Ex-Army jawan commits suicide at Jantar Mantar over delay in One Rank One Pension scheme
New Delhi/Nagpur: A retired Armyman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension shceme (OROP) in the capital today. Ram Kishan Grewal, who was protesting over the delay in the implementation of OROP scheme, committed suicide at the...
8 civilians killed in ceasefire violations, 2 Pakistan soldiers killed in retaliation
Srinagar: Eight people were killed and 22 injured when Pakistan troops heavily shelled border hamlets and posts with mortar bombs along the International Border (IB) and the LoC in Samba, Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday....
Arnab Goswami resigns as Editor-in Chief of Times Now
New Delhi: Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief news channels Times Now and ET Now, has resigned. He reportedly announced his decision to resign at an editorial conference. Mr. Goswami started his career as a print journalist in The Telegraph, before joining NDTV in...
Mumbai woman out for house hunting with husband, gangraped by 8 men
Mumbai: A 28-year-old woman, who was hunting for an accommodation, was allegedly raped by eight persons in suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai, police said. Seven of the accused were arrested Tuesday. They have been sent to police remand till November 4. The incident...
High levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air are extremely dangerous caution IMA & Heart Care Foundation of India
New Delhi/Nagpur: Air pollution has reached alarming levels in the light of recent Diwali celebrations coupled with changing weather conditions. The effects are also exacerbated by the cold weather to create poisonous smog. In light of this, IMA & HCFI have...
Bigg Boss 10 contestant Akansha Sharma alleges Yuvraj Singh used to smoke pot
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 10 contestant Akansha Sharma, who was evicted from the show late Sunday, has claimed that cricketer Yuvraj Singh “used” to smoke marijuana. In an interview after coming out of the house, Akansha, who was briefly married to...
Eight SIMI terrorists who escaped from Bhopal Jail killed in encounter
Bhopal: Eight terrorists of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who managed to escape from the Bhopal Central Jail early Monday, were killed in an encounter on the outskirts of Madhya Pradesh's capital. The SIMI activists had escaped from the...
PM Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers near China border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic area in Himachal Pradesh, adjoining the Chinese border. Modi also made an unscheduled trip to a village, Chango, and said he was "deeply touched by the...
Bihar road rage case: SC cancels Rocky Yadav’s bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the bail of Rocky Yadav, son of suspended JDU leader Manorama Devi, the prime accused in the Aditya Sachdeva road rage case. Rocky Yadav is accused of shooting Aditya Sachdeva, a class-XII student in...
Spotted! Shivpal Yadav with Cong strategist Prashant Kishor
Uttar Pradesh: In a major political development, Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Yadav met Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor at senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi's residence in Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting has triggered strong speculation about a possible grand...
Ratan Tata keen to buy out Mistry’s stake in Tata Group
Mumbai: Ratan Tata is exploring options to buy out the 18.4 percent stake the Shapoorji Pallonji group has in Tata Sons, according to a report in Bloomberg. Tata Sons is the holding company for the Tata group and Tata Trusts...
Tata Group stocks bounce back after 3 days of fall
Mumbai/Nagpur: Tata group stocks on Friday bounced back after three days of continuous decline, rising up to 5.6 per cent, on value-buying at a lower level. Tata Motors jumped 2.89 per cent, Tata Steel rose 1.81 per cent and Tata Power...
Pak spy ring: 3rd suspect arrested
New Delhi: A third arrest has been made in the Pakistan spy-ring case, a man named Shoaib has been held. A Pakistan High Commission staffer was expelled yesterday by India for espionage and has been ordered to leave within 48 hours. Mahmood...
Son missing, a mom’s piercing wail
New Delhi: The mother of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, missing since October 15 after a clash with ABVP members, broke down at a news conference here today and begged for her son to be "set free". "What have the police done;...
Sunil Mittal elected as GSMA chairman for 2 Years
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Global telecom industry body GSMA Thursday announced to have elected Bharti Airtel Founder Sunil Bharti Mittal as its new chairman. He will be replacing the current GSMA chairman Jon Fredrik Baksaas who will step down from...
Espionage: Pakistan High Commission staffer asked to leave India in 48 hours
New Delhi: A Pakistan High Commission officer has been asked to leave India over alleged espionage. Two men from Rajasthan have been arrested for allegedly leaking sensitive documents to him. The official, Mehmood Akhtar, was questioned by the Delhi Police but let...
The Cyrus – Tata open war, more alarming than the Family Feud of UP but in both cases it is Old Guard vs New Blood
Two 'family' feuds have hit the nation this week - one was kind of expected and resulted in an anti-climax, the other was totally unexpected and the full repercussions are yet to be known and felt. The first feud, as we...
MEA arrests Pak high commission staffer, summons envoy
The Delhi police has reportedly arrested a staff member Mehmood Akhtar of the Pakistan High Commission after a tip-off by the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Akhtar was arrested with defence documents and has been remanded at Chanakyapuri police station. The Ministry of...
Why 130? PM asks officials to analyse India’s low ease-of-doing-business rank
File PhotoNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked top bureaucrats to study a World Bank report that has dampened Diwali cheer, ranking India a low 130 among 190 countries on ease of doing business. The PM sought feedback from...
Startling: Gold worth Rs 2.8 crores found stashed in aircraft’s toilet
Pune/Nagpur: In what is touted as one of the biggest seizures in the country, authorities in Pune found 10 huge gold bars in the rear toilet of a SpiceJet plane which landed from Dubai on early Wednesday. “We recovered 10 gold...
‘Human bomb’ Navjot Sidhu will explode once he enters Congress: Sukhbir Badal
File Pic Punjab: After Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa said former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Navjot Singh Sidhu would join their party on the auspicious day of Diwali, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said the...
