BJP selling tickets to criminals to contest Bihar elections, alleges party MP RK Singh

Patna/Nagpur: With Bihar elections around the corner, problems are emerging within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over ticket distribution. Party MP from Arrah in Bihar RK Singh has slammed the party leadership accusing it of issuing tickets to known criminals. "Popular...

PM Modi autographs Tricolour: Has he run afoul of the Flag Code of India?

New Delhi: Somewhere in the midst of the first day of his US visit and the numerous handshakes, warm tweets and photo-ops that came with it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unwittingly touched off a controversy. After a brief...

Pak again cries in UNSC; alleges India building wall on LoC

Mumbai/ Nagpur: Pakistan has again cried out against India in the UN Security Council, alleging that India is constructing wall on the LoC. India says that it will deliver reply to Pakistan's allegation at appropriate time,...

Haunted ‘Kalawanti Fort’, most dangerous sort!

• Vertical climbing is dangerous, slight slip can cause roll into death
• Tourists advised to climb down before sun-set
• Evening surrounds one with frightening silence

Sanjay Nirupam urges old guard of Congress to fall in line

New Delhi: Amidst report of friction between the old guard of Congress and the new turks, because of the party's slump to a historic low in the last election, senior leader Sanjay Nirupam has now spoken out on...

Pakistan and IS flags sighted in J&K after Bakr-Eid namaz

Srinagar/ Nagpur: Soon after the namaz of Bakr-Eid at Idgah area in Srinagar on Friday, the flags of Pakistan ans IS were sighted. The unruly mob pelted stones on the police and security forces. In retaliation,...

Raipur Industrialist abducted for ransom rescued,four-member gang from Nagpur arrested

Raipur/Nagpur: A Raipur  city-based industrialist, who was abducted on Wednesday for a ransom of Rs 10 lakh by a four-member gang from Nagpur, was rescued by Chhattisgarh police and arrested all accused persons. Raipur Crime Branch, which was informed about the...

Asaduddin Owaisi-Mohan Bhagwat’s picture goes viral

NewDelhi: After reports of a secret deal between AIMIM and BJP in the poll-bound Bihar, a controversial photo of the Hyderabad-based political outfit's president Asaduddin Owaisi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has now become viral on the Internet. The half pictures...

Sorry, Bollywood. People Aren’t Going Missing at Kumbh Mela Any More

MUMBAI/Nagpur: Think Kumbh Mela, and thanks to Bollywood films from the '60s and '70s, the first thing that comes to mind is missing kids or separated twins. So, it's a matter of great pride for the local authorities that this...

Sourav Ganguly elected CAB President

Kolkatta/Nagpur: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly was elected the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) after receiving the backing of the West Bengal Government. The post was made vacant by Jagmohan Dalmiya's death on Sunday. Ganguly, who is into his second...

Stampede in Holy City Mecca: death claims around 450; about 21 Indians among 750 injured

Stampede occurred as several pilgrims fainted due to 50 degree celsius temperature Mumbai/ Nagpur: In the stampede that occurred on Thursday, Sept 24, around 450 Haj pilgrims are reported to have died and about 750 have been injured including about 21...

G-4 summit on September 26 to be significant for India

New York/ Nagpur: The G-4 Summit of nations, namely, Brazil, Germany, India and Japan, to be held on September 26, 2015 is going to be most significant, as it is also going to be the 'First' after year 2004. Prime...

Somnath Bharti, stubborn AAP leader evading arrest, still at large

Aam Aadmi Party is embarrassed, says AAP chief Delhi/ Nagpur: Somnath Bharti, an  AAP leader known for his stubbornness, is evading arrest by Delhi police, in domestic violence case and attempt to murder his wife, after his anticipatory bail plea was...

Vyapam scam: CBI conducts raids in U.P., M.P.

Bhopal/Nagpur: "Among the locations where raids were conducted are Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Jabalpur, Lucknow and Allahabad," a CBI official said. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday raided around 40 locations in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in connection with...

Plea to cancel Sanjay Dutt’s jail term rejected

Mumbai/Nagpur: Exactly two and a half years after former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju made an impassioned plea seeking pardon for Sanjay Dutt, Maharashtra Governor Ch.Vidyasagar Rao has rejected the appeal. Katju had written letters to the President, then Prime Minister...

Judicial panel indicts SP, BJP leaders for 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots

Lucknow/Nagpur: Two years after Muzaffarnagar riots rocked Uttar Pradesh, the Judicial Commission has named several local Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in the report, said sources on Thursday. According to sources, the report has also indicted some police...

Marathi film ‘Court’ is India’s entry to Oscars 2016

Chaitanya Tamhane’s critically acclaimed Marathi film ‘Court’ was on Wednesday selected as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language category of the 2016 Academy Awards. ‘Court’ was selected from a shortlist of 30 films by a Film Federation...

Does dissent makes me a leftist? Rajdeep Sardesai hits back at CM Fadnavis’ letter

A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded to journalist Rajdeep Sardesai's open letter, the senior journalist has responded with a post on Facebook. Here's the full text of Rajdeep Sardesai's reply to Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. Dear Devendraji, Firstly, I wish...

More than 300 infiltrators likely to sneak into J&K

Nagpur: With its incorrigible tendency, the bordering neighbour Pakistan is still imparting training to terrorists in its about 20 terrorist-camps in Pakistan as well as Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) wherein as many as 1,200 terrorist are camping at present, and of them...

RSS is Like Supreme Court for BJP, Taunts Nitish Kumar on Quota Row

Patna/Nagpur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the list of candidates for the 'Grand Alliance' at a press conference in Patna. Here are the highlights:

• We have tried to ensure representation all sections of the society.
• There are no complaints within 'Maha...