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...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary Rajinder Kumar arrested by CBI
Delhi/Nagpur: Delhi CM Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar was arrested by the CBI on Monday. Four other also have been arrested along with him in a corruption case, as per media reports. Reports added that Kumar was the kingpin of a scam...
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...
