Ahmedabad: Two suspected ISIS operatives were today arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), which claimed that they were plotting an attack on a Jewish synagogue in Khadia area of Ahmedabad in “very near future”. The suspects, arrested in Surat, have been identified as Mohammad Kasim

The government proposed extending the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobile phones from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018, but only exclusively for citizens who are “willing to enroll for Aadhaar”. A one-page note, with writing on both sides of it, passed on to

Actor, director Prakash Raj spoke on the ongoing controversy over the iconic Taj Mahal and questioned if it will be a 'past in our future'. "When do you intend to bring it down. We can at least take our children and show it one last time #JustAsking," Raj tweeted. Taj Mahal has been mired in cont

New Delhi: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held over two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission announced today, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between the ruling BJP and the Congress. Counting will take place on December 18, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti sa

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the son of Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahuddin in a six-year-old case of terror funding through hawala channels on Tuesday, a day after the Centre appointed an interlocutor to hold a “sustained dialogue” with all stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmi

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh on Monday said that India's Space mission to Moon 'Chandrayaan II' will take place in 2018, possibly in the first quarter of the year. Singh, who was addressing the annual inaugural session of the five-day Asian

To mark the first anniversary of demonitisation, Opposition parties have decided to observe November 8 as ''black day.'. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, addressing a joint press conference with Trinamool Congress’s Derek O’Brien and JD(U) rebel Sharad Yadav, said

Supreme Court judge Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Monday lashed out at the logic behind the November 30, 2016 order mandating people to stand up when the National Anthem is featured in cinema halls before every show, saying there is no need for an Indian to "wear his patriotism on his sleeve". Just

A Delhi court on Tuesday discharged Islamic preacher Maulana Anzar Shah Qasmi, who was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell for his alleged links to an al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) module. During charge proceedings, Additional Sessions Judge Siddhartha Sharma discharged Qasmi stat

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a “UP Muslim Waqf board” by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent “wastage of money”, Minister of State for Waqf Mohsin Raza said. He alleged that both Sunni and Shia Waqf boards are being charged with corruption, and t

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a new directive asking all government officials to stand up if a minister, MP or an MLA walks in. The gesture will have to be repeated when these dignitaries leave. Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Rajive Kumar has issued these instructions as part of

India has a hectic diplomatic calendar next week with a series of high-profile visits scheduled. French Defence Minister Florance Parley will be in New Delhi on an official visit during which she is likely to make a strong pitch to sell additional Rafale fighter jets. Ms. Parley is scheduled to v

Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in Borabanda area due to terrific sounds and tremors of earthquakes felt on Saturday night. The residents of Indira Nagar, Habeeb Fatima Nagar of Borabanda area came out of their house and spent the night on the roads. It is reported that micro earthquake tremors wer

New Delhi: An Ahmedabad court has barred ‘The Wire’ from publishing further reports related to Jay Shah’s business turnover in order to protect his ‘right to live with dignity’. As per a report by Indian Express, Additional Senior Civil Judge, B K Dasondi of Ahmedabad rural court observed that th

A Hindi newspaper journalist was shot dead by unknown assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Saturday. The victim was identified as Rajesh Mishra, a journalist with Hindi daily Dainik Jagran. Mr. Mishra, 38, was at the building materials shop run by his family when three unknown pe

New Delhi: As many as 2.5 million premature deaths occurred in India in 2015, a study revealed. All the deaths were linked to illnesses caused by environmental pollution. Whereas, China stood second with 1.8 million pollution-related deaths. Ths total number of pollution-related deaths in India i

The family of the domestic help of Talwars, Hemraj Banjade, is likely to file an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Allahabad HC order that acquitted the dentist couple last week. The family is waiting for the CBI to file an appeal failing which they will approach the Supreme Court. While th

Bengaluru : Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of backing away from responsibilities by shifting blame and slamming Opposition at every failure of the ruling dispensation at the Centre. “He cannot back away from responsibilities by shifting th