Gunfire during Dallas protest over police shootings kills cop
Dallas: A police officer has been shot dead and three injured at during a protest at Dallas in Texas, US over two recent fatal cop shootings of black men. According to media reports, the gunfire broke out around 8:45pm local time...
Jet Airways Served Passenger Cockroach In Meal On Flight, Falls Sick
Image Courtesy: Mid-Day Mumbai/Nagpur: Jet Airways' breakfast platter served to business class flier Birju Salla yesterday had a variety of dishes - paratha, croissant, fruits and, last but not the least, chana masala with cooked cockroach. A vegetarian, Salla claimed...
Javadekar distances himself from Smriti’s legacy, says students must rebel
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: India lacks in innovation in education as children are discouraged to ask questions in schools something which should not be allowed to go on, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today, contending "unless you rebel, unless you...
Sena men burn effigy of Mumbai BJP chief over ‘demon’ remark
Mumbai/Nagpur: A day before the expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet, Shiv Sena workers today burnt an effigy of Mumbai BJP president Ashish Shelar over his "demon" remark, which apparently alluded to frequent digs and taunts took by the Sena at...
PIL seeks scrapping of BJP’s lotus symbol
Representational Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: A public interest litigation seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to scrap the 'lotus' symbol allotted to BJP was filed in the Bombay high court today, contending that it is a national flower and...
Police deployed at ‘hate’ preacher Zakir Naik’s Mumbai office
Zakir Naik (File Pic) Mumbai/Nagpur: Police have been deployed outside the city office of a foundation run by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, whose 'hate speech' is reported to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi militants involved in the...
CBI seeks time to file affidavit against Peter’s bail plea
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: The CBI today sought time to file its affidavit in response to a bail application filed by former media baron Peter Mukherjea, arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife Indrani Mukerjea's daughter Sheena...
Minister denies making ‘cover her body’ remark for Smriti’s textile portfolio
File Pic New Delhi: Reacting strongly over the alleged remark against Smriti Irani being shifted to the Textile Ministry would help cover her body, Janata Dal (United) leader Ali Anwar on Thursday rubbished the charges and said that there are...
Pakistani hackers attack Indian management institute’s website
Noida: The website of a prominent management institute in Noida was attacked by Pakistani hackers, officials said on Thursday. The website of the School of Law, Design and Innovation Academy of the Institute of Management Studies was hacked and along with...
People should not blame me now: Dr Zakir Naik on B’desh Eid attack
Dr Zakir Naik, whose sermons reportedly inspired two of the killers in the Dhaka terrorist attack last week, took to Twitter on Thursday after after bombs went off near Bangladesh's biggest Eid gathering in the north of the country on...
Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations begin across India
Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting and holy month of Ramzan, will be celebrated across the country, barring Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday. Faithfuls have been offering Eid prayers in Eidgahs and mosques. In Delhi, main Eid congregations...
Bangladesh under attack again; 2 dead at Eid congregation blast
Kishoreganj: Two people, including a policemen, have been killed and five injured in an explosion near the entrance of Bangladesh's largest Eid congregation in Kishoreganj. Over 3 lakh people had gathered to offer prayers at the spot. Bangladeshi media reports that police...
Barcelona star Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison
File Pic Madrid/Nagpur: Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday. The court also...
Shifting Irani to Textile does not absolve her ‘crimes: Kanhaiya
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Asserting that the recent Cabinet shuffling was done keeping the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls in mind and not to fix the errors of the Centre, JNU Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday called on the...
Dog flung from rooftop in Chennai found alive, under treatment
As for the culprits, the two have reached Chennai after being on the run for two days. Chennai: A dog, which was flung from a rooftop in Chennai by a man, has been found to be alive and...
CRPF head constable shoots self in Kishtwar
Representational Pic Kishtwar: A 40-year-old CRPF head constable today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident was reported from the company base location of CRPF at police lines in...
HRD goes from Smriti to Javadekar, I&B from Jaitley to Naidu
Smriti Irani was on Tuesday shifted from the key Human Resource Development ministry to less significant Textiles portfolio and replaced by the newly elevated Cabinet minister Prakash Javadekar after an expansion of the Union Council of Ministers and reshuffle in...
Sena reacts to reshuffle: All the faces are from BJP, not NDA
Mumbai: First reactions from the Shiv Sena. Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut on the reshuffle: "All the faces are from BJP, not NDA. This is a PM's decision," said Raut. No confirmations yet whether the ally Shiv Sena did finally attend...
PM Modi expands Council of Ministers; cabinet rank for Javadekar, Akbar, Athawale, Aupriya among 19 new faces
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted many new faces as he expanded his Council of Ministers on Tuesday in a gala ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. As per reports, in today's Cabinet expansion nearly half a dozen ministers are...
ED issues summons to Karti Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons to Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal of the 2G scam. Officials said the agency had issued a notice...
NASA spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter’s orbit
"Success! Engine burn complete. Juno is now orbiting Jupiter, poised to unlock the planet's secrets," tweeted @NASA. NASA scientists have confirmed that Juno, a football-field-sized spacecraft designed to unlock some of the secrets of our solar system, successfully entered an...
