Rishi Kapoor attacks Gandhis on public spaces named after them: Baap ka maal samajh rakha tha?
As politics over Union minister General VK Singh's demand that New Delhi's Akbar Road should be renamed Maharana Pratap Marg intensifies, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor also joined the chorus, questioning why "har cheez" (everything) in the country is named after...
‘Insult to Hemant Karkare’s Memory’: Ex-Top Cop Julio Ribeiro On Malegaon
Mumbai: After charges were dropped against activist Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and others accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, questions raised on the role of Hemant Karkare, the police officer who investigated the case, have outraged many in the Mumbai police. Hemant...
Toilet water used to make tomato soup on Duronto Express?
Perhaps it'll be wiser if you think twice before eating your tomato soup on Duronto Express, for rumour has it that the kitchen staff use toilet water to make it. Yeah, remember those taps near the toilets on our Indian Railway...
Sack Raghuram Rajan as RBI Governor, writes Subramanian Swamy to PM Modi
BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommending that he "consider terminating the appointment" of Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan "effective immediately or when his term ends" in September. In his letter to the PM, dated yesterday,...
Suspended JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi surrenders in Bihar court; claims BJP trapped her
Gaya: Bihar MLC Manorama Devi, mother of Rocky Yadav (who allegedly shot dead Class XII teenager Aditya Sachdeva), finally surrendered before a Gaya court on Tuesday, a week after she went into hiding after the state government issued an arrest...
Exit polls predict Mamata Banerjee to return to power in Bengal, Jayalalithaa goes in Tamil Nadu; BJP to enter the fray in Assam
New Delhi/Nagpur: The electoral battle got underway in five states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry. The polls came to an end on May 16, 2016 and polling was held for 232 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu,...
Arrested Home Ministry official Anand Joshi remanded to CBI custody
New Delhi/Nagpur: A court here on Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to quiz till May 20 a union home ministry official who had gone missing after the agency issued him summons following corruption allegations. Special CBI Judge Vinod...
BJP MP Poonam Madam injured after falling in drain
Jamnagar/Nagpur: BJP MP from Jamnagar Poonam Madam was injured when she fell into an eight-feet deep drain while meeting slum dwellers during a demolition drive by civic authorities in a locality here today. The 41-year-old parliamentarian fell into the drain when...
Judiciary must draw its own ‘Lakshman rekha’: Arun Jaitley
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Flagging concerns over judicial overreach yet again, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday made it clear that the judiciary must draw its own “Lakshman rekha” and not take decisions, which fall in the domain of the...
Britannica India COO Vineet Whig jumps to death in Gurgaon
New Delhi/Nagpur: Vineet Whig, 47, the Chief Operating Officer of South Asia at Encyclopaedia Britannica, committed suicide on Sunday. He jumped to his death from the 19th floor of his society's building in Cyber City, Gurugram, according to a report. Vineet...
CBI arrests MHA official Anand Joshi four days after his disappearance
New Delhi: After his sudden disappearance four days back, CBI tonight arrested an under secretary in the Union Home Ministry in connection with a case against him of allegedly issuing FCRA notices arbitrarily to several NGOs for financial gains. Anand Joshi...
Nirankari spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh dies in road accident in Canada
Montreal: Indian spiritual leader Baba Hardev Singh, current leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission, passed away on Friday. As per reports, Baba Hardev Singh, chief priest of the Nirankari sect, was killed in a car accident in Canada's Montreal. While more details...
SC Upholds Defamation As a Criminal Offence Under IPC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld defamation as a criminal offence under Indian Penal Code. The apex court has dismissed petition by several leaders including Subramanian Swamy, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal among others. The...
Elections for six seats of Maharashtra among 57 Rajya Sabha seats on June 11
New Delhi/Nagpur: Biennial elections to 57 Rajya Sabha seats, including the one vacated by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, will be held on June 11, the Election Commission said on Thursday. The elections were necessitated as 55 members from 15 states are...
Hard-line Indian Hindu group endorses Donald Trump
New York/Nagpur: One of the reactionary Hindu Nationalist Political Organization in India Hindu Sena has endorsed United States Presidential candidate Donald Trump for his strong stance against what the group called "Islamic terror." The endorsement ceremony, which took place today in...
Hit-and-run case: Injured moves SC against Salmans acquittal
Nagpur: A man, who was injured in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bollywood stars acquittal by the Bombay High Court. The special leave petition (SLP) sought setting aside of the high...
After sending water train to Latur, Railway sends Rs 4 cr bill
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: A month after the first 'water train' reached Latur, the Railways have provided 6.20 crore litre water to the parched region, and sent a Rs 4 crore bill to the district collector towards transport cost. "We have sent...
Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai enters Haji Ali dargah, not allowed inside the sanctorum
Mumbai: Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai entered Mumbai's Haji Ali dargah to offer prayers on Thursday morning after being denied entry last month. "I came here today without informing anyone and was able to do darshan. I wish someday all women...
After Karachi sting, Dawood’s close aide Chhota Shakeel dares India to catch underworld don
New Delhi/Nagpur: Just minutes after the sting operation revealing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's home in Karachi went viral on social media, the close aide of the gangster, Chhota Shakeel has challenged India. Chhota Shakeel reportedly called up CNN News 18, who...
Never met Sonia or Antony: Agusta ‘middleman’s’ big revelations
File pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore Agusta Westland helicopter deal, on Wednesday said that he has never met Congress president Sonia Gandhi or the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to push for...
Sheena Bora was killed by strangulation, Indrani’s driver tells court
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a fresh twist to the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, key accused Indrani Mukerjea's former driver Shyamvar Rai on Wednesday told a special CBI court that he wants to turn approver and "disclose certain truths about the commission...
