7 cops killed, 12 injured as 100 Naxals attack Special Task Force in Chhattisgarh; toll may rise
Chhattisgarh. At least seven jawans of the Special Task Force of Chhattisgarh Police were killed and 12 injured in an encounter with Naxals in Pedmal forest in Sukma district on Saturday. The jawans had gone to Dornapal area in Sukma district, bordering...
Satyam Raju brothers sentenced 7 years imprisonment and 5 crore fine each
National. Former chairman of Satyam Computers B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother Rama Raju and eight other accused in the Satyam Computers scandal have been awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment and imposed varying amounts of fine by a Special Court in Hyderabad...
Indian Woman Purvi Patel awarded 20 years prison sentence for ‘miscarriage’
National. After several months of pre-trials, Patel was finally charged with foeticide and neglecting a dependent. Her trial began in September 2014, and the prosecution consistently claimed that the infant boy that Patel gave birth to was alive, and had taken...
Goa Police pulled up for arbitarily arresting FAB India employees
Much fuss was made of the CCTV camera in store Fab India when HRD Minister Smriti Irani went shopping there while in Goa. The camera it is alleged was pointed at the Ladies changing room . A place that Smriti...
Tamil Nadu to compensate families of alleged smugglers killed in AP
The incident of 20 Tamilians being killed by AP police is fast turning into a Tamil Nadu - A.P. dispute with former alleging that its people were killed in "cold blood". In a press conference, it was also reported...
Shobha De’s tweets land her in trouble
Novelist and ex Star Dust Editor Shobha De's tweet against the Maharashtra state government's decision to make it mandatory for all theatres and Multiplex owners to screen a Marathi movie during prime time has not been taken kindly by...
Aviation Minister Raju flouts airline safety rules with impunity
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajpathi Raju a senior TDP leader, which is ally of BJP fell foul on two counts. First he is flouting airline safety norms with reckless impunity and secondly when the atmosphere is so charged with the...
Governor pats Mariyam Siddiqui for securing first prize in Gita Champions League
The Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Tuesday (7 April) felicitated Mariyam Asif Siddiqui, a sixth standard student of Cosmopolitan High School, Mira Road, for securing first prize in the Gita Champions League competition conducted by ISKCON. The Governor had...
AP Police kills 20 red sandalwood smugglers in forests of Chittoor
Police officials standing at the encounter site. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle) Chittoor/Nagpur: In a major operation the Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed 20 red sandalwood smugglers in an encounter inside the forests near Tirupati in Chittoor district...
Shiv Sena to Modi: clean the filth that comes from the mouth of your MPs
Mumbai/Nagpur: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over controversial statements made by his parliamentarians, ally Shiv Sena said that in his clean India campaign, he should focus on cleaning the filth created by his MPs. "PM Modi must cleanse his party of...
Sunita Tomar lost her fight against cancer but her memory will linger long for her anti tobacco campaign
National. Sunita Tomar lost her fight against cancer but her memory will linger long for her anti tobacco campaign. There mustn't be too many Indians who haven't watched her video while watching a film in a theatre, on TV or in...
Modi launches air quality index, wants change in people’s lifestyle to protect environment
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Launching the first national air quality index in New Delhi on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's contribution to the pollution level in the world was one of the lowest and urged the countrymen to change their lifestyle...
Decoded ‘Next We Meet in Delhi’: a Note That Suggests Terror Attack
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Delhi is on high-alert with intelligence agencies warning of the possibility of a suicide attack planned along the lines of last month's attempted ambush on an army camp in Samba in Jammu and Kashmir by the Jaish-e-Mohammed, based in...
Air India pilot beaten up inside cockpit by co-pilot
Both de-rostered NewDelhi/Nagpur: Amid growing concern across the world over aviation safety, it has come to light that two pilots of an Air India flight were allegedly involved in a fight inside the cockpit just before the plane took off. As per...
Bhiwandi: 7-year-old boy allegedly sexually assaulted, set on fire
Bhiwandi/Nagpur: In a shameful incident, a seven-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted and later set on fire in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra. Three people have been arrested in the case. The boy has suffered 30 per cent burn injuries. According to reports,...
What were 2002 Guj riots?, Nitish asks BJP
Patna/Nagpur: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP for its "jungle raj 2" barb, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked "what were the 2002 Gujarat riots?" "Godhra ka 2002 ka danga kya tha iska jawab de (They should answer what...
SC judge to PM Modi: Show respect to sacred days of all religions
NewDelhi/Nagpur: Miffed over scheduling of three-day long judges conference during the holy period for Christians, a sitting Supreme Court judge has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and declined a dinner invitation, scheduled to be held on Saturday. In...
Smriti Irani Finds Hidden Camera in Changing Room of Fabindia showroom in Goa
Candolim, Goa: An FIR or police complaint has been registered in Goa after Union Education Minister Smriti Irani spotted a hidden camera inside a changing room at an outlet of popular clothing chain Fabindia. Ms Irani, who is on holiday in...
What fear stopped BJP to allow advani speak at National Executive Meet
Bengaluru/Nagpur: Is there more to BJP veteran LK Advani's reluctance to deliver his traditional valedictory address at the party's two-day conclave that begins in Bengaluru today? Top sources confirmed that hours before the start of the conclave, the BJP is on the...
12-year-old Muslim girl from Mumbai wins Gita contest
Mumbai/Nagpur: Twelve-year-old Maryam Siddiqui, a class VI student from Mumbai has won the first position at the 'Gita Champions League' contest, defeating 3,000 participants. The written competition based on the Bhagwad Gita was organized by the International Society for Krishna...
Supreme Court judge refuses to work on Good Friday, pulled up by CJ
NewDelhi/Nagpur: According to a Times of India report, the Chief Justice of India has pulled up a Supreme Court judge for refusing to work on Good Friday. Justice Kurian Joseph had questioned CJI HL Dattu's decision to call a judges' conference...
