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Modi is polarising society, his economic policies disastrous: Manmohan
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government for its “disastrous policies” and “economic mismanagement”, and also accused his successor of trying to “polarise” society in the Karnataka assembly elections. Singh attacked the government o
Foundation laid for Rs 50-cr Jayalalithaa memorial in Chennai
Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami and deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam on Monday laid the foundation stone for a memorial of late J Jayalalithaa in Chennai, abutting her burial site on the Marina beachfront. The memorial, modelled on a phoenix, with two lion statues at the entrance and
"Hang the accused or shoot is", Kathua girl's mother tells NDTV
KATHUA, JAMMU: Hang the accused or shoot us, the mother of the Kathua eight-year-old, whose rape and murder outraged the country and sparked global condemnation, told NDTV. "If there is no justice, shoot all four of us," she said, two days ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on whether the trial
Congress Raebareli MLA 'upset' over rumors of marriage with Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow: Days ahead of the Congress-BJP slugfest in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, rumours of Congress President Rahul Gandhi's marriage with Raebareli MLA Aditi Singh began doing the rounds. Soon after the speculations, pictures of MLA Aditi Singh and Rahul Gandhi went viral on socia
You have data to attack judiciary, not on appointments: SC to Govt
The standoff between the government and the Supreme Court over the appointment of judges saw a two-judge bench question the Attorney General Friday about the status of Collegium recommendations for High Courts. The Attorney General, in turn, said the number of recommendations being made by the Colle
14 arrested in Jharkhand’s Chatra after 16-year-old girl raped, burnt alive
Police on Saturday arrested 14 of the 18 people charged in connection with the alleged gang-rape and burning alive of a 16-year-old girl at Raja Kendua village in Chatra district of Jharkhand the previous day. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act has been invoked agains
School belt helps Delhi police find man who slit the throats of 8-year-old boy, mother
The buckle on a belt, which bore the name of the school an eight-year-old boy attended, helped police catch a man who allegedly killed him and his mother at their home in south Delhi’s Okhla last week. Babloo Kumar Mondal, 29, had allegedly planned the murder days before he slit the throats of th
Internet services suspended in Aligarh Muslim University over Jinnah row
In the wake of the Jinnah portrait controversy, Internet services have been suspended in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). This decision by the district magistrate was taken as students decided to go on a protest for five days against the police inaction. As mentioned in ANI, at least 40 people, incl
14 year-old girl allegedly gang-raped, burnt alive in Jharkhand
Patna: A 14-year-old girl in Jharkhand was burnt alive inside her home in Jharkhand today, allegedly by men who had gang-raped her last night. The incident took place in the Naxal-affected Chatra district of the state. The girl's family says the four men, allegedly drunk, kidnapped her last nigh
Railways fine vending contractor Rs 1 lakh after video suggests toilet water mixed in tea, coffee
The Railways slapped a vending contractor with a fine of Rs 1 lakh after a video, which went viral, suggested that water from a train toilet was mixed to prepare tea and coffee, the South Central Railway (SCR) told PTI. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media, a vendor is s
42 killed in UP, 24 in Rajasthan as powerful dust storm leaves trail of destruction in north India
A heavy dust storm swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday, killing at least 68 people and injuring hundreds in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand and leaving a trail of destruction, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply in Punjab and Haryana as well. At
Kolkata moral policing: Protesters offer ‘free hug’ to metro commuters
A day after a couple was harassed inside a metro train in Kolkata, a group of youngsters on Wednesday travelled between two stations as a mark of protest, offering ‘free hugs’ to commuters. According to an eye witness, the couple was allegedly taunted and manhandled by a group of elderly men and sub
Fed up of father’s alcoholism, 17-year-old NEET aspirant kills self; ‘suicide note’ has a message for PM Modi
A 17 -year-old student on Tuesday allegedly committed suicide near Chennai’s Tirunelveli railway station in an apparent protest. The deceased has blamed his father’s alcoholism for the incident which forced him to take the extreme step to end his life. The police have recovered the suicide note f
Journalist J Dey murder case verdict: Gangster Chhota Rajan, eight others sentenced to life imprisonment
A special CBI court on Wednesday convicted Rajendra Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan and eight others for the murder of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. All have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court, however, acquitted journalist Jigna Vora and Joseph Paulson of all charges. Rajan and others wer
Pics of couple being thrashed for ‘hugging’ go viral, Kolkata Metro says ‘it never happened’
Kolkata Metro, which is the country’s first Mass Rapid Transit System, witnessed a shocking incident on Monday evening when a couple was thrashed for “standing too close to each other”. The incident took place at Dum Dum metro when the youth was beaten by a group of passengers. Images of the inciden
Coming soon: Use mobiles in flight; make WhatsApp calls to cellphones, landlines
In the not-so-distant future, you would be able to use your mobile for calling and browsing the Internet mid-air through a flight. You would also be able to use apps like WhatsApp and Skype to make calls on landlines. These two were among the several key recommendations of the regulator that the Tel
India makes no distinction between religions: PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India made no distinction between religions and had no history of attacking other countries or schools of thought. Speaking at an event here on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the Prime Minister said the teachings of the Buddha were based on
SC/ST stamps on police aspirants’ chest: Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP over ‘casteist mentality’, Mayawati questions PM Modi’s silence
Opposition parties on Monday lashed out at the BJP over the labelling of the candidates for the post of police constables with their respective caste on their chest during a medical examination in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on both the BJP