Won’t ‘Take Dictation’ From India, Say Pakistan Government Sources
File Pic New Delhi: Crucial talks between India and Pakistan are precariously placed with both sides taking extreme positions on whether the agenda can include Kashmir and whether separatists from the state can meet with Sartaj Aziz, who is scheduled...
Maharashtra govt accords Z-plus security to Anna Hazare
File Pic Maharashtra. Maharashtra government has accorded Z-plus security cover to social activist Anna Hazare in view of threats to him. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis cleared the proposal put up by the scrutiny committee, headed by chief secretary, which recommends the security...
Indo-Pak NSA talks should be called off: Yashwant Sinha
File Pic National. The upcoming Indo-Pak NSA-level talks should be immediately called off, demanded senior BJP leader and former foreign minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday and said successive Prime Ministers have cherished the thought of getting Nobel Peace Award by resolving...
Arvind Kejriwal to visit Bihar on August 27
Patna. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will attend a conference on good governance here on August 27 on the invitation of the Bihar government, an official said on Thursday. "Kejriwal will be the chief guest," the official said, The Aam Aadmi Party...
From Patri to Plane: Ashwani Lohani To Be New Air India Chief
New Delhi. Engineer-turned-bureaucrat Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of national carrier Air India. Mr Lohani will have a fixed tenure of three years as Air India boss. Mr Lohani replaces Rohit Nandan, whose extended tenure ends...
I was urinating, not masturbating, defends Mumbai man who was alleged by American woman
Nagpur/Mumbai. The man who was accused of masturbating before an American woman defended his side by saying that he was actually urinating and not masturbating. The concerned American woman tweeted about a youth who allegedly masturbated at her in broad daylight...
Remembering Rajiv Gandhi on what would have been his 71st birthday
Rajiv Gandhi was two things that were and are so unusual to find among politicians, leave alone Prime Ministers. First, he was completely unambitious and completely disinterested in politics. Secondly, he was a 100% family man, devoted to his small family and...
Amitabh being urged to not promote Mulayam Singh film
Mulayam Singh Yadav believes that the Badaun rape case was “blown out of proportion and women exaggerate rape claims to “settle scores.” As a young woman living in India, I’m horrified by the statements of Mulayam Singh Yadav! Shockingly, Amitabh Bachchan...
Students are not criminals Modiji, tweets Rahul
File Pic National. Rahul Gandhi, Congress VP, today slammed government over the arrest of protesting FTII students, telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi that they are not criminals who needed to be caught in a midnight crackdown. Gandhi had visited the FTII in...
Uphaar Cinema fire : Ansal brothers to pay Rs 60cr fine, no jail term
National. The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal to walk free in the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case, but they will have to deposit a fine of Rs 30 crore each within three months. The apex...
Mulayam Singh soft on rapists: makes controversial statement once again
File Pic Uttar Pradesh. Some leaders display the male chauvinistic attitude, while others don’t mind voicing it out in public too. While debating the rape of the Nirbhaya, many people blamed the girls for their clothes, behavior, modern outlook for their...
Midnight swoop: Five agitating FTII students arrested
Pune/Nagpur: In a post-midnight swoop, Maharashtra police arrested five students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from the campus for rioting, damaging properties and other charges. The arrests came after a group of striking students confined FTII Director Prashant...
Illicit relationship an immoral act, not a criminal act: Court
New Delhi: An illicit relationship can become a ground for seeking divorce but it would not travel beyond the realm of being an immoral act to the territory of a criminal act, a Delhi court has observed. The observation of the...
Upholding promise, PM Modi announces Rs 1.25 L cr package for Bihar
National. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a massive Rs. 1.25 lakh crore development package for poll-bound Bihar on Tuesday as the Centre attempts to pull out all stops to generate employment in one of India's poorest states. The unveiling of the package...
Kullu’s landslide: At least 8 killed; many stuck after boulders fall on Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib
Himachal Pradesh. As many as 10 people have been killed while many others are feared to be trapped after boulders fell on Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib due to a landslide in Himachal Pradesh. Rescue operation has started. The death toll is feared to...
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra passes away
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee passed away at around 10 am this morning in a Delhi hospital. She was 74. “It is informed with deep sorrow that First Lady, Mrs Suvra Mukherjee, passed away this morning at 10.51 am,” the...
Blast in Central Bangkok kills 12, several injured
Bangkok. A huge explosion in central Bangkok has killed at least 12 people and injured about 20, news agency Reuters has quoted police and rescuers as saying. "I can confirm it was a bomb, we can't tell which kind yet, we are...
Lalit Modi to help Subrata Roy selling his properties in US
New Delhi. In what could come as a relief to Sahara chief Subrata Roy and hasten his release from Tihar jail, former chief of Indian Premier League Lalit Modi has decided to help the company and arrange...
Modi woos UAE with $1 trillion investments
National. PM Modi said his government has got some problems in legacy and his immediate priority would be to kickstart the things which were stalled by the "indecisiveness and lethargy" of the past governments. During his historic 2 day visit...
IndiGo confirms $26.5 billion purchase of 250 Airbus jets
National. Aviation giant Airbus on Monday announced that Indian airline IndiGo has confirmed an order for 250 A320neo planes, its largest ever contract by number. The order is worth some $26.5 billion at catalogue prices, and brings to 530 the...
Vikas Yadav’s Jail term could be reduced in Nitesh Katara murder case
New Delhi: The murder of 25-year-old Nitish Katara in 2002 was a " well-planned and executed conspiracy" by the Yadav brothers, said the Supreme Court today. The judges however agreed to consider the convicts' request to...
