No evidence of sedition against Kanhaiya Kumar, charge may be dropped: Sources
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Sedition charges against Jawaharlal Nehru University Student's Union (JNUSU) President Kanhaiya Kumar may be dropped. According to sources in the Home Ministry, there is no evidence so far to back sedition charges against Kanhaiya. Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi...
Fadnavis denies reports of Aamir Khan being brand ambassador for drought-free Maharashtra
Mumbai/Nagpur: There were reports that actor Aamir Khan, who was recently replaced as the face of the 'Incredible India' campaign following his controversial statement about 'growing intolerance and despondency in the country and how his wife Kiran even thought of...
Again. Journalist Beaten At JNU Hearing, Same Lawyer Involved
NewDelhi/Nagpur: A reporter was beaten up outside a Delhi court today by a group of lawyers in a shocking repeat of Monday's assaults on journalists, students and teachers who had gathered at the same court for the case of a...
Amid outrage over JNU incident, 14 senior Delhi Police officials transferred
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief MK Meena, who had been at the loggerheads with the Arvind Kejriwal government, has been transferred along with 14 senior Delhi Police officials in a major reshuffle on Tuesday night. The transfer of officials came...
Sheena Bora murder case: Peter Mukerjea booked for murder
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: CBI on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in a court here against former media baron Peter Mukerjea, in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, accusing him of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence. The agency filed the...
As public banks see profits tank, SC asks who biggest defaulters are
NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a list of companies that are in default of bank loans of more than Rs 500 crores, or whose loans have been restructured under corporate...
Kejriwal slammed on Twitter again! Twitterati trend #KejriwalInsultsHanuman
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted a cartoon to accuse PM Modi of deflecting real issues in the country, but to his surprise, gets slammed by people for insulting Lord Hanuman. People love to hate Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and...
Journalists stage protest over attack at Patiala House court
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Journalists in Delhi staged a protest march today against the violence that took place in Patiala House court on Monday. Some students were thrashed and reporters heckled by a group of lawyers yesterday when JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar...
Delhi HC rejects plea seeking NIA probe into pro-Afzal Guru event at JNU
NewDelhi/Nagpur: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea seeking NIA probe into the pro-Afzal Guru event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on February 9. The court also rejected the demand for the appointment of judicial commission to...
2 Indian girl students from Maharashtra killed in Russian medical academy fire
New Delhi: Two Indian girl students were killed in a fire at a medical university in western Russia and some others injured, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. "We have lost two Indian girl students (both from Maharashtra) studying...
JNU students, journalists attacked in court
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Four journalists, including one from IANS, and some JNU students were assaulted at a court here on Monday by a section of lawyers, witnesses said. IANS reporter Amiya Kumar Kushwaha was slapped inside a court room while some other journalists...
Two jawans, four militants killed in J&K gunbattle
File Pic Srinagar/Nagpur: Four unidentified militants were killed by security forces which lost two of their personnel in an overnight gunbattle in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Army said on Saturday. "Four militants have been killed in the encounter at Chowkibal in...
Man who demanded mid-day meal for daughter killed by teachers in Bihar
Narpatganj police in Araria district have registered a case in which teachers of a school have allegedly beaten to death a 50-year-old for demanding mid-day meal at school for his daughter, who was denied it. Mohammad Sagir (50), a resident of...
Modi kick-starts ‘Make in India Centre’ in Mumbai
Mumbai, Feb 13 : Kicking off the 'Make In India Week', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Make In India Centre at the MMRDA Grounds here along with Swedish Prime Minister Kjell Stefan Lofven and the Prime Minister...
Top BJP leader Visheswar Ojha shot dead in Bihar
Bihar/Napur: A top leader of the BJP, Visheshwar Ojha, has been killed this evening Bhojpur district of Central Bihar. He was shot dead while returning from a wedding. Mr Ojha was Vice President of the BJP and had reportedly been named...
Powerful 6.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia: USGS
Jakarta/Nagpur: A powerful 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued, US seismologists said. The earthquake hit at 5:02 pm local time, the US Geological Survey said, and was centred three kilometres east- southeast of...
Crew of Sarbjit ‘misbehaves’ inside Golden Temple, told to wrap up shoot with Aishwarya Rai
Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai during the shoot of the film Sarbjit at the Golden Temple complex on Friday. Amritsar/Nagpur: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) stopped the shoot of the biopic ‘Sarbjit’ after the bouncers accompanying film stars allegedly misbehaved...
Kidnap at knife-point: Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna abducted by four ‘beginners’
Gurgaon/Nagpur: In the 36 hours for which Dipti Sarna went missing, there was no clue where she stayed. The 24-year-old who works with Snapdeal in Gurgaon, was travelling in a shared auto on Wednesday at around 8.30 pm. But now, details...
Kidnap at knifepoint: Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna was allegedly abducted by four ‘beginners’
NewDelhi/Nagpur: In the 36 hours for which Dipti Sarna went missing, there was no clue where she stayed. The 24-year-old who works with Snapdeal in Gurgaon, was travelling in a shared auto on Wednesday at around 8.30 pm. But now, details...
JNU row escalates: Students’ union president arrested
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Hours after Home Minister Rajnath Singh called for taking action against 'anti-national' elements, the Delhi Police on Friday arrested the JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar. The students' union has been booked for sedition, even as protests were going on...
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Need Not Appear In Court In National Herald Case: Supreme Court
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi are not required to appear in court in the National Herald case, the Supreme Court said today. The court has, however, refused to stop trial in the case. The Gandhis...
