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
Cops gun down 1 Naxal in Gadchiroli encounter
File Pic Gadchiroli/Nagpur: A Naxalite was killed in the encounter between police and the left extremists that took place in Gadchiroli district on Wednesday morning. Cops of elite C-60 Squad were carrying out search operation in Narguda jungles of Etapalli...
AAP MLA in jail for molesting woman gets bail
New Delhi/Nagpur: Saket Court grants bail to AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya, who was arrested by Delhi police for allegedly molesting a woman. Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dinesh Mohaniya, arrested in a case of alleged molestation, was on Monday sent to judicial...
SC refuses to ban WhatsApp
The Supreme Court has refused to ban WhatsApp and has asked the petitioner to approach the government. A petition had been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on WhatsApp. The petition said that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption poses a security...
Cabinet approves 7th Pay Commission
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved a higher increase in basic pay than the nearly 15 per cent recommended by the 7th Pay Commission for over 1 crore (Rs 10 million) government employees and pensioners. The pay panel had...
Publicity relentlessly seeks me, says Swamy in reply to PM’s rebuke
New Delhi: BJP MP Subramnian Swamy, who had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's disapproval for his "craving for publicity", today suggested that it is publicity which "relentlessly seeks" him as he wrote about hordes of media persons waiting outside his...
Hrithik Roshan escapes Istanbul airport attack
NIA busts ISIS module in Hyderabad, 11 arrested, explosives, Rs 15 lakh cash seized
Representational Images Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday busted a suspected ISIS terror module and detained 11 people for questioning in Hyderabad. The raid was conducted in Moghalpura area of the city. The module was busted in a joint operation of...
Air India pilot delays Venkaiah’s flight, minister warns of accountability
New Delhi/Nagpur: Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu's run in with public transport has been far from pleasant. The minister today took to Twitter when he his Air India flight was delayed as the pilot arrived late. Government...
Special NIA court denies bail to 2008 Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: One of the main accused in 2008 Malegoan blast case Sadhvi Pragya Thakur was denied bail by the special NIA court on Tuesday. The twin blast case had killed at least 7 people and injured around 80...
Terrorists enter BJP leader’s home in Budhgam, snatch AK-47 from guard
Representational image Budhgam: Terrorists enter BJP leader's home in Budhgam, Jammu and Kashmir and snatch his AK 47 rifle. The unidentified men entered BJP leader Abdul Rehman Chopan's residence and snatched the AK-47 rifle from his PSO in the Panzan...
Bengaluru’s first woman cab driver found dead
Bengaluru: A 40-year-old woman cab driver was found dead in her rented house in suburban Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. Veerath Bharathi was one of the first few women cab drivers in the city who had started her career by...
Rashtriya Muslim Manch withdraws Iftar invitation to Pak envoy
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Muslim Manch (an affiliate of the RSS) on Tuesday announced that it is withdrawing its Iftar party invitation to Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit. The party is to be held at the Parliament Annexe on July...
Govt employees set to get pay hike; Cabinet meet on pay commission report on Wednesday
New Delhi: A Cabinet meeting has been convened on Wednesday to take up 7th pay commission committee's report which will change the remuneration of 47 lakh central government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. The Pay Commission, in its report in November,...
