The principal of a school, where a class I boy was allegedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a girl, was on Thursday arrested even as officials said the suspect wanted a holiday in the event of a schoolmate’s death. The girl was later sent to a juvenile home till January 31. Meanwhile, U

MUMBAI: A city-based lawyers’ association on Friday filed a public interest litigation in the Bombay high court against the CBI decision not to challenge a lower court order discharging BJP president Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh fake encounter case. In the PIL, the Bombay Lawyers Associati

HYDERABAD: Dalit leader from Gujarat, Jignesh Mewani, on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government will have to pay a heavy price for "the atrocities being committed on Dalits" across the country. The newly-elected member of Gujarat Assembly said a nationwide movement would be launched on the i

Another case of rape of a minor has come to light in Haryana's Hisar district. In this case, a three year old victim was raped by a 15 year old minor who stayed in the neighbouring house. The crime took place when the girl's parents had gone out to work. The girl's father works in a private firm

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) There will be no subsidy for Haj from this year, minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today Naqvi told reporters that despite the subsidy withdrawal, a record number of 1.75 lakh Muslims will undertake the pilgrimage this year from India Naqvi also said th

Amethi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi while praising the Chinese government for their development and employment agendas. “Jo kaam China ki sarkaar do din mein karti hai use karne mein Narendra Modi Ji ki sarkaar ko ek saal lag jaata hai. (The

Mumbai (Maharashtra): “Please don’t harass us,” Anuj Loya, son of deceased Justice BH Loya urged NGOs and politicians in a press conference on Sunday. An emotional Anuj said the Loya family was pained with the chain of events which has been happening in the past few days. Anuj Loya, son of spe

New Delhi: The state-run carrier Air India is reported to be split into four separate entities before its sale. According to the proposed plan, each company would get at least 51 percent. The indebted government airline would be bifurcated into core airline business, regional arm, ground handling

Mumbai: In an extensive search operation, jointly conducted by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy, the Aircraft Voice Data Recorder (VDR) of the Pawan Hans helicopter, which crashed off the Mumbai coast on January 13, has been recovered. So far, six bodies,

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu will today attend a solemn ceremony at the Teen Murti Memorial here to mark the formal renaming of Teen Murti Chowk as Teen Murti Haifa Chowk. The two leaders will also lay a wreath and sign the visitor’s book

Mumbai Airport fire: Another fire incident struck Mumbai on Saturday, when a blaze broke out in the Domestic Terminal of the Airport in Santacruz. As per PTI reports, the incident happened at the ceremonial lounge of Domestic Terminal 1B and has been doused. None of the flight operations have been a

MUMBAI: Three girls drowned and five were missing after a private boat with 40 students, who were on a school picnic, capsized this morning off the coast of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Police said that 32 students had been rescued and a search for the missing ones was continuing wi

NEW DELHI:  A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed off the Mumbai coast with seven people on board, including two pilots. The helicopter lost contact with the air traffic control today shortly after take-off from Juhu Aerodrome at 10:20 AM this morning. The chopper, Dauphin N3 with registration number V

BUXAR, BIHAR: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's convoy was attacked in Buxar's Nandar during his "Vikas Samiksha Yatra". The attackers threw stones but the chief minister was rescued safely. Some of the security personnel in his convoy injured. According to reports, people of Nandan village wan

NEW DELHI: Passports will soon stop serving as valid proof of address, with the foreign ministry announcing that the last page will not be printed anymore. The last page of the Indian passport includes names of the father or legal guardian, mother, spouse, and address. The decision follows the

For the first time ever, four senior Supreme Court judges addressed the media on Friday, January 12. The press conference was held at Justice Jasti Chelameshwar's residence and also saw Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph addressing the media. Speaking to the media, Justice Chela

NEW DELHI:  The government confirmed on Thursday that National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval met his Pakistani counterpart Nasir Khan Janjua in Bangkok last month with a focus on how to fight terror and end cross-border terrorism. "Yes, I agree talks took place. I also agree that the issue is

NEW DELHI: Senior citizens, NRIs and handicapped people are still awaiting a solution to their long pending mobile-Aadhaar verification problem despite the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) deadline for providing relief having expired on January 1. The main problem faced by this category of