10 injured, dozens arrested in clashes during Bihar panchayat polls
Patna/Nagpur: At least 10 people were injured and dozens arrested in clashes during the third phase of panchayat elections in Bihar on Monday, officials said. More than 30% voters cast their vote to elect 40,943 members of the three-tier Panchayati Raj...
Ex Air Chief SP Tyagi Questioned By CBI In AgustaWestland Chopper Scam
New Delhi: Former Air Force Chief SP Tyagi is being questioned on the AgustaWestland chopper scam by the CBI, which plans to confront him with new evidence and documents. Retired Air Marshal Tyagi is accused of helping AgustaWestland win the contract...
PM Modi’s office asked to give specific details of his degrees to Kejriwal
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office has been asked by the Information Commission to give specific details of his degree to the Delhi University to facilitate their search in response to an RTI query. On Thursday, Arvind Kejriwal...
Digvijay Singh’s daughter Karnika Singh passes away
New Delhi/Nagpur: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s daughter Karnika Singh died due to cancer in New Delhi on Friday. 37-year-old Karnika is the youngest among the four daughters of Singh. She was admitted in Max Hospital, Saket, a few days ago...
Narendra Modi, his govt protecting AgustaWestland for last two years: Congress
New Delhi: Hitting back at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper bribery row, the Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the defence firm in question. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the Prime...
Shashank Manohar May Exit BCCI, Pawar Likely to Take His Place
Mumbai/Nagpur: The Board Of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) is likely to get a new president – its third in 16 months - as the current boss Shashank Manohar is set to exit from the post, sources said on...
President rule in Uttarakhand: SC asks 7 questions, seeks Centre’s reply
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to test the Centre's knowledge of the Constitution. It framed seven questions related to the March 27 imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand and sought the Centre's answers to them. The apex court...
Not Afraid, Have Nothing to Hide: Sonia Gandhi on AgustaWestland
NEW DELHI: With the BJP making it clear that it will target Sonia Gandhi in parliament over alleged corruption in a deal to buy 12 helicopters for use by top politicians, her party, the Congress, has decided to retaliate with...
AgustaWestland Case: Congress Gives Notice in RS
New Delhi: The gloves are off in the battle between Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. After Congress launched a tirade against the Narendra Modi government over the imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand, BJP will raise issues of AgustaWestland chopper...
Fire ravages bio-diesel unit in SEZ at Visakhapatnam
No casualties as the 10-15 workers present in the plant ran for safety Visakhapatnam: A major fire erupted at Biomax Fuels Limited, a bio-diesel manufacturing unit in the Visakhapatnam SEZ, located at Duvvada, late on Tuesday night. Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa,...
Concerned over obscene images on condom packs, Supreme Court asks Centre to explain if they violate law
New Delhi: Concerned over alleged explicit pictures on condom packs, contraceptives and other sexual wellness products, the Supreme Court has sought a reply from the Centre to explain whether they violate law. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India TS...
‘Declare Javascript Anti-National’: AAP Mocks Smriti Irani On Sanskrit in IIT
New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani's "request" to IITs or Indian Institutes of Technology to teach Sanskrit has provoked sharp reactions from opposition parties. Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, mocked it in tweets, saying computer language should be...
Sushma Swaraj hospitalised after severe chest congestion
Her condition is now reportedly stable. New Delhi: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj was today admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) with complaints of severe chest congestion, as per a report in Hindustan Times. The report also...
Massive Fire Destroys Natural History Museum In Delhi
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at FICCI on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The fire was detected at the sixth floor of the building. The National Museum of Natural History which is located inside the building has...
Suffering from gangrene,India’s most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim to die soon?
Delhi: India’s most wanted terrorist, said to be the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, Dawood Ibrahim, has gangrene, as per a media report. As per CNN-News18 , doctors treating him say that gangrene is at such an advanced stage that...
Kanhaiya Kumar fined 10,000 by JNU, Umar Khalid removed for 1 semester
New Delhi/Nagpur: Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU student accused of sedition, has been fined Rs. 10,000 and Umar Khalid has been removed for one semester. The university has also fined Umar Khalid Rs. 20,000. The two students were arrested and let off on...
RS Ethics Panel Recommends Terminating Mallya’s Membership
New Delhi/Nagpur: In yet another setback for business tycoon Vijay Mallya, the Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee on Monday recommended his membership in the Upper House should be terminated. Chairman of Ethics Committee Karan Singh said, "Ethics Committee meeting reached the conclusion...
Bill in Lok Sabha denies voting rights to Sehajdhari Sikhs in SGPC polls
New Delhi/Nagpur: A Bill listed in Lok Sabha plans to deny voting rights to Sikhs without hair (kesh) and turbans in the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) elections. The Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on March 16. The move assumes...
‘We don’t go to Manali’: Chief Justice retorts after PM’s suggestion
New Delhi/Nagpur: After he broke down during a meeting on Sunday while talking about the work pressure on judges, Chief Justice of India TS Thakur had a sharp response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on court vacations. Justice Thakur said:...
2006 Malegaon blasts: All 9 accused discharged by Mumbai court
Mumbai/Nagpur: In a major development, a court here on Monday discharged nine Muslim youths accused in the September 2006 Malegaon blasts case. One accused in the case has died, while six were released earlier in 2011 on bail. Two other accused have...
India Withdraws Visa To Chinese Dissident Leader After Beijing Protests: Sources
New Delhi: India has withdrawn visa granted to a Chinese dissident after Beijing's strong protest, say government sources. Dolkun Isa, a Germany-based Uyghur activist, had been granted visa to attend a conference in Dharamsala this week. The move was seen as linked...
