along the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been asked not venture out into the sea since November 30. The TN government has asked people in...
Cyclone Vardah: Parts of Chennai waterlogged, without electricity
Representational Pic Chennai: Cyclone Vardah has brought heavy rain to Chennai since midnight. Waterlogging has been reported from low-lying areas of Velacherry and residents say they expect heavy flooding by this afternoon, reports A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com from Chennai. Velacherry, which is...
Pak paying Rs 1 crore per terrorist to cross LoC: PoK leader
New Delhi: Even as Pakistan keeps pleading its innocence at international fora regarding it not being involved in terror-related activities, particularly when it comes to India, Sardar Raees Inqlabi, a leader of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir-based Jammu and Kashmir Aman Forum, has...
Rs. 24 crore in Rs. 2000 notes seized on day 3 of I-T raids
New Delhi: On day three of raids, Income Tax officials have seized Rs. 24 crore in Rs. 2000 notes from three men — J. Sekhar Reddy, Srinivasalu and Prem — in Vellore. A senior Income Tax official who confirmed the news,...
Won’t allow H-1B visa holders to replace US workers, says Donald Trump
Washington: President-elect Donald Trump has said he would not allow Americans to be replaced by foreign workers, in an apparent reference to cases like that of Disney World and other American companies wherein people hired on H-1B visas, including Indians,...
Sushma to undergo kidney transplant at AIIMS today
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to undergo a kidney transplant at AIIMS on Saturday, with the organ being harvested from a living unrelated donor. "Living unrelated donor could be anyone who is emotionally attached to the recipient,...
ATM looted, security guard killed in Patna
Patna: A security guard was murdered during an ATM robbery by unidentified criminals in Patna early Saturday, police said. The incident took place at the Central Bank ATM in Mayurna Lok Complex, barely few metres from the Kotwali police station in...
