Former Union Min Jaywantiben Mehta passes away in Mumbai
Nagpur/Mumbai: Jaywantiben Mehta, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former union minister passed away early on Monday at her residence following a brief illness. She was 78 and had served as a minister in the cabinet of former Prime Minister...
18 killed as bus falls into Beas River in Himachal Pradesh
Representational Pic Himachal Pradesh. At least 18 people were today killed and 24 others injured when a private bus plunged into the Beas river near Vindravani in Mandi district, about 155 km from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. The bus with over 40...
You gave me sword, don’t want me to use it: Akhilesh Yadav’s dig at uncle Shivpal
Uttar Pradesh's ruling Samajwadi Party tried to put up a united face today at its mega celebrations in Lucknow for its 25th birthday, but the peace seemed fragile as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal took many pot...
Amit Shah to flag off BJP’s UP election campaign with ‘Parivartan Yatra’ today
Lucknow: With an eye on the 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will launch Parivartan Yatra' from Saharanpur on Saturday. A public rally on the occasion would be addressed by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar...
1,800 Schools Shut As Delhi Chokes On Pollution 12 Times Worse Than Safe
Some 1,800 primary schools in New Delhi have been ordered to shut down today as the national capital grapples with some of the worst pollution in recent years. The decision affects around 9 lakh children studying at schools run by the...
Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Raviraj Singh arrested in Kathmandu
New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, one of the underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s close aides is arrested in Kathmandu, the national capital of neighbouring country Nepal. According to the information, Raviraj Singh used to run fake money racket in the Nepal. Dawood...
Maha Chief Minister assures of strict action against Buldhana accused
New Delhi/Nagpur: Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis while speaking on the Buldhana rape incident on November 4, 2016 said that the incident will be probed under the supervision of a female IPS officer and assured that strict action will...
Jayalalithaa completely recovered, say her doctors in Chennai
File Pic Chennai/Nagpur: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has "completely recovered" and it is now up to her to decide when to go home, Chennai's Apollo hospital said on Friday morning. Dr Pratap Reddy, chief of Apollo, said the 68-year-old...
Headmaster among 11 arrested in tribal school girls abuse case
Khamgaon/Nagpur: Eleven people, including the headmaster of a government-aided tribal residential school, in Khamgaon tehsil here have been arrested following allegations of sexual abuse of two girls over the last six months, police said today. The accused, including the headmaster, staff...
Delhi Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Vijay Mallya
New Delhi: Two non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against liquor baron Vijay Mallya by separate Delhi courts on Friday in cases of an alleged violation of foreign exchange rules and a 2012 dud cheque. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass issued a...
Bhopal jail break: DG prisons ignored demand for special security; guards were deputed on VVIP duty, claim reports
Bhopal: In a major embarrassment to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, media reports on Friday claimed that a large number of prison guards were deputed to protect ex-ministers and senior government officials instead of doing their duty at...
New UK visa norms to impact Indian IT professionals
Representational Pic London/New Delhi: In a crackdown to curb its soaring immigration figures, the UK government has announced changes to its visa policy for non-EU nationals, which will affect a large number of Indians especially IT professionals. Under the new visa...
GST Council fixes 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tax rates
New Delhi: The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has finalized a four-rate tax structure -- 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced at a press conference. The FM said that the government has kept about...
NDTV India Taken Off Air For a Day Over Its Pathankot Coverage
File Photo New Delhi: An Inter-ministerial committee of the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has recommended that a Hindi news channel be taken off air for a day after it concluded that the broadcaster had revealed "strategically-sensitive" details while covering...
Cleavage is passe, girls. Cheers!
It has a long and controversial history, gracing the covers of countless magazines and catching the eye of many a gentleman. But the cleavage has had its day, Vogue has declared. Vogue magazine, the fashion bible, has claimed "the cleavage is over"...
Akhilesh’s hi-tech Mercedes rath breaks down, CM takes the car
Uttar Pradesh: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's hi-tech rath breaks down after barely a kilometre into the journey. Repair work has begun and the CM continues in a car. Akhilesh Yadav's new rath is a snazzy set of 10 wheels, a modified...
Rs 10 lakh compensation for family of army veteran who committed suicide
Haryana: Meanwhile, Haryana Transport Minister, Krishan Lal Panwar announces Rs 10 lakh compensation to family of Ram Kishan Grewal, the Army veteran who committed suicide, and a job to one family member. Congress VP Rahul Gandhi was among a series of...
Toxic Delhi: Chief Secy told to file status report by tomorrow
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi chief secretary to hold a meeting urgently with all concerned authorities today in connection with the extremely high toxic air levels. The chief secretary has been told to file a status report...
OROP: Security personnel stop Rahul Gandhi from entering RML Hospital to meet family of ex-serviceman
New Delhi: The Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday, reached RML hospital to inquire about the entire matter related with the alleged suicide of an ex-serviceman over the issue of the One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP). However, he had to...
Amul takes potshot at Arnab Goswami in its latest ad
New Delhi: Now that popular journalist Arnab Goswami has resigned from his post of Editor-in-Chief in Times Now news channel, the world of social media is trending high on comments, jokes and many other serious talks on this man. However...
At least three dead, ten injured in fire at Shahdara
New Delhi: Three persons died and at least 10 were injured after a major fire broke out in one of the lanes of North East Delhi's Shahdara in the early hours of Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet...
