Want Tarishi’s last rites to be private, family tells MEA

New Delhi/Nagpur: Tarishi Jain's family has conveyed to MEA that they would like her last rites to be conducted privately. The Bangladesh government handed over the body of Tarishi Jain to her relatives this morning, following which her moral remains were...

Salman’s rape remark unfortunate, insensitive: Aamir

Aamir Khan known for for his forthright remarks said Salman Khan's comment comparing himself to a 'raped women' was an unfortunate and insensitive one. At the poster launch of Dangal, when Aamir was asked what he felt about Salman's remark, Aamir...

Chennai techie’s ‘remark on accused’s appearance led to her murder’

Chennai: Swathi case accused P Ramkumar, who was admitted at Tirunelveli government medical college hospital, has made a preliminary confessional statement to the police that the victim had verbally abused him about his physical appearance which enraged him. P Ramkumar, who...

PM Modi to induct new leaders in Cabinet tomorrow at 11 am

New Delhi After several months of speculation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to bring about changes in his Council of Ministers on Tuesday at 11 am. At present, there are 66 ministers in the Council including the PM; as...

Dhaka Terror Attack: Commandos end hostage siege with 6 gunmen dead

File Pic Dhaka/Nagpur: Bangladeshi forces freed hostages held by gunmen at a cafe in Dhaka, ending a tense overnight siege in a neighborhood popular with foreigners. At least 14 hostages were rescued and six attackers killed by the time the standoff...

Suspect in Chennai techie murder attempts suicide

Chennai: An engineering graduate was arrested in connection with the sensational murder of a 24-year-old-woman IT professional at a railway station last week and allegedly attempted suicide when surrounded by the police. Ram Kumar was apprehended yesterday in his...

SC warns Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directs them to follow procedure or they will be sent back to jail

New Delhi: Supreme Court warned Zee News editors, Sudhir Chaudhary and Samir Ahluwalia, directing them to follow the procedure or else they will be sent back to jail once again. Both editors, currently out on bail, are facing charges of extortion...

IS releases images of dead bodies from inside Bangladesh eatery

Dhaka: The Islamic State's media agency has released gruesome images allegedly taken inside the Bangladeshi restaurant stormed by Islamist gunmen as the bloody siege comes to an end. Piles of dead bodies are pictured strewn across the floor between tables with...

9 gunmen attack Dhaka restaurant; up to 60 taken hostage

Unidentified attackers on Friday night traded gunfire with police near a restaurant in high-security Gulshan diplomatic area in the Bangladesh capital where several people, including foreigners, are believed to be trapped. According to police, about five armed men entered Holey Artisan...

IAF inducts Light Combat Aircraft Tejas

Indian Air Force on Friday inducted the first squadron of home-grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas. State-run HAL handed over the first two Tejas aircraft to IAF which will make up the Flying Daggers 45, the name of the first squadron...

Cloudburst in Chamoli, Alaknanda river flows above danger level

Chamoli: River Alaknanda rises above the danger level mark after a cloudburst in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand Heavy rains continue to pound the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. Large tracts of agriculture fields were destroyed in Suva village of the Dharchula area and...

Kejriwal claims Modi’s expenditure on clothes more than AAP’s ad budget

File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today did some quick Math to claim AAP's advertising budget was less than the money spent on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wardrobe in the last two years. At a meeting with with...

Lesbians, gays, bisexuals are NOT third gender, no change in 2014 order: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court clarifies that lesbians, gays and bisexuals are not third gender; refuses to modify its 2014 order on transgenders. In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised the transgender community as a third gender along with males and females. A...

Pune bakery blast: Maharashtra moves SC against HC order giving lifer to Himayat Baig

Mumbai: Pune bakery blast: Maharashtra government files an appeal in the Supreme Court against Bombay high court order of reducing death sentence of Mirza Himayat Baig to life. Baig, the lone convict in the 2010 German Bakery blast who was handed...

Selfie with rape survivor sparks a row in Rajasthan

Jaipur: A selfie clicked by the member of Rajasthan State Commission for Women with a alleged rape survivor courted controversy prompting the chairperson of the commission to seek a written explanation. Interestingly, the Chairperson Suman Sharma is also in the selfie...

BJP leader arrested for giving guard’s rifle to terrorists

Budgam: BJP leader arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam for allegedly handing over his security guard's rifle to terrorists. On Tuesday, BJP leader Ghulam Mohammad Chopan had claimed that suspected militants disarmed his personal security officer (PSO) Bashir Ahmad and decamped...

Mumbai: 8 dead in Andheri West slum fire

Mumbai: Eight dead in fire at a slum in Andheri West, Mumbai. The fire started from a medical store and spread to the floor above. Primary reason for the fire may be short circuit, Mumbai police PRO Ashok Dudhe said, adding that...

PM Modi’s Cabinet reshuffle likely today