Patna: An FIR was lodged against BJP leader Manoj Baitha for the death of nine school children in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, police said on Monday. The parents of the killed children demanded his arrest. “We have registered an FIR against Baitha on Sunday on the basis of a complaint by Moh[Read More…]
Kolkata: Former Indian soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday announced that he has resigned from the Trinamool Congress and was no more associated with any political party. In a tweet, the country’s soccer icon also said he has quit all the official and political posts of the Trinamool Congress, which he[Read More…]
Shillong: Meghalaya’s ruling Congress has promised that it would create three lakh new jobs, besides promising to enhance Rs 5 lakh health insurance cover announced by the Central government, if it returns to power in the state. “It shall be our endeavour to create three lakh new jobs, and provide one[Read More…]
Athani: Invoking the teachings of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that his party’s government in Karnataka gave a clean administration in the last five years. “Following the teachings of Basavanna, our party has given a clean administration over the last five years in Karnataka. We[Read More…]
Patna: Opposition RJD on Saturday said the speeding vehicle that killed nine school students in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district belongs to a ruling BJP leader and demanded stern against those responsible for the death of innocent children. According to district police officials, speeding vehicle, a Bolero that hit and killed nine school[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar: Finally, the Odisha government on Friday filed an application for Geographical Indication (GI) tag to stake claim for “Odishara Rasagola”. The state government move comes three months after West Bengal was awarded GI tag for “Banglar Rasogolla”. Officials of the Odisha Small Industries Corporation Ltd (OSIC) filed the application with[Read More…]
Palakkad (Kerala) : A 27-year-old tribal youth said to be “not of sound mind” was beaten to death here in Kerala by a lynch mob which had accused him of theft, according to the mother. The turn of event on Thursday has elicited the response from across the state after a[Read More…]
Lucknow: A young Dalit girl was burnt alive in a Uttar Pradesh village in Unnao district late last night, police said. Eighteen-year-old Moni was cycling to a vegetable market on Thursday when some unidentified persons confronted her. They surrounded her and poured petrol over her. Before she could react, they had[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Thursday defended its chief General Bipin Rawat’s comments about the growth of the AIUDF, a political party in Assam, allegedly because it enjoyed the support of the Muslim population as Pakistan and China were pushing illegal Bangladeshi migrants into India. AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal took[Read More…]
Lucknow: In a big relief to Yogi Adityanath, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to admit a plea for a CBI probe to prosecute the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in a 2007 riot case that had left one person dead. Adityanath, along with the then Gorakhpur Mayor Anju Chowdhary and[Read More…]
Amritsar: Underlining the significance of the large and influential Sikh and Punjabi community settled in his country, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife and children, offered prayers at the Golden Temple on Wednesday. Dressed in traditional Indian clothes and their heads covered, the Trudeau family bowed before the[Read More…]
Madurai: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday formally launched his political party called Makkal Neethi Maiam (People Justice Centre). He also unfurled his party’s flag, which has six hands – three in red and three in white – joined together around a star on a white background. With this, Kamal becomes one[Read More…]
Shillong: Thousand of people from all walks of life came out on the streets of the Meghalaya capital as Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a massive road show ahead of the February 27 assembly elections. This is the first time that a top national politician has held a road show in[Read More…]
Ramanathapuram: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday formally began his political journey from former President late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s residence here and said he is no more a movie star but a lamp in the homes of people. “Like the lamp in your homes you should protect me,” Kamal told a gathering[Read More…]
Lucknow: Reliance Jio will invest another Rs 10,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh over the next three years, Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani said here on Wednesday. “Today I am happy to inform this audience that Jio is one of the largest investors in Uttar Pradesh with investments of over Rs[Read More…]
Patna: Striking a discordant note, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday said he will not invite any NDA leader to a party function since he was not extended the same courtesy. Manjhi accused the National Democratic Alliance allies Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal-United,[Read More…]
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has banned the Popular Front of India for its alleged links to the Islamic State, official sources said on Tuesday. “The state has banned the Popular Front of India, which is active in Jharkhand, under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908. The Home Department had recommended the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Kerala woman Hadiya who is in the midst of a ‘love jihad’ controversy, has told the Supreme Court that she is a Muslim now and wants to live with her husband Shafin Jahan — with whom her marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court. In an affidavit before[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Ruling Congress legislator N.A. Haris on Tuesday apologised in the Karnataka Assembly for an assault by his son Mohammed Nalapad on a youth at a city cafe. “I tender an apology if the incident involving my son has affected the dignity of the house and pride of its members,” Haris[Read More…]
Panaji: Contrary to Goa Assembly Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo’s statement that ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar could be shifted to the US for treatment if required, South Goa MP Narendra Savoikar said on Monday that news on his treatment abroad were “false and baseless”. “Parrikar is admitted at the Lilavati Hospital[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission to complain of “massive discrepancies” in the voters list ahead of the two assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh, accusing the state’s BJP government of “conspiring to murder democracy”. The party delegation, which included party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala, Mohan Prakash, R.P.N[Read More…]
New Delhi: Rotomac Global Private Limited cheated a consortium of banks to the tune of Rs 3,695 crore (including interest) by siphoning off loans sanctioned to the company for procurement of wheat and other goods for export. No export was undertaken, though, according to officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation[Read More…]
Mysuru: Attacking the Congress government in Karnataka as a “commission” government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the welfare of the people was never its priority and the state needs a government with “mission” under the BJP to ensure all-round development. Addressing a public rally in the city, the Prime[Read More…]
New Delhi/Kanpur: The CBI on Monday raided several locations in Kanpur in connection with a Rs 800 crore loan default by the Rotomac Pen company’s chief Vikram Kothari, an official said. Kothari is the chairman and MD at the Kanpur-based Rotomac Global Private Limited. Coming close on the heels of the[Read More…]
Chennai: The Madras high court on Friday green signalled the overseas travel plans of Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, despite strong objections from the CBI in view of pending lookout circulars. However, the relief is not without conditions. Karti has been directed to inform his entire travel plans, including the places[Read More…]
