NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Kapil Sibal over his demand that hearing on the Ram Janmabhoomi case be deferred, PM Modi asked him and his “new leader” to clarify whether Kapil Sibal was with those who want the temple, or those who want the Babri Masjid. The PM, at a rally at Bhabhar in Banaskantha

The barbaric killing of 47-year-old Mohammad Afrazul on Wednesday in Rajasthan’s Rajasamand has left his family in veritable trauma. Afrazul, a migrant labourer from West Bengal, was burnt alive allegedly in the name of ‘love-jihad’. The accused, Shambhulal Regar, not only did kill him but also c

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people in Gujarat he was pained by “abuses” hurled at him but kept mum on the heart-rending killing of a Muslim labrourer in Rajasthan. Referring to the killing of Mohammed Afrazul, who hailed from West Bengal, allegedl

NEW DELHI: Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, Anand Mahindra strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Mohammed Afrazul in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand. Anand Mahindra on Friday expressed shock on the heinous crime but was trolled for his support and concern. He took to twitter and wrote, “Turning

Bhavnagar: While addressing a gathering at Ghariyadhar in Bhavnagar district, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath slammed Kapil Sibal of Congress and sought an answer of ‘whether the temple at Ayodhya will be built or not’. Adityanath also said that a temple was about to build but Sibal

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up hearing on the Babri Masjid land dispute case and decided to postpone the hearing until 8 February after Senior Advocates appearing for Sunni Waqf Board requested the Supreme Court to take up the matter after the elections. The special bench compris

Once again tension prevailed on the Osmania University campus on Monday when the police tried to foil agitation by the students at the Arts College. The police resorted to lathi-charge when the irate students pelted stones at them when they tried to take out a rally. When the police men tried to

Kochi: After the apex court’s decision in the nation-wide controversial Kerala’s “love-Jihad” case, Hadiya’s husband Shafin Jahan was grilled by the probing National Investigation Agency (NIA) today. Shafi Jahan was called to NIA headquarters in Kochi on Monday evening where he was grilled for ov

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved a bill awarding the death penalty for rape or gangrape convicts in case of children below age 12 years. “Those who rape 12-year-old girls are not humans, they are demons who don’t have the right to live,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan s

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)

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.

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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