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Pregnant woman riding pillion chased by Cop for not wearing Helmet, falls off bike and dies

A pregnant woman, who was riding pillion on a motorcycle with her husband in Tamil Nadu's Trichy district on Wednesday, died after a traffic cop allegedly kicked the two-wheeler while chasing the couple for not wearing helmets. According to a report by The News Minute, 34-year-old Usha was travel

'Love jihad' case: SC sets aside Kerala high court order that annulled Hadiya's marriage

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that Hadiya's marriage with her husband Shafin Jahan is legal and valid, and a relationship she has formed of her free will and consent. In doing so, the apex court overturned an earlier order of Kerala HC, which had cancelled the marriage saying it wasn't

Dawood Ibrahim will return to India only if conditions met: lawyer

Thane: Fugitive mafia don Dawood Ibrahim is willing to come to India but with certain preconditions, his brother Iqbal Kaskar’s lawyer Shyam Keswani told a Mumbai court on Tuesday. Renowned criminal lawyer Shyam Keswani said Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar had offered to return to India provided the author

Don't make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolling NEET candidates, SC tells CBSE

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolment of students appearing in the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) 2018 and other all India exams. A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief jus

Biplab Deb to take oath as Tripura CM on March 9, pledges to make state progressive

Biplab Deb will take oath as chief minister of Tripura on March 9 after his unanimous election as leader of the BJP legislature party in the state on Tuesday. Union minister of road, transport and highways Nitin Gadkari announced Deb’s name as chief minister while its alliance partner Indigenous

Angered by sons cell phone addiction, man `cuts off his hand

Hyderabad, Mar 6 (PTI) In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hacked off his teenager sons hand following a tiff over the sons habit of watching films on cell phone, police said today. Qayyum Qureshi (45), a butcher by profession, was arrested this morning. Qureshi allegedly chopped off his 1

After Lenin statue razed in Tripura, TN BJP members warn Periyar is next

The victory of the BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance brought down the 25-year rule of the Left in the north eastern state. This was one of the last remaining citadels of the leftist ideology in the country, leaving Kerala as the lone state governed by Left parties. In a cle

India will turn into Syria if Ram Mandir issue is not resolved: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

In a statement that will add further fuel to the contentious Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi controversy, the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today said India will turn into Syria if the Ram temple issue is not resolved soon. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV's Padmaja Joshi,

Air India's flight diverted after medical emergency

A San Francisco-bound Air India flight from Delhi was diverted to Sapporo in Japan after a medical emergency onboard, the airline said today. An airline spokesperson said a passenger on the flight had suffered a heart problem and that an update on the passenger's health status would be available

Asaduddin Owaisi dares Modi's BJP to call for early general election

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to dissolve Parliament and opt for an early general election. Modi's rule "has not given anything except disappointment," Owaisi, the leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul

Vehicles of President, Vice President to soon have number plates: Delhi HC told

New Delhi: The vehicles of India’s top constitutional authorities—the President, the Vice President, governors and lieutenant governors—will soon have to display their registration numbers. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in its affidavit filed before a bench of acting chief justice G

7th Pay Commission: Big news! Benefits announced for 8.77 lakh government employees, pensioners

In a major good news for the Gujarat government employees, the state has announced 7th pay commission benefits for about 8.77 lakh people. The government is reportedly set to implement the benefits of arrears for these government employees under the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. The dec

India: Parents jailed for letting underage children drive

As part of a campaign to reduce underage driving, parents of 10 teenagers have been sentenced to a day in prison for letting their minor children drive in the Indian city of Hyderabad. According to the BBC, the parents who were jailed said that they were unaware of a rule which says they would be

Navi Mumbai cop murder: Have not seized fridge in which body parts were stored, say police

The Navi Mumbai police on Saturday denied that a refrigerator had been recovered during investigations into the disappearance and murder of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore, a day after reports appeared in some sections of media that the fridge in which her body was cut and stored had b

Salute! This UP cop saved a stranger’s life despite getting a call about his daughter’s sudden death

Meerut: A 57-year-old Uttar Pradesh policeman is being hailed for his grit and dedication to his duty after he put a stranger man’s life over his own daughter’s death. Head constable Bhupendra Tomar was on his usual duty with his team at 9 am on February 23 when they received a call about a man who

Caught on Camera: Man stabbed 50 times by gang of Bikers n Delhi

New Delhi: A man in his mid-twenties was stabbed at least 50 times and beaten with rods by a group of men on motorcycles in south Delhi's Khanpur area on Thursday evening.  The brazen attack was caught on camera.  A complaint has been filed against unknown men, police said. Around 4 pm on Thursda

India-China border still sensitive, Can escalate, Says Minister

NEW DELHI: Eight months after the Doklam standoff, junior Defence Minister Subhash Bhamre today said the situation along India's border with China is "sensitive" and had the potential to "escalate". "At the Line of Actual Control, the situation is sensitive as incidents of patrolling, transgressi

Surat trader commits suicide with wife, 4-year-old son, jumps off 12-storey apartment

A 35-year-old Surat trader from Sarthana area committed suicide on Wednesday by jumping off his 12-storey building along with his wife and four-year-old son. The deceased was a textile trader from Surat city in Gujarat and took this extreme step because of a financial crunch. The police have recover