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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
Gorakhpur tragedy: Police drop corruption charges against Dr Kafeel
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
After JNU & DU ABVP loses Gujarat University polls: Disturbing sign for BJP?
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
Group of Muslims fund for Hindu girl’s wedding in Bengal
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
“After ALLAH you are our last hope.. “: Pakistani to Sushma Swaraj
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
“I’m not forcefully converted, want to live with husband”, says Hadiya
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
Bilkis Bano case: SC grants time to Gujarat to inform it on action against cops
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
Hyderabad: Two pilots injured as aircraft explodes while crash landing
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
Delhi Metro lost 3L commuters per day after fare hike: RTI data reveals
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
Delhi: 4-year-old ‘sexually assaulted’ by classmate, police file rape case
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
Colonel arrested for raping Lt- Colonel's daughter in Shimla
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
Ryan Murder Case: Conductor’s Wife Alleges he was Tortured By Police
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.
Haryana to give monthly pension to senior citizen journalists
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
Completely blinded by pellet gun, 15-YO Insha takes her class 10 exams
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
Hadiya case: Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing for in-camera proceedings
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