Expressing deep concerns over cow vigilantism in India, Salim Turky, an Indian origin Tanzanian lawmaker, claimed that it has become a “Nasur” (canker sore) for the country. The two-time lawmaker of the Tanzanian ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi(CCM), who is in New Delhi to attend the “First PIO-par

Lucknow: Two-days after Shia Waqf Board Chairman, Waseem Rizvi wrote a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to shut down madrasas alleging that they encouraged students to join terrorist ranks, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbasi Naqvi lashed out at media and ter

Union minister Nitin Gadkari hit out at the Navy on Thursday, asking why all officials need to stay in posh South Mumbai, while criticising it for opposing the construction of a jetty at Nariman Point. “Actually, Navy is needed at the borders from where terrorists sneak in. Why does everyone (in

DEHRADUN: A Haldwani-based transporter who staggered into the BJP headquarters in Dehradun last week, telling a startled minister who was holding a janta durbar that he had taken poison after suffering "immense" losses following demonetisation and later implementation of GST, died on Tuesday. Doctor

A research scholar pursuing his PhD from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has allegedly gone missing from the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, police said on Wednesday. Mukul Jain, who is pursuing his research under a guide from IGNOU and a co-guide from JNU’s School of Life

NEW DELHI: A plea claiming that all students of the Kendriya Vidyalayas, irrespective of their faith and belief, have to compulsorily recite a prayer based on the Hindu religion at the morning assembly, today led the Supreme Court to seek the government's response. A bench of Justices R F Nariman

MANAMA (BAHRAIN), JAN 9:  Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the government for allegedly dividing people on the basis of caste and religion and converting the anger of jobless youth into hatred among communities, as he urged NRIs to help fight forces of “hate and division”. In his f

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today made the playing of the national anthem in cinema halls before a screening of movies optional, modifying its earlier order. The apex court modified its November 30, 2016, order by which it had made the playing of the anthem mandatory in cinema halls before the s

In a tragic development, powerlifting world champion Saksham Yadav lost his life on Sunday after succumbing to injuries received in a road accident earlier in the day at Sindhu border in Delhi, reports ANI. Yadav was admitted to Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, in northwest Delhi. Earlier in the day, a

Indore: Six children, as well as the driver of Delhi Public School died after the school bus collided with a truck in Bicholi area on Friday. The accident occurred after bus steering got jammed and rammed head-on into a truck, News18 reported as officials saying. According to TOI, eyewitnesses

Popular Front of India has blamed Hindutva forces for the violence erupted on January 1 when lakhs of Dalits had gathered in the city to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon. Slamming RSS and BJP for the incident, PFI Chairman E Abu-Bakr alleged that the attacks were organised.

Saharanpur: The largest seminary in the country, Darul Uloom Deoband, has issued a fatwa asking Muslim women to not marry into a family whose members work in banks, citing that the income from banking jobs is considered ‘haram’ (forbidden) earnings. The edict was pronounced after a person asked D

Lucknow: The Yogi government has reduced discretionary holidays around Muslim festivals while making it compulsory for madrassas to remain closed on festivals of other faiths. In the annual calendar that was released on Tuesday seven new holidays have been added and 10 discretionary holidays that we

Should the triple talaq Bill be sent to a Select Committee or not? This question triggered a heated exchange of words in the Rajya Sabha, forcing an adjournment of the House for the day. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017, popularly known as the triple talaq Bill, was

NEW DELHI: The quantum of sentence for Bihar's former chief minister Lalu Yadav and others in a fodder scam case will be pronounced tomorrow, reported ANI. The sentencing has not been pronounced today due to the passing away of advocate Vindeshwari Prasad. The RJD leader was expected to be sen

Maharashtra remained on edge after the anniversary of a battle fought 200 years ago brought to fore simmering caste tensions even as a statewide bandh called on Wednesday to protest the state government's alleged failure to stop violence witnessed stray protest by Dalits. Violence spilled over to

Chennai, Jan 2 (PTI) Top actor Rajinikanth today said it was his desire to create a political revolution in Tamil Nadu, a "historic" state that facilitated major changes. "Tamil Nadu is a very historic place...be it Gandhiji discarding his usual attire and going in for a loin cloth.. everything h

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday urged the Congress not to press for amendments to the triple talaq bill, which seeks to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims, when it comes up for consideration in the Rajya Sabha likely on Wednesday. The Lok Sabha has already cleared the