JNU Row: SC declines to hear contempt plea against Kanhaiya Kumar, SAR Geelani
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the plea seeking criminal contempt proceedings against Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and five other varsity students facing sedition charges and former professor SAR...
Brief uproar in Lok Sabha over privilege motion against Smriti Irani
New Delhi/Nagpur: The issue of privilege motion against HRD Miniter Smrit Irani created a brief uproar in the Lok Sabha before finance minister Arun Jaitely started presenting the Union Budget 2016-17 on Monday. Opposition members were on their feet seeking to...
Aadhaar to get statutory status: Here’s why
New Delhi/Nagpur: Government has decided to accord statutory status to Aadhaar to ensure that benefits of the government subsidies directly reach the needy. “Additionally, as I will elaborate later, we will undertake significant reform including enactment of a law to ensure...
Thane familicide: I acted to be dead, says lone survivor Subiya
Thane/Nagpur: Subiya Bharmar, 22, the youngest sister of Hasnain Warekar, who was lucky to save herself as her brother went on a killing spree, could be out of danger, but is yet to recover from the shock. The lone survivor was...
Sharad Pawar says BJP sowing seeds of secession as defeat staring in face; terms JNU issue as a political conspiracy
Mumbai/Nagpur: Hitting out at the BJP-led government over the JNU row, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the party was sowing seeds of secession as it saw defeat staring in its face in the ensuing elections. "BJP sees defeat staring...
Rohith Vemula’s family refutes Smriti Irani’s claims on his death
File Pic New Delhi/Nagpur: Rohith Vemula's family -- his brother Raja and mother Radhika – on Friday dismissed Union HRD minister Smriti Irani's statements in Parliament on his death, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take immediate action against...
Find ways to block porn sites, Supreme Court tells government
New Delhi/Nagpur: Seven months after stating that a blanket ban on porn sites was not possible, the Supreme Court on Friday took a big U-turn. It asked the Centre to find out "ways and means" to block "blue films" on...
West Bengal: Fresh violence erupts in Burdwan University, students allege assault by ‘outsiders’
File pic Burdwan/Nagpur: In a late night development, massive clashes erupted at West Bengal's Burdwan University. The students who were on a hunger strike demanding postpone of third year exam were attacked and brutally beaten up last night inside the campus...
#JNURow: Ashutosh Kumar called in for questioning by Delhi police
New Delhi/Nagpur: One more Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, who has been accused of sedition is under probe over the controversial event of 9 February where anti-India slogans were raised, said a NDTV report. The student, Ashutosh, is among the...
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...
