Pak PM needles India again, appoints 22 envoys to raise Kashmir issue
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In yet another attempt to meddle in India's internal affairs, Pakistan today nominated 22 parliamentarians to raise the Kashmir dispute in the United Nations in September. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today chose 22 special envoys and...
SC seeks Centre’s response on triple talaq
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: A Muslim woman, who was divorced by her husband through a phone call from Dubai, has challenged the Muslim practices of polygamy, triple talaq (talaq-e-bidat) and nikah halala, leading the Supreme Court to seek response from...
Varun Gandhi tweets sweetest birthday message to his ma
New Delhi/Nagpur: Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi turned 60 today. Apart from a host of ministers and BJP leaders like Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Anant Geete (Shiv Sena), Sadhvi Niranajan, PM Modi also wished her, tweeting, "Birthday greetings...
Dalit organisations to meet next month on atrocities issue
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Dalit organisations backed by non-BJP parties today announced that they will meet next month to decide on how to counter the "cultural fascism" of the RSS. The organisations predominately from the Left will also decide on a...
Kashmir’s economy suffers body blow, Rs 6,400 cr loss in 49 days
Srinagar/Nagpur: The ongoing unrest in Kashmir has led to a whopping Rs 6,400-crore loss to the economy of the Valley, with businesses being badly hit due to curfew and separatist sponsored strikes. Tourist and other business activities in Kashmir have come...
Will visit Haji Ali Dargah on Sunday: Trupti Desai
Trupti Desai (File Pic) Mumbai/Nagpur: "I will visit Haji Ali Dargah on Sunday," Bhumata Ranragini Brigade chief Trupti Desai said today. Desai said the decision ensures there is no discrimination against women. After spearheading campaigns to break the bar on the...
Bombay HC allows women’s entry into inner area of Haji Ali dargah
HC says women should be permitted in the dargah along with men and Maharashtra government should ensure their safety. HC says the ban imposed on women is contrary to the fundamental rights of a person as provided in the Constitution. A division...
Chilli-filled ‘PAVA shells’ likely to replace pellet guns
Srinagar: With eye injuries caused by use of pellet guns in Jammu & Kashmir turning into a major controversy, an expert panel of the home ministry is exploring whether these can be replaced with newly-developed PAVA shells, a chilli-based non-lethal...
Carrying dead wife: Odisha hospital gets clean chit
Odisha/Nagpur: Amid an outcry over a tribal man forced to walk 10 km with his wife's body in Odisha's Kalahandi, district health authorities claimed there was no negligence and an ambulance was arranged to take the corpse to their village...
Sheena Bora murder: Audio clips reveal how Peter, Indrani misled Rahul
Mumbai: After Sheena Bora went missing on April 24, 2012, Rahul Mukerjea, the younger son of former media tycoon Peter Mukerjea and Sheena's fianc, kept trying to trace her, audio clips have revealed. Rahul tried to register a missing complaint at...
Let me reply Sir! Mehbooba stops Rajnath and answered the scribes saying the slain youths were not out to procure milk
Pic Courtesy : HT Srinagar/Nagpur: The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti got angered by uncomfortable questions and abruptly ended a press conference addressed by her and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on August 25, 2016, when some media...
IIT-Bombay blacklists 9 startup cos for revoking, delaying placement offers
Mumbai/Nagpur: Premier tech school IIT Bombay today blacklisted nine companies including startups like Portea Medical and Chinese firm Johnson Electric from placements for one year as a penalty for a variety of violations like, revoking the offers to some of...
I stand by what I said, will never stop fighting divisive agenda of RSS: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/Nagpur: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he stands by his words and will continue to fight against the divisive agenda of RSS. The Congress Vice President's remark came after RSS ideologue MG Vaidya said that rather than twisting it,...
Toll up in earthquake – over 247 Italians dead, number may go up
GETTY IMAGES Italy/Nagpur: The death toll in the Italian earthquake has risen to at least 247 as thousands of rescuers continue efforts to find survivors. Dozens are believed trapped in ruined Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto, in mountainous central Italy....
With Raj Thackeray’s Blessings, A Dahi Handi Rises To 49 Feet In Thane
Thane: In Mumbai suburb Thane, a "dahi handi" has been strung up at 49 feet this morning, more than double the height allowed by the Supreme Court just yesterday, should be no more than 20 feet. But Avinash Jadhav, the man...
AI flight to New Jersey diverted to Kazakhstan due to ‘operational reasons’
Representational Pic New Delhi: A New Jersey-bound Air India flight from Mumbai was on Wednesday diverted to Kazakhstan due to technical problem. Taking to Twitter, Air India said, AI191 Mumbai - Newark has been diverted to Kazakhstan due to operational...
Jet Airways rejected me saying I don’t have a good personality: Smriti Irani
"My application for cabin crew position was rejected by Jet Airways, which felt I didn't have a good personality," Union Minister Smriti Irani said today. At her witty best, the television actress-turned- politician also said that thanks to that rejection, she...
Nirbhaya Gangrape Case Convict Vinay Sharma Attempts Suicide in Tihar Jail
New Delhi: Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student on a moving bus in Delhi in December 2012, has attempted suicide in Tihar jail. Sharma has been admitted to...
Govt clears bill to ban commercial surrogacy in India
Representational Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Amid the growing apprehension that commercial surrogacy could become an uncontrolled network just like organ harvesting racket, the government on Wednesday cleared a bill that seeks to completely ban commercial surrogacy. This would keep the increasing...
6.8 earthquake in Myanmar, tremors in Bengal, Bihar, north-east
New Delhi/Nagpur: If you've just joined us, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar this afternoon with tremors felt across east India. Reports of tremors have been felt across West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. No reports...
Strong quake rocks central Italy, at least 37 dead
Rescuers carry a man through the rubble of damaged homes. Photo: AFP Italy/Nagpur: Adevastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were killed in hard-hit towns where rescue...
