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21-year-old student kills self at Osmania University, protest erupts

HYDERABAD: A 21-year-old post-graduate student of Osmania University allegedly committed suicide at Maneru hostel on Sunday, leading to protests on the campus that continued till Sunday evening. Unemployement is being cited as the reason by the student leaders. According to sources, MSc (Physics)

NIA Team conducting raids attacked in Ghaziabad; cop injured

NEW DELHI: A joint team of the National Investigation Agency or NIA and the Uttar Pradesh Police, carrying out searches in Ghaziabad today in connection with the killing of an RSS leader in Punjab, was fired upon and pelted with stones by a mob, leading to injury to a policeman, the agency said.

Sonia, Rahul Gandhi greet people on Milad-Un-Nabi

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today greeted people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, saying the teachings of Prophet Mohammad continued to guide mankind on the path of equality, brotherhood and compassion. Milad-un-Nabi marks the birthday of Prophet Mohammad and is commemorated in th

Martyred BSF jawan's daughter dragged out of Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's rally; Rahul Gandhi says 'humanity shamed'

AHMEDABAD: She is the daughter of a 'martyred' BSF jawan who died in the line of duty. On Friday, Rupal Tadvi, a 26-year-old tribal woman, rushed to meet Gujarat Chief Minister while he was addressing a rally at Kevadia Colony in the Narmada. However, before she could have reached the CM, she was

I-T Dept unearths Doctor-Medical center nexus in Bengaluru; Rs 100 Crore Black Money detected

Income-Tax officials have unearthed a major multi-layered nexus between medical centres and doctors and an undisclosed income of Rs 100 crore after searches at a few IVF clinics and diagnostic centres here, the department said on Saturday. It claimed doctors were being paid "for referring medical

Cyclone Ockhi kills 17 in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep remains on high alert

Kanyakumari: Cyclone Ockhi has so far taken at least 17 lives in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and is likely to intensify further across Lakshadweep archipelago in the next 24 hours. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, “The very severe cyclonic storm Ockhi over Lakshadweep and adjoining south

Instant triple talaq illegal, 3-year jail term for husband: Draft law

New Delhi: Giving instant triple talaq will be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband, according to a draft law aimed to curb the practice which continues despite the Supreme Court striking it down. The draft ‘Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill’

HT Leadership Summit: India needs to cherish, nurture its Muslims, says Barack Obama

New Delhi: India needs to cherish and nurture its Muslim population that is integrated and considers itself Indian, former US president Barack Obama opened the day two of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2017 in New Delhi on Friday said. It is an idea that needs to be reinforced, the former

An Atheist father says he will fight to convert back Hadiya as Akhila

Tiruvananthapuram: Hadiya’s father K M Ashokan is relentlessly trying to convert back his daughter as Akhila. He says that he is an atheist though his wife, Hadiya’s mother is a Hindu. K M Ashokan also said that “She is my only daughter, I will fight to the end. I can’t accept that my daughter ha

PM Modi pauses speech during Azaan, who once refused to wear a skull cap

Politics may make people do things that they would not normally do. Politicians sometimes go to the extreme in an effort to stay in power and while sometimes they succeed in that attempt, they also fail a lot of times. Prime Minister Modi’s campaign in Gujarat is a clear example of political oppo

Cyclone Ockhi wreaks havoc in S Kerala

Whipped up by cyclonic storm Ockhi lurking off the coast, heavy rain and gale-force winds pummelled the southern parts of the State since Thursday morning, wreaking widespread havoc and bringing normal life to a halt. Squally winds uprooted hundreds of trees, snapped power and communication lines

Jaitley indicates merger of 12 per cent, 18 per cent GST slabs

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said achieving a 10 per cent GDP growth rate is challenging and will depend on how the world is moving. Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit here, he said India has done well by growing at 7-8 per cent during the last three years. To scale to 1

Panaji: City Municipal Commissioner bans loudspeakers at burial grounds

Panaji: Recital of prayers over loudspeakers at one of the largest Muslim burial grounds here banned by the city municipal corporation, it was revealed on Wednesday. The order drew protests from the Muslim community have demanded that the measure be withdrawn. Panaji Corporation Commissioner Ajit

Suspected LeT terrorist arrested from Lucknow

Chhattisgarh: In a major breakthrough, a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist has been arrested from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the assistance of Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), arrested the terrorist from Charbagh Bus Stand on Tuesday.

BJP leader after Deepika-beheading threat resigns, dreams to slap Farooq Abdullah

Chandigarh: After offering Rs 10 crores for beheading actress Deepika Padukone, Haryana BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu, the chief media coordinator of state unit, has resigned on Wednesday. But to everyone’s surprise, the BJP leader now have dreams of slapping people. He spoke to the reporters and said

Delhi Air pollution: Narendra Modi government cares, says tough action coming soon

Expressing concern on environmental degradation in Delhi, Ministry of Environment & Forests Secretary C K Mishra said on Monday that Centre is determined not to have a repeat of the smog-like situation in the national capital and no one authority could be held responsible for the issue. The mini

Tej Pratap threatens PM Modi for downgrading Lalu’s security cover

PATNA: Furious over the Centre's decision to withdraw Lalu Prasad's NSG security cover, RJD chief's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday said that he will "skin" PM Narendra Modi. "Narendra Modi ka khaal udhedva lenge," Tej Pratap said after coming out of the state legislature on the first day of

Will send Bajrang Dal youths to attract Muslim girls if Muslims don’t stop Love Jihad: VHP leader

BENGALURU: A knucklehead statement by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Gopal sends communal message where he said if Muslims don’t stop “love jihad” or Bajrang Dal youths will have to be sent to attract Muslim girls in a “Dharma Sansad”, a conclave of Hindu seers, mutt heads and VHP leaders, that conc