High Court to hear Sena MP case plea August 18
A Delhi court will hear on August 18 a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against Shiv Sena MP Rajan Vichare, accused of force-feeding an IRCTC employee who was on fast during the holy...
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Rajya Sabha chairman accepts Sachin Tendulkar's request for leave
Following a a medical emergency at home, Sachin Tendulkar has requested for leave. Photo: PTI/ File Sachin Tendulkar was again under attack in Rajya Sabha today for his prolonged absence even as the...
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SC defends collegium system: 'Repeated attempts made to defame judiciary'
Chief Justice R M Lodha (Photo: PTI/File)The Supreme Court came out strongly against repeated attempts and misleading campaign being made to defame the judiciary, saying great damage is being done to...
View Article‘Insaniyat’ Rajnath Singh’s new Kashmir mantra
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Monday said that for a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue, it is willing to have any dialogue under the ambit of “insaniyat” (humanity) and favours good...
View ArticleTata-Singapore ’s new airline Vistara will start in October
Tata-Singapore Airlines Ltd announced Monday that the new airline it will launch in India in October will be known as “Vistara”, which means “limitless expanse” in Sanskrit. An “eight-point star”,...
View ArticleSuspected Ebola case in Delhi
A 28-year-old Indian engineer who was working in Nigeria is Delhi’s first suspected Ebola case. He is now in an isolation ward at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi, from where his blood samples...
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RSS chief faces flak for remarks on ‘Hindustanis’
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat showing his mark while casting his vote during Lok Sabha election at a polling station at Nagpur. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat came under fire from all non-BJP parties on Monday for...
View ArticleLalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar hug; urge SP-BSP unity
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav and the JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar, bitter rivals in Bihar for 20 years, reunited Monday in a tight hug as they shared a Hajipur stage, vowing to intensify their fight against a...
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Bill to change judge selection method in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A scene in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi (Photo: PTI / Associated Press) The government on Monday introduced the “National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014” in the Lok Sabha. The...
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Narendra Modi plans to set new tone August 15
Narendra Modi plans to set new tone August 15Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to match his “tryst with destiny” moment this Independence Day with that of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru...
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Amit Shah likely to announce new team of BJP office bearers soon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and senior leader LK Advani (Photo: PTI)After the ratification of his appointment as BJP President, Amit Shah is all set to announce his new team...
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Pakistan lost strength to fight conventional war, continues proxy war of...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Twitter)Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Pakistan for continuing its proxy war of terrorism against India, saying it has lost the strength to fight a...
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MHA, Sports Ministry recommend hockey legend Dhyan Chand's name for Bharat Ratna
India’s Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand’s name for Bharat Ratna. Photo: PTI/ FileIndia’s Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand’s name for...
View ArticlePrime Minister Modi to take up issue with Nawaz Sharif
India has decided to up the ante on the contentious issue of the slow progress into the 26/11 Mumbai attack trial in Pakistan with sources revealing that the issue would now be taken up at the “highest...
View ArticleTimber lobby opposed to R.N. Ravi as Naga interlocutor
A powerful lobby of timber smugglers in Nagaland has started a campaign in New Delhi to block the appointment of former special director R.N. Ravi as the interlocutor of Naga talks.Disclosing that...
View ArticleChhattisgarh begins probe into ‘missing’ Pakistan nationals
The “disappearance” of Pakistan nationals who visited Chhattisgarh on tourist visas in the recent past, has set off alarm bells in the security establishment here leading the police to launch a probe...
View ArticleSupreme Court is told CBI will file Aircel-Maxis chargesheet
The CBI on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the chargesheet in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal involving former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran will be filed shortly as the...
View ArticleGive generic drugs, government tells CGHS
With an aim to bringing down healthcare costs, the Union health ministry has asked Central government-run hospitals and dispensaries (CGHS) to prescribe only “generic drugs” and not branded...
View ArticleGirl resists rape, set on fire
A girl who was set on fire after she resisted attempt to molest her in chief minister Vasundhara Raje’s hometown Dholur was shifted to a hospital in Jaipur on Tuesday. Ironically, the accused happened...
View ArticleAngry man ‘shaves off’ sister’s hair
For this brother-sister duo, who came to the city together to make their fortunes and build their careers, this year’s Raksha Bandhan was a bitter one. Santhosh (26) and Sangeeta (29), name changed,...
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