Driver of EMU shuttle train killed in head on collision with Mumbai-Haridwar LT express
New Delhi/ Nagpur: As fog has been always responsible for train accidents, at least one person is killed and two others injured when a local train rammed into the Lokmanya Tilak Express in foggy conditions in Haryana’s Palwal district on...
Security beefed up as Sushma Swaraj reaching Pakistan today
- Capital sealed at several places to restrict movement while a large number of police and paramilitary personnel are deployed in and around the conference center.
- US welcomes the move.
Delhi HC on Monday rejects Sonia, Rahul pleas challenging summons issued to them
National Herald Case--Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandi and 5 others directed to appear on Tuesday New Delhi/ Nagpur: In a blow to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi, Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed their pleas challenging summons issued...
Subrata Roy pays Rs 1.23 crore for special facilities in Tihar jail
File Pic New Delhi: Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy has paid a whopping Rs 1.23 crore to Tihar Jail authorities for all the special privileges he enjoyed for the past one year in a special cell. This amount will take...
Salman Khan Hit-Run case: Bombay HC hearing his appeal, judgment awaited
Mumbai/ Nagpur: The Bombay High Court is slated to deliver its verdict this week on an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against the five year sentence awarded to him in the 2002 hit-and-run case, informed sources. The arguments in the...
On the eve of Sushma Swaraj’s visit, Pak realises talks the only way to resolve issues
New Delhi/ Nagpur: The Union government confirmed on Monday that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Pakistan tomorrow, in what is being seen as a thaw in the frosty Indo-Pak relations. The development comes just a day after National...
Congress Steps Up Protest Against Minister VK Singh Over ‘Dog’ Remark
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Rahul Gandhi today led a Congress protest outside Parliament to demand the removal of union minister VK Singh over his "dog" comments linked to Dalit killings. The opposition has vowed to disrupt house if General Singh is not sacked over...
PM Must Explain ‘Secret’ India-Pak NSA Talks, Opposition Says in Parliament
NewDelhi/Nagpur: A secret meeting in Bangkok between the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan, which marked a dramatic turn in ties, has sparked a political row. In Parliament, the Congress has demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
Twin blasts in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazar area
Guwahati/Nagpur: Guwahati witnessed twin bomb blasts on Saturday afternoon. The blasts occurred around 3pm within three minutes of each other at the commercial hub at Fancy Bazar area of the city. According to initial reports, at least two persons have found...
18% cap on the GST rate suggested by the Congress would result in a flawed system : Jaitley
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said fixing an 18% cap on the goods and services tax (GST) rate suggested by the Congress would result in a flawed system that could lower duties on a host of “sin” products...
BSE Sensex hits over two-week low amid global sell-off
Mumbai/Nagpur: Indian shares hit their lowest level in more than two weeks and headed for their third session of losses on Friday, tracking a global sell-off after the European Central Bank's (ECB) stimulus package fell well short of markets' high...
PIB posts edited photo of PM’s aerial survey of Chennai, Twitter goes abuzz over faux pas
New Delhi/Nagpur: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted by Press Information Bureau on its website purportedly showing him in a helicopter during an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai on Thursday was removed after questions were raised in social...
‘Tigers increase by 30% since 2010 in country’, Javadekar says in LS
New Delhi/ Nagpur: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, on Wednesday, said there has been a 30 percent increase in the number of tigers in the country since 2010. In Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said, the estimated number of tigers in...
Justice Thakur sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Justice TS Thakur was sworn in on Thursday as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. President Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Born at Batroo in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 4 1952,...
At least 14 dead in San Bernardino shooting; no motive known
California/Nagpur: As many as three heavily armed attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled on Wednesday, killing 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others "as if they were on a...
Chennai sees worst floods of the century. Many moored, hundreds dead
Chennai/Nagpur: Vivek Unhale, working in a bank in Chennai hasn't been able to go home for a fortnight now. He has shifted to a hotel near his office temporarily. Reason - the apartment complex he lives in is surrounded by...
‘Visibly’ upset PM Modi leaves Lok Sabha amid uproar
File Pic New Delhi: A "visibly" upset Prime Minister Narendra Modi left the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as opposition members created a din demanding the sacking of Union minister VK Singh. After some 40 minutes of uproar, during which Speaker Sumitra...
Kargil War: Barkha Dutt reveals unknown facts in her book This Unquiet Land – Stories from India’s Fault Lines
Mumbai/ Nagpur: A secret letter sent by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to US President Bill Clinton at the height of the Kargil war in 1999 made it clear that if Pakistani infiltrators did not withdraw from Indian territory,...
Maharashtra state cabinet takes various decisions
Nagpur: Maharashtra state cabinet on December 1, 2015 took various decisions in its meeting, Their subject-wise details are as follows: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to be implemented in 15 cities Under the scope of centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Maharashtra...
Anna Hazare promises to intervene if Centre creates hurdles for Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill
File Pic Ralegaon Siddhi/ Nagpur: Social activist Anna Hajare today said that he would step in if the NDA Government at the Centre puts obstructions in the way of Jan Lokpal Bill, introduced in Delhi Assembly by the AAP Government. The...
“Real dirt lies not on streets but in our minds, and in our unwillingness to let go off views that divide society,” Pranab Mukherjee
Sabarmati/ Nagpur: As is the need of our not only in India, President Pranab Mukherjee right said today emphasizing 'a cleansing of minds of divisive thoughts', for 'the real dirt of India lies not on the streets but in our...
