Maneka slams Javdekar over ministry’s ‘lust for killing animals’
File Pic New Delhi: Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the Environment Ministry headed by Prakash Javadekar and said that she could not understand its 'lust for killing' animals. Maneka, who is also an...
Naxals attack ITBP camp in Chhattisgarh; fire rockets
Kondagaon: Naxals fired rockets and opened heavy gunfire at a camp of paramilitary ITBP in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh in the wee hours today. Officials said the attack was launched at the company base of the 41st battalion of the Indo-Tibetan...
Mexican President drives Modi to dinner
Mexico: In a very special gesture, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto personally drove Prime Minister Modi to Quintonil in Mexico city for a vegetarian fare. Located in the well-heeled and leafy district of Polanco, this unprepossessing restaurant focuses on fresh seasonal...
High-profile sex racket busted, Savdhaan India actor among 2 models arrested
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has busted a high-profile sex racket and has arrested two models. One of the two arrested models is said to be a known female TV actor who is seen regularly on the crime show Savdhaan India....
Charges framed against Chhota Rajan in fake passport case
File Pic New Delhi: Patiala House Court frames charges against gangster Chhota Rajan and three others in a fake passport case. The Central Bureau of Investigation had earlier in February filed a chargesheet against Rajan and three passport officials -- Jayshree...
1 dead, 1 injured in heavy rains in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram: The South-west monsoon has set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, said K Santosh, head of India Meteorological Department's regional centre in the state capital. Several parts of the state has been receiving heavy rains since last night. The IMD...
President Pranab Mukherjee will NOT be seeking second term
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee is not seeking a second term as President of India. This is evident from the fact that from today onwards, he will pose for group photographs with the 1800-strong staff members of the President's Secretariat. The...
5 Indian-origin people among 200 candidates in Aus polls
Melbourne: Five Indian-origin people, including two women, are among the 200 candidates contesting for next month's general elections in Australia. In the House of Representatives all 150 seats will be contested, as well as the 76 Senate seats -- the first...
US names India as ‘major defence partner
Washington: The US has recognised India as a "major defence partner", a significant development which paves the way for the country to be treated on par with America's closest allies for defence related trade and technology transfer. "Noting that the US-India...
Bullet train project hits a roadblock in Mumbai
Mumbai: India's first bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai appears to have hit a roadblock, and that too a major one. As per a report in The Indian Express, the Maharashtra government has told the Indian Railways that it would...
Case against Flipkart for delivering soap instead of Samsung phone
Mumbai: The Malabar Hill police in Mumbai have registered a case of cheating against online shopping portal Flipkart for delivering a bar of soap to a customer who had ordered a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Anand Bhalakia, a resident of Walkeshwar,...
Haryana: Bus explosion leaves two injured in Fatehabad
Fatehabad: At least two people were injured after an explosion took place in a private bus on Bhuna road in Haryana's Fatehabad district on Tuesday. It is reported that one of the passengers was carrying some chemicals which exploded in the...
No shit! Kerala becomes 1st open defecation-free state
Trivendram: Kerala is all set to become open defecation-free with the state-run Suchitwa Mission aiming to achieve the goal by November 1 this year. State Chief Secretary S M Vijayanand convened a meeting of all stakeholders and higher officials recently...
Modi-Obama meeting to last for over two hours
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to Indian-American astronaut late Kalpana Chawla at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama are scheduled to meet at the White House today for over two...
RBI keeps interest rates unchanged at 6.50 per cent
Mumbai/Nagpur: As expected, the Reserve Bank of India has kept its policy interest rate unchanged at a five-year low of 6.50 per cent on Tuesday, while signalling the prospect of another cut later this year if monsoon rains dampen upward...
Resignation purely on personal grounds: Kamat
Mumbai: Former Union minister and ex-Congress Mumbai chief Gurudas Kamat, who announced his retirement from politics, today said his resignation is purely on personal grounds and that he isn't quitting social work. "Retiring from politics does not mean retiring from social...
BSEB results: Vishnu Rai College director, 3 others booked
Patna: A case has been registered against four persons including the director of VR College in connection with alleged irregularities in evaluation of marks in this year's 10+2 examination held by Bihar School Examination Board. The development comes after, Bihar government...
Sting CD row: CBI to question Uttarakhand CM today
New Delhi The Central Bureau of Investigation will question Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Tuesday for the second time in connection with a preliminary inquiry into a sting operation to get information on some specific issues on which it...
Rahul set to be promoted to Congress prez on his 45th birthday
New Delhi/Nagpur: An Emergency Congress Working Committee is likely to be held on June 15 in New Delhi. This is to neutralise the publicity that the BJP enjoyed during its National Executive in Allahabad. But more importantly, the CWC is...
Art Of Living deposits Rs 4.75 crore compensation with DDA
New Delhi/Nagpur: The Art of Living (AOL) foundation has deposited Rs. 4.75 crore "environment compensation" with Delhi Development Authority as directed by the National Green Tribunal for damaging Yamuna's biodiversity during its 'World Culture Festival' in March. Sri Sri Ravi...
HC dismisses PIL seeking new Commission to probe Gandhi murder
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Bombay High Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking appointment of a Commission of Inquiry to probe afresh the murder of Mahatma Gandhi in January 1948, and the conspiracy behind it. A bench headed by Justice V M...
