‘I am like Devi to Dalits’ says Mayawati as her party protests crude remark
File Pic Lucknow/Nagpur: The crude remarks against her by a former BJP leader triggered an overzealous and an unwarranted reaction from Mayawati who called herself as Devi (Goddess) to the Dalits and other backward class people. Her remark is likely...
President Mukherjee to Complete Four Years in Office on July 25
New Delhi/Nagpur: The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee will complete four years in office on July 25, 2016. To mark the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Phase-II of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum on July 25, 2016 in the presence...
BSP leader offers Rs 50 lakh for Dayashankar’s tongue
Update on the BSP vs Dayashankar Singh clash. BSP's Chandigarh unit chief Jannat Jahan says she will give a reward of Rs 50 lakh to the person who gets Dayashankar's tongue. There was all-round condemnation of Singh for his remarks by...
BJP leader who abused Mayawati absconding
Lucknow: BSP workers on Thursday staged a protest in Hazratganj area in Lucknow demanding the arrest of BJP leader Dayashanakar Singh for making derogatory remarks against party chief Mayawati. The workers held a protest before the Ambedkar statue in Hazratganz...
Amritsar: Suspicious bag found on SpiceJet flight
Amritsar: A suspicious bag was found onboard a Dubai-Amritsar flight of SpiceJet at Amritsar airport on Thursday. All passengers have been off-loaded and taken to a safe place. A bomb disposal squad is inspecting the plane. According to media reports, someone called the...
Jaitley apologises to Mayawati, says he is personally hurt at comment
New Delhi/Nagpur: BJP senior leader and leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha apologised on behalf of his party colleague for the shocking statement on BSP chief Mayawati. BJP's UP Vice president Dayashankar Singh on Wednesday compared Mayawati to a...
BJP’s UP leader calls Mayawati ‘worse than a prostitute’
Uttar Pradesh/Nagpur: Political discourse plunged to a new low in the country today when a BJP leader compared BSP chief Mayawati to a prostitute. The BSP leader responded that it was simply a sign of frustration at her party's rising...
Don’t politicise Una incident, asks Gujarat CM
Gujrat/Nagpur: The bandh call given by Dalit organisations to protest the brutal thrashing of the community youths in Una town got a mixed response today with incidents of stone-pelting and road blockade reported at some places, even as Chief Minister...
Making all efforts to locate Father Tom, says Sushma after Facebook post
New Delhi/Nagpur: Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj reacts to reports that Father Tom Uzhunnalil may not be safe in Yemen. She tweeted saying, "We are making continuous efforts to locate Father Tom. Want to assure you that we are making same...
No newspapers for 6th day in Jammu-Kashmir, owners demand assurance from govt
File Pic J&K/Nagpur: Meanwhile, in Kashmir local newspapers in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley failed to hit the stands for the sixth consecutive day today, even as the state government said there were no restrictions on their printing and publishing. No local newspaper...
Mamata calls Una incident organised crime against Dalits, Parl adjourned
New Delhi/Nagpur: Parliament witnessed stormy scenes over alleged atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said the incident in Una is organised crime against Dalits. Why was Gujarat Congress silent on Dalit issue, BSP chief Mayawati asked and...
Tokyo jolted by third quake in four days
Representational Pic Tokyo/Nagpur: Tokyo was struck by a third quake in four days on today, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The 5.0 magnitude jolt struck Tokyo and areas of eastern Japan at 7:25 am (3:55 am IST),...
13 Consume Poison, 2 Dead as Dalit Protests Rock Gujarat
Rajkot/Nagpur: At least 13 people have consumed poison and two were left dead after protests rocked the Saurashtra region of Gujarat in the past two days over the flogging of four dalit youth who were allegedly skinning a dead cow...
3 BJP Biggies En Route, Puns AAP Leader Kumar Vishwas, ‘Outing’ Them
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: In election season, the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP is about to recruit three BJP heavyweights, suggested Kumar Vishwas today in a tweet that punned on the names of the trio: Kirti (Azad), Shatrugan (Sinha) and...
Cong hums ‘sound of silence’ in parliament
New Delhi/Nagpur: Congress MPs in the Central Hall of Parliament have been rather silent during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Every other session of Parliament has been characterised by disruptions from the Congress-led Opposition, and in some instances the ruckus in...
Qazigund firing: Army orders probe, ‘deeply regrets’ incident that left 2 dead
Kashmir/Nagpur: Army today ordered an inquiry into the firing incident at Qazigund in Anantang district of violence-hit Kashmir in which three persons were killed and six others injured. "An inquiry has been ordered into the incident," a defence spokesman said here....
Two navy patrol boats sink following fire at Mumbai’s naval dockyard
(Representational Pic) Fire at Mumbai's naval dockyard in 2011. Mumbai/Nagpur: An incident of fire was reported within Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in the early hours this morning. The fire broke out on one of the patrol boats which are deployed for...
Apologise or face trial: SC to Rahul Gandhi on RSS defamation case
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, sued for defamation over his comment blaming the RSS for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, was told by the Supreme Court today: "You can't make collective denunciations." The court also asked Mr Gandhi, the Congress vice president, to face...
Sidhu has quit Rajya Sabha, it means he has quit BJP, says MP’s wife
Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife confirms that he has resigned from the Rajya Sabha and in effect resigned from the BJP. She however said she had not quit the party. To bring you up to speed, cricketer-turned-star BJP campaigner Navjot Singh Sidhu...
Suspicious boat with 11 Myanmarese crew apprehended near Andamans
Andamans: The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a suspicious Myanmarese boat in Indian waters near Narcondam in Andamans . Coast Guard ships Rajkamal and Bhikaji Cama were on a routine patrol of Northern Group of Islands at 2300 hours on July...
Will use force on militants, sympathy on civilians: Rajnath debates J-K
New Delhi/Nagpur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh rises to make his statement on the debate on the situation in Kashmir in the Rajya Sabha. "Burhan Wani was a Hizbul Mujahideen leader, he used to instigate Kashmiri youth," the home minister says. "Jo...
