Varanasi: Devotees take holy dip on ‘Ganga Dussehra’
Varanasi: People in Varanasi took a holy dip in river Ganges on Tuesday to celebrate the festival 'Ganga Dussehra', which marks the descent of river Ganges on the earth. The priests performed rituals on the banks of the river and chanted...
Bombay High Court clears Udta Punjab with single cut
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Bombay High Court has cleared Bollywood film Udta Punjab for release with one cut, a scene that the filmmakers said they had offered in court to delete. A lawyer of the film's producer Phantom Films, which had moved court...
Abuses need to be deleted, court tells Udta Punjab makers
Mumbai/Nagpur: Proceedings resume in the Bombay High Court on the Udta Punjab plea. The court observes: There is no need to assert or incorporate abusive words in every dialogue. As far as cut no 5 suggested by CBFC is concerned, there...
New civil aviation policy clips wings of airlines
New Delhi: Civil Aviation ministry has come up with a host of proposed measures today that, if implemented, will empower passengers travelling by air. To begin with the ministry proposes cap cancellation charges not exceeding the basic fare. So next time...
‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie, shot at Florida concert, dies
Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC's The Voice and was critically injured when a gunman shot her after a concert in Florida, has succumbed to her injuries, authorities said. A man armed with two guns walked up to the singer...
Saina breaks jinx; beats China’s Yihan to advance to Aus Open finals
Saina Nehwal advance to the Australian Open finals, defeats Wang Yihan 21-8, 21-12 Yihan, 28, had turned out to be one of Saina's greatest nemesis in recent times. In a total of 15 meetings, the Chinese, ranked #2 by the Badminton World...
Suspect in Dabholkar murder case arrested from Mumbai
Mumbai/Nagpur: Dr Virendra Tawde, whom the Central Bureau of Investigation was searching in Narendra Dabholkar murder case, was arrested from Mumbai on Friday. Earlier this month, the CBI had carried out searches in Panvel near Mumbai in Raigad district in connection...
Danish tourist’s gang rape: All five convicts get life sentence
New Delhi: All five convicts who raped a Danish tourist in Delhi have been given a life sentence. Yesterday, the Delhi Police sought jail term for the entire life for the five convicts in the gang-rape case of a 52-year-old Danish...
HC Udta Punjab order on Monday
Court tells CBFC: Multiplex audience is mature enough to watch Udta Punjab Mumbai: A day after Shyam Benegal gave a thumbs up to Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab, the makers of the film have another reason to rejoice as Bombay High Court...
Leander Paes’ Rio hopes end as Bopanna chooses Myneni as partner
Revealing his choice of partner for the men's doubles event at the Rio Games, India's tennis star Rohan Bopanna has picked young Saketh Myneni over the legendary Leander Paes on Friday. This means Leander Paes' hopes of a record 7th Olympic...
Indians may not be frisked at US airports from September 2017
File Pic New Delhi: The Foreign Office in South Block is in celebration mode after an MoU was signed between India and the US to facilitate hassle-free entry of Indians into the US at selected airports. Naturally, it's being called...
Indian woman working with NGO kidnapped in Kabul
Kabul: An Indian woman working with an NGO was kidnapped in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Thursday night, sources said. The Indian embassy is in touch with authorities in Afghanistan, sources said, adding that the government has also informed the woman's family...
MP BJP MLA Rajendra Dadu killed in road mishap
Sehore: Rajendra Dadu, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Nepanagar assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, was killed on the spot in a road accident in Sehore on Thursday night. Dadu was travelling from Indore to Bhopal to attend the...
Fire breaks out near Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati
Just In: Fire breaks out near Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, 3 fire tenders at spot - More details...
China leads opposition to India’s NSG bid
India on Thursday secured Mexico’s support for its membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group that controls access to sensitive nuclear technology but as the 48-nation club met in Vienna, China continued to oppose India’s bid. The NSG began a two-day meeting...
HC to Censor Board on Udta: Mature films needed, no need for hue and cry
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court hearing the plea filed by the producers of Udta Punjab against an order of the Review Committee of the Central Board of Film Certification seeking cuts in the movie has posted the hearing for tomorrow....
Gulbarg massacre: Quantum of punishment tomorrow
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Court today deferred the judgement till Friday on the quantum of sentence for the 24 convicts in the Gulbarg massacre case. During the hearing, the defence said that the eight witnesses have not been able to recognize...
J&K Assembly witnesses uproar over Sadhvi Prachi’s statement
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today witnessed an uproar over the controversial statement of VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi, calling for a "Muslim-Free India" even as opposition members sought a condemnation from the PDP-BJP government. The issue was raised during the...
After waiting for 10 years for concrete road Malegaon farmer starts online petition
Representational picture Malegaon: A farmer from Malegaon taluka in the district has reached out for public support through an online petition on portal Change.org for construction of a concrete road in his village. Anand Pagare of Sayne Budruk village has started...
Shame: Head Of Children’s Home Allegedly Filmed Sex Assaults, Took Selfies
R S Meena, head of a children's home in Delhi, arrested after six girls accused him of sexually assaulting them and filming the acts. NEW DELHI/NAGPUR: The head of a children's home in Delhi has been arrested after six girls...
‘Mischievous’ AAP attempting to boost its chances through ‘Udta Punjab’: Swamy
New Delhi: Questioning the release timing of Shahid Kapoor-starrer 'Udta Punjab', BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party was making mischievous attempts to boost its chances in next year's state assembly polls courtesy the drug...
