New Delhi: On the first anniversary of demonetisation, Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi dubbed the note ban as a tragedy. Gandhi further slammed Centre’s decision of swapping currency and said that his party stands with those who were hit by Prime Minister Modi’s thoughtless act. Gan

New Delhi: Air Quality index is setting all records high and transforming Delhi into the murk. People are tweeting pictures of smog that is spread across the capital city and is reaching to the dangerous level. The visibility in certain areas is seeing a surge as much as 30 folds the World Health

China on Monday objected to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying her tour of the “disputed area” is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity of the region. Ms. Sitharaman on Sunday visited forward Army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Prades

Mumbai: After Panama paper leaks, a corporate and law services provider firm Appleby, has gained everyone’s attention as they feature some of the world’s bigwigs in their records ‘Paradise Papers’. Among 180 countries, India has gained 19th rank, featuring 714 Indians and corporates who evaded ta

NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will carry out a one-day campaign in Gujarat in what appears to be a considered Congress bid to deepen the message of discontent on GST and demonetisation and to keep the focus on the economy in the upcoming assembly polls. Singh will address a pres

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked the Narendra Modi government to stop delivering “hollow” speeches and quit if it was unable to stop prices from rising and give jobs to the people. Gandhi, whose Twitter feed has become more active of late, posted on the micro-blogging site: “M

Damoh: A class 10 student and her friend were allegedly forced to strip inside school premises on suspicion of theft in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh. The incident took place after a student lost Rs 70 in the school. The teacher, wanting to ensure the victim didn't steal the money, first checked the

The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested an Azamgarh resident on charges of plotting terror attacks in the country and being the ‘main ideologue’ of a group of radicalised youth. The suspect, identified as Abu Zaid, was arrested by a team of the Anti-Terror Squad at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport

FARIDABAD: The family of Junaid Khan, 17, who was lynched to death by a mob on a Mathura-bound train, alleged people of neighbouring village and fellow villagers exerting pressure on them to opt for ‘out-of-court settlement’. The 30-year-old prime accused, Naresh Kumar has “confessed” to having s

Navsari: Jignesh Mevani, the Gujarat Dalit leader, met Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday and claimed that the party had assured him of including “more than 90 percent” of his demands in its Assembly election manifesto. Mevani all but declared open support for the Congress after his m

New Delhi: The Apex Court yesterday has declined from passing any interim stay order Aadhar linking with bank accounts and sim numbers directing the Banks and telecom services to provide its customers with deadlines for the linking of Aadhar. It stated that the final hearing in all pleas related

New Delhi: A day after Nirbhaya’s mother revealed that it was Congress President Rahul Gandhi who gave moral support to her son, Nirbhaya’s brother and the rest of her family, the Delhi gangrape victim’s father has also come out to speak about the matter. Nirbhaya’s father stated that while his f

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the government’s response on four petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act and linking of bank accounts and mobile numbers with the 12-digit biometric identification number. The apex court did not pass any interim order in

NEW DELHI: India will “very soon” make a request to Malaysia for the extradition of Zakir Naik, charged by the NIA for “radicalising” youth, the external affairs ministry said on Friday, amidst reports that the Islamic preacher was there after being given permanent residency. “Any formal request

Madurai: A youth landed in trouble after he posted abusive comments against PM Modi on Facebook. According to the news published in TOI, he is allegedly a fan of actor Vijay and the incident reportedly occurred due to standoff between actor’s fan and BJP workers of Tamil Nadu. It may be mentio

Chandigarh: Haryana Additional Advocate General Naveen Kaushik resigned on Wednesday after the judge in the Junaid Khan murder case alleged that he was seen assisting one of the counsels of a man allegedly involved in the killing. He was asked to resign after the accusation. However, Kaushik in h

NEW DELHI:  A man who masqueraded as a top official in the Prime Minister's Office has been arrested by the Delhi Police. Kanhaiya Kumar had visiting cards with the Prime Minister's room number on them but the phone number was wrong, and that's how he was caught. The police say he carried visitin

Lucknow: Amid the age-old debate over the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi site, a man named Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a descendent of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has laid claims on the controversial site in Ayodhya. Claiming himself to be a sixth generation descendant of the las