BJP win, BS Yeddyurappa acquitted in Rs 40-crore bribery case

File Pic Bengaluru: BS Yeddyurappa, a top BJP leader from Karnataka, has been acquitted of accepting kickbacks worth 40 crores while he was Chief Minister to allow illegal mining in the state. Elections in Karnataka are due in two years. The...

Did Shahi Imam ask Mulayam to make peace with Akhilesh?

File Pic Lucknow: New Delhi's political circles are agog with speculation that the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, havs impressed upon Samajwadi Party strongman Mulayam Singh Yadav to reach a settlement with his son Akhilesh Yadav and...

Tata Board has not covered itself with glory, Cyrus Mistry writes stinging email

In a "protest" email to Tata Board members, Cyrus Mistry has said that he is "shocked at the manner of his removal" and has called it unprecedented. "The board has not covered itself with glory," Mistry reportedly said in the email,...

Yashwant Sinha leads team to meet Hurriyat; BJP, Centre deny sending him

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday created ripples as he led a five-member delegation of civil society members to meet separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in a bid to break the three-month impasse...

Vijay Mallya discloses India assets: Rs 16,440 cash in hand

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, in a statement on his India assets, has disclosed to the Supreme Court that he had Rs. 16,440 as cash in hand as of March 31, 2016. His bank deposits in India totalled Rs. 12.6 crore,...

Defense Minister Parrikar’s snub to MNS – Fadnavis ‘deal’ with KJo

New Delhi: Defence minister Manohar Parrikar pulled no punches in declaring that donation to the Army was "voluntary" and he does not appreciate "holding of someone's neck", amid a row over the MNS diktat asking film producers employing Pakistani actors...

ADHM row: Naidu disapproves of MNS deal, but defends Fadnavis

Mumbai/Nagpur: Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today termed as 'wrong' the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena demand of Rs 5 crore from film director Karan Johar for resolving the controversy over his movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and said the...

India one step closer to purchasing 145 M777 Howitzer guns

Representational Pic   New Delhi/Nagpur: The Defence Ministry has reportedly given the final clearance for the much awaited M777 howitzer guns deal. The deal for the purchase of 145 US Ultra-Light Howitzers from BAE Systems will cost around Rs 5,000 crore...

Tata family member or a Ratan Tata loyalist to replace Cyrus Mistry?

New Delhi/Nagpur: The Tata Sons move to mandate a selection panel to find a new chairman for the group in the relatively short period of four months, has led to speculation that the $103 billion, Mumbai-based conglomerate may have already...

Who will replace Ram Gopal Yadav as SP leader in Rajya Sabha?

New Delhi: Who will be the leader of the Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha where it enjoys a healthy 19-MP head count, now what Ram Gopal Yadav has been shown the exit door? Insiders say that big boss Mulayam Singh...

Let the mandate come, can’t speak now: Mulayam on who will be CM candidate

Uttar Pradesh/Nagpur: A day after the split in the Samajwadi Party came out in the public, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav addressed the media today. Here's what he said.

• I've always worked for people's interest and will continue to do...

60 killed hundreds injured in Police training academy in Quetta, Pakistan

Quetta: At least 60 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major...

Tata Sons replaces Cyrus Mistry in sudden move

The Corporate world of India was in for a shock today - from one of the most venerated business houses of the country. "Tata Sons today announced its board has replaced Mr Cyrus P Mistry as Chairman of Tata Sons. The...

Helicopter kya tumhare baap ki hai? Goondagiri rhetoric defines SP meet

Uttar Pradesh: Shivpal Yadav has told SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, "Netaji, there is a need for you to take over reins of Uttar Pradesh." Standing stoutly with Amar Singh, who is being accused of pitting one against the other...

PM’s 1st statement on Triple Talaq: Lives of Muslim women can’t be destroyed

File Pic   New Delhi/Nagpur: Talking about the rights of Muslim women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the issue of Triple Talaq for the first time asking that it should not be politicised. "Is it fair for a man to...

Kejriwal accepts Amarinder Singh’s challenge for open debate

New Delhi: The face-off between Congress leader Amarinder Singh and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal took a fresh twist on Monday with the former challenging the latter for an open debate. Capt.Amarinder Singh tweeted: Punjabis believe in leading from the front,...

Gurgaon: Stalker stabs and kills woman at MG Road metro station

Representational Pic   Gurgaon: A woman died after she was stabbed multiple times at the MG Road Metro station in Gurgaon on Monday morning. Thirty four-year-old Pinki Devi was attacked from behind by Jitender, a 26-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, as she was entering...

We will grant access to women on par with men: Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah trust tells SC

The Haji Ali Dargah Trust on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it will grant access to women on par with men, into the inner sanctum of the dargah. The top court has granted four weeks time to Dargah Trust to...

Mulayam: Akhilesh will NOT be removed

Mulayam Singh Yadav makes the announcement everyone has been waiting for: "Akhilesh will NOT be removed." However, Mulayam comes out strongly in favour of his son's detractors and says he will not hear anything against Shivpal Yadav and Amar Singh. " Amar...

Akhilesh told me he will form new party: Shivpal Yadav counters CM

Samajwadi Party workers boo Akhilesh Yadav's uncle and sacked minister Shivpal Yadav as he begins addressing party workers inside the SP office in Lucknow. Shivpal counterrs what Akhilesh told SP workers minutes ahead, and said Akhilesh told him he would be...