Video : How Kanhaiya was attacked in Court
Video by SC team reporting on court violence
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar claimed that he was beaten and almost disrobed in the presence of...A Twitter duel between Smriti Irani & Barkha Dutt creates ‘mocking’ ripples
New Delhi/Nagpur: A volatile topic sparked in the country when Human Resource Development Minister and a senior journalist waged a Twitter fight. Union Minister Smriti Irani was going about her day when journalist Barkha Dutt tagged her in a tweet where...
Why was contempt proceeding not initated against 3 lawyers, asks SC; issues notice
NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to Centre and Delhi Police seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Patiala House Court violence in which three lawyers are accused of beating JNU Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar...
Over 200 school kids ill after eating mid-day meal, food samples taken
Palghar/Nagpur: Over 200 school kids of a zila parishad-run primary school in the Palghar district were yesterday admitted to hospital as they suffered health problems after consuming mid-day meal food, it emerged on Friday. Some of the students are believed to...
Punjab and Haryana HC seeks report on alleged Murthal rapes during Jat stir
Chandigarh/Nagpur: Days after allegations of women being molested during the Jat agitation, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked Haryana DGP and Chief Secretary to file a report in the matter. The High Court took suo motto cognizance of...
Smriti Irani Row Leaves Rajya Sabha Truce Over Bills In Tatters
NewDelhi/Nagpur: There is uncertainty again over the fate of Bills in the Rajya Sabha after the government and opposition clashed on Friday during a debate on the JNU controversy and Hyderabad student Rohith Vemula's suicide. The row broke out after Education...
Vijay Mallya quits as United Spirits chairman
Mumbai/Nagpur: UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya has stepped down as non-executive chairman of United Spirits Ltd (USL), controlled by Diageo Plc after striking a sweetheart deal with the UK firm which agreed to drop all charges of alleged irregularities under...
Alarming! Components made by Indian companies used in Islamic State bombs: Report
Ankara/Nagpur: Companies from 20 countries are involved in the supply chain of components that end up in ISIS explosives, a study found today, suggesting governments and firms need to do more to track the flow of cables, chemicals and other...
Sanjay Dutt walks out of jail, says ‘I am not a terrorist’
File Pic Mumbai/Nagpur: Actor Sanjay Dutt kissed the ground and saluted the flag as he walked out of jail this morning after completing his sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. "I waited for this day of azadi (freedom) for 23...
“Where is the budget” asks former Railway Minister
Bihar/Nagpur: Lalu Prasad Yadav, a former rail minister, much praised even internationally for his role in 'turning around the Indian Railways' called Railway Minister Prabhu's 2016 budget a "light budget," and added: "Under the BJP, the railway ministry has derailed...
JNU row: SC to hear plea for action against lawyers on Friday
NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea on Friday seeking contempt action against three lawyers who were allegedly caught on camera ‘bragging and boasting’ that they had beaten up Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students union president Kanhaiya Kumar...
Cabinet gives boost to cashless payments
The charges are being rationalized at a time when more than 800 million card transactions are recorded each month. NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved measures to promote payments through cards and other electronic means to check tax evasion and...
‘Munna Bhai’ aka Sanjay Dutt Walks Out Of Pune’s Yerwada Jail With A Salute
PUNE: Actor Sanjay Dutt, imprisoned in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was released from Pune's Yerwada Jail this morning. He saluted the prison and then hefted a large bag on his shoulder to walk away to...
Rajya Sabha: Angry face off between Mayawati, Smriti Irani over Rohith Vemula suicide
New Delhi/ Nagpur: The second day of the budget session in Parliament witnessed a verbal war between BSP chief Mayawati and HRD Minister Smriti Irani over the suicide of Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula. Even though a discussion on the issue...
Budget session: Politics on protests; JNU row, Rohith Vemula suicide rock Parliament
New Delhi/Nagpur: There were angry exchanges, slogan-shouting, multiple adjournments, but no debate in the Rajya Sabha, which was scheduled to discuss the JNU controversy and the suicide of Hyderabad research scholar Rohith Vemula. The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow...
#BJPCountsCondoms Trended. Furious Amit Shah Summons Gyandev Ahuja
New Delhi: BJP lawmaker Gyandev Ahuja is in the doghouse with his party over his bizarre comments on the Jawaharlal Nehru University or JNU being the den of evils. He has been berated by BJP chief Amit Shah and asked...
Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail hearing adjourned till February 29
NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested for alleged sedition, on Tuesday. This comes even as two other JNU students, Umar Khalid and...
Sex in speeding car kills driver as he hits truck
PILIBHIT/NAGPUR: A young couple's sexual adventure in a speeding car ended in tragedy after the man lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a truck, leaving him dead on the spot. His girlfriend is recuperating in hospital with severe...
#JNURow: Cornered by Delhi HC stand, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya surrender to Delhi Police
NewDelhi/Nagpur: In a dramatic late night development, Delhi Police arrested Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya after the two left the JNU campus and surrendered. The cops then drove around for almost 10km in an effort to dodge the media before taking...
Lawyer Yashpal Singh Who Attacked Journalists At JNU Hearing Arrested, Gets Bail
NEWDELHI/Nagpur: Yashpal Singh, one of the lawyers who was caught on camera attacking teachers, students and journalists at the court hearing in the JNU case in Delhi last week, was arrested and released by the police on bail on Tuesday. Mr...
Goons thrash cop in Latur, force him to chant ‘Jai Shivaji’
Latur/Nagpur: In a shocking incident, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Yusuf Sheikh was forced to chant ‘Jai Shivaji’, ‘Jai Maharashtra’ by around 250-300 local goons here.The cop was also paraded around besides getting assaulted. The incident reportedly took place on February 19.”They...
