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

Gorakhpur: Unable to gather enough evidence against Dr Kafeel of Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College, police have dropped Charges of corruption and private practice against him on Saturday. Khan was dismissed from the position as a nodal officer following several deaths of children at the hospital. H

Gujarat: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) had reportedly lost the student body elections that were held in Gujarat Central University. The Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University student body elections had reported similar losses. The independent candidates Dileep K

Malda District: Setting up the example of a kind gesture and spreading communal harmony, a group of Muslims funded for a Hindu girl’s marriage in Bengal’s village on Thursday. The Khanpur village of Malda district homes 600 Muslim families and only eight Hindu households. A local Madrasa headm

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday assured a medical visa to yet another Pakistani national who said that “after Allah you are our last hope”. “India will not belie your hope. We will issue the visa immediately,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted in response to a request from Shah

Kochi: Surrounded by heavy security, Hadiya (former Akhila) left Kottayam to Delhi on Saturday for her hearing in Supreme Court on Monday. The 25-year-old told reporters at Cochin airport that she did not accept Islam under any pressure and she wants to live with her husband, Sheffin Jahan. “I

Ahmedabad: The Supreme Court on Friday granted six weeks time to the Gujarat government for apprising it on whether any disciplinary action has been initiated against policemen convicted in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar a

Two pilots, including a woman, were injured when an Air Force training aircraft exploded and crashed at Duddeda in Siddipet district on Friday. The trainee aircraft, which took off from the Hakimpet Air Force Training Academy, developed a technical snag within minutes. As the pilot and co-pilot wer

New Delhi: An RTI query revealed that since a fare hike in October this year, Delhi Metro has lost over three lakh commuters a day. The daily average passengers have been brought down to 24.2 lakh in October from 27.4 lakh in September, The Indian Express reported. As per Delhi Metro Rail Corp

A four-and-a-half-year-old girl studying in a private school was allegedly sexually assaulted by her classmate on the school premises in Dwarka, police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered under sections of rape and the POCSO Act, police said, adding that they have started their investigati

SHIMLA: An Army Colonel was arrested on Wednesday over the alleged gang-rape of the daughter of a Lieutenant-Colonel posted at the Army Training Command - one of the seven commands of the Army which aims to improve effectiveness of training of the defence forces in the country. The 21-year-old wa

New Delhi: Wife of bus conductor Ashok Kumar, who was granted bail in Ryan International murder case, has alleged that he was tortured and beaten by the police to obtain a confession. “Police beat him up, hung him upside down, tortured him & even sedated him to make him confess,” she said.

Chandigarh [India]: The Haryana Cabinet on Wednesday decided to grant Rs 10,000 monthly pension to senior citizen journalists. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made this announcement while addressing a press conference here. “The Cabinet has decided to provide Rs 10,000 per month as pension

SRINAGAR: Unfazed by pellet blindness, 15-year-old teenager Insha Mushtaq completes her class 10 state Board Exam on Wednesday. A pellet victim from Sedow village of south Kashmir, Insha had lost vision, after suffering pellet gun injuries last year in July during a clash between stone-pelters an

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea filed by the father of a Kerala-based woman, who converted to Islam before marrying a Muslim man, that interaction with the woman be conducted in- camera. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today mocked Rahul Gandhi, saying the Congress’ move to elevate him as party president would make “easier” the BJP’s task to make India “Congress-mukt”. The chief minister’s remarks come a day after the Congress Working Committee cleared the d

New Delhi: After demonetisation last year, the government could now plan to scrap off chequebooks in a bid to increase digital transactions. Centre’s plan to move towards cashless economy had seen a surge in digital payments after the note ban, but the cash is back again in circulation, as the ch

Alwar: Rajasthan police on Monday arrested Tahir and Javed, who were travelling with dairy farmer Umar Khan, shot dead by cow vigilantes in Alwar district on November 10. They were arrested on the charges of cow smuggling while the accused got away scot free and are still absconding. Police have