Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was in the news for unfavourably comparing American roads with those in his state, on Sunday attributed “studies” to claim that 92 per cent of US roads are in bad shape. “My tour has been in news a bit too much this[Read More…]
Srinagar: National Conference’s Working President Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that the Central government must respect and restore the conditions on which the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India is based. “Promises made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir must be fulfilled. Centre should ensure that the conditions on[Read More…]
Chennai: Patna Pirates thumped Gujarat Fortunegiants 55-38 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday to clinch the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 5 title. Patna have won the PKL title for third consecutive season now. Raider Pardeep Narwal (19 points) starred for Patna to single-handedly dominate the match and[Read More…]
New Delhi: An independent fact-finding investigation into the lynching of Pehlu Khan, a dairy farmer, earlier this year by cow vigilantes has exposed how police tried to “weaken” the investigation by delaying filing of the FIR and invoking IPC sections of crimes with lesser punishment. The investigation termed the police action[Read More…]
The Congress on Monday demanded a court-monitored probe into allegations levelled by a Patidar leader from north Gujarat that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Gujarat. Narendra Patel of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, claimed on Sunday[Read More…]
A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker and local journalist, Rajesh Mishra, was shot dead by unidentified bike-borne assailants at his shop on Saturday in Karanda area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district. Mishra’s brother was also with him and has been badly injured in the incident. The incident comes just four[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh chief minister, Virbhadra Singh, on Friday filed his nominations for the upcoming state polls from Arki instead of Theog constituency, where he has traditionally fought his elections. As per reports, Singh plans to give up his seat, in favour of his son, Vikramaditya Singh. The CM also took[Read More…]
The Congress in Telangana has invited former cricketer, Mohammed Azharuddin, to contest the next state Assembly election, that will take place in 2019. “We are inviting him (Azharuddin),” N Uttam Kumar Reddy, state Congress president, said as quoted by PTI. Reddy said he invited Azharuddin after the latter expressed his readiness[Read More…]
At least six people were injured when a 15-year-old concrete bridge, linking Chamba town in Himachal Pradesh with Pathankot in Punjab, collapsed on Thursday. District Collector, Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, and other officials rushed to the spot as soon as the incident came to light and took charge of the situation.[Read More…]
In a bizarre incident, an elderly man was beaten up by women and forced to spit and lick his own saliva as punishment for entering the sarpanch’s hpuse. The incident took place in Ajaipur village of Noorsarai block in Nalanda, the home district of Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar. The[Read More…]
While hearing a petition with regard to the inter-religious marriage of Kannur-native Sruthi and Anees Hammed, the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that “All love marriages should not be termed as ‘love-jihad”. It further said that these kinds of marriages should be encouraged as there is no boundary for[Read More…]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of its 68 candidates for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. The elections are scheduled to be held on 9 November. Former CM, Prem Kumar Dhumal, has been given a ticket from Sujanpur. The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly ends[Read More…]
At least two persons died and over 18 were injured on Wednesday morning in a collision between two Roadways buses in Gunnaur area of Sambhal district in Uttar Pradesh. The victims have been taken to hospitals of Aligarh and Badaun districts. The District Magistrate (DM) and the Superintendent of Police[Read More…]
A ‘sadhu’ from Rajasthan’s Churu district allegedly chopped off his private parts after being accused of having an illegitimate relationship with a woman. The sadhu, Santosh Das, chopped off his genitals on Tuesday morning, police said, the Hindustan Times reported. “Das is an associate of a self-styled godman and lives[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Sangeet Som, has stirred controversy after saying that the Taj Mahal was built by traitors and therefore, cannot be included in the Indian history. He said this during an event at the Sisoli village in Meerut district on Sunday. “Many people were disappointed that the[Read More…]
In a sad incident, at least four people were killed following a cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Monday morning. As a result of the blast, four houses partially collapsed due that led to the deaths. Several people are feared trapped under the debris in Ejipura area. “An LPG cylinder exploded[Read More…]
On his visit to Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded chief minister, Nitish Kumar, for his commitment and hard work towards the progress of the state. He praised him while addressing the students at the Centenary Celebrations of Patna University. “The commitment of Shri Nitish Kumar towards the progress of[Read More…]
Haryana chief minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, has reportedly urged nearly 5,000 newly-recruited policemen of the state to watch ‘Newton’, that has recently been nominated for the Oscars. The reason behind the move is to motivate the policemen to perform their duties honestly. ‘Newton’ is a story of a government clerk,[Read More…]
Following the lead of Maharashtra and Gujarat, the Madhya Pradesh Government on Friday slashed the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on prices of petrol by 3 % and diesel by 5 %. An additional Rs. 1.50 have also been reduced on the same. Earlier the Centre had announced that the excise duty[Read More…]
The Centre has sent a five-member team to review the outbreak of dengue cases in Tamil Nadu. The team will audit and conduct a meeting on Friday with state health minister, C. Vijayabhaskar, and other officials of the health department. On Thursday, deputy chief minister, O. Panneerselvam, along with other[Read More…]
A class 7th question paper of Bihar Education Board claims that Kashmir is not a part of India but, a separate country. The fact was highlighted by a student from Vaishali on Tuesday. The examination for which the paper was prepared, was conducted under the Centre’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which[Read More…]
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday will announce its judgement in the Aarushi Talwar murder case and decide the fate of the late girl’s parents and doctor couple, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. They are currently serving life imprisonment in Ghaziabad’s Dasna Jail after they were convicted for the gruesome murder[Read More…]
At least 200 students were taken ill after inhaling fumes of toxic gas from a nearby sugar mill in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. They were students of Saraswati Vidya Mandir and Saraswati Junior High School. Reportedly, they inhaled the gas that was used to treat garbage at the plant. They were[Read More…]
In a heinous crime, two men allegedly killed a woman after she resisted rape and then had sex with her body. The incident happened in Bareilly’s CB Ganj area on 3 October. After the duo committed the crime, they left her body in a paddy field. They have been arrested.[Read More…]
Yogi Adityanath-led state government has proposed the construction of a 100-meter tall statue of Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya on Saryughat. Besides the statue, other structures of public utility will also be built in the town. Funds for these projects has been partly sanctioned by the Centre. The proposal[Read More…]