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Dawood Ibrahim's properties frozen by British authorities
British authorities have frozen properties belonging to fugitive Indian underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Reports say Dawood's total assets are worth $6.7 billion. Dawood, who Indian agencies claim runs his crime empire from Cliffton area in Karachi, Pakistan, appears on the latest UK Treasury
Amit Shah Summoned As Witness In Gujarat Riots Case Against Maya Kodnani
AHMEDABAD: Amit Shah, the president of the BJP, has been ordered to appear as a witness for Maya Kodnani, a top leader from his party in Gujarat who has been convicted of murder in the riots that tore the state apart in 2002. A judge said that Mr Shah must on Monday appear either in person or assign
Vande Mataram Should Go Hand In Hand With Social Good: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that those who keep the country clean have the first right to chant Vande Mataram and wondered whether people who littered and dirtied the country had any right to the nationalist slogan. Prime Minister Modi was addressing a students' convention at
Man Beaten up in Delhi For Speaking English; 3 People Arrested
New Delhi, September 12: A man in Delhi was allegedly beaten up by five men for speaking English while talking to his friend. The man, identified as Varun Gulati, is a resident of Noida. The police said that the 22-year-old man was on his way to drop his friend Aman to a five-star hotel in Connaught
Her Husband Died Fighting Terrorists In Kashmir. Now She Joins The Army
CHENNAI: The appointment of Nirmala Sitharaman as the India's Defence Minister has raised expectations of new opportunities for women in the armed forces. On Saturday, the wife of an Army Colonel who lost his life fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015, was commissioned as a Lieutenant.
AIMPLB to set up expert committee to study triple talaq verdict
BHOPAL: Nineteen days after the Supreme Court set aside the practice of Triple Talaq by a 3-2 verdict, a marathon meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) executive committee here Sunday failed to decide its course of action following the verdict. The board, which debated the A
Ryan's top officials forced me to admit knife was part of bus tool kit, says driver
Two days after the Gurugram police arrested a bus conductor for allegedly killing Praduman Thakur, a Class 2 student, inside a Ryan International School toilet, a bus driver on Sunday spilled the beans about the alleged weapon used in the crime. Speaking to Mail Today, Saurabh Raghav, the driver of
SIM cards not linked to Aadhaar to be deactivated after February 2018
New Delhi : The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will be deactivated after February 2018, said informed sources. Sources told news agency IANS that linking of Aadhaar and mobile is being done as per the orders
30 daily-use items cheaper under GST; cess on luxury cars hiked
HYDERABAD: Mid-sized and luxury cars as also SUVs will cost more after the GST Council on Saturday decided to levy an additional 2 to 7 per cent cess on them but exempted small and hybrid cars from any hike. A 2 per cent additional cess will be levied on mid-sized cars, 5 per cent on large cars a
Oil marketing companies have decided to install high security devices.
NEW DELHI: To curb malpractices at petrol and gas stations, the government today said oil marketing companies (OMCs) have agreed to install high-security devices to check refill of fuel and gas. The deadline for installation of new security devices will be decided next week. Presently, securit
Dera donated 14 bodies to UP medical college without death certificates
The Haryana government Friday announced a probe to find whether “legal formalities” were followed by the Dera Sacha Sauda while organising the donation of 14 cadavers from among its followers to a private medical institute in Lucknow this year. Health Minister Anil Vij said that Haryana’s directo
Sadhvi Prachi compares Rohingya Muslims with ISIS, says they are more dangerous
Lucknow: Sadhvi Prachi, VHP leader once again gave controversial statements. This time she picks Rohingya Muslims issue. She asked Union Government to send them back to Myanmar. According to the news published in Deccan Herald, in an informal talk with reporters, she said that Rohingya Muslims ar
Indian Army will breach LoC and strike whenever needed: Lt Gen D Anbu
Jammu: Lt General Devraj Anbu, who heads the Northern Command, on Thursday said that the Indian Army will breach the Line of Control and launch strike against enemies whenever the need arises in future. Showing a firm stand on border disputes and continuous ceasefire violations from the Pakistan
Blasts verdict shows India’s resolve to fight terrorism: BJP
The BJP today hailed the court verdict in the Mumbai serial blasts case, saying it shows India’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that perpetrators of acts of terror do not go unpunished. A Mumbai court has awarded death sentence to Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan and life imprisonmen
Another train Accident: Ranchi Rajdhani Express Engine and coach derail
NEW DELHI: In another train derailment incident, one coach and engine of the Ranchi-Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed today in Delhi. “Engine, power coach of Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Exp derail near Minto Bridge in New Delhi; no fatalities,” Northern Railway spokesperson said. As per reports, the a
Blue Whale game victim recounts experience, asks youth not to try it
The 22-year-old man who was rescued while playing the dreaded blue whale game, recounted his horrific experience Wednesday and appealed to the youths not to try the game on any account. Alexander of Neravy, who was rescued yesterday by the police told reporters here that he chose to meet the media t
Sonia Gandhi’s security Commando, who went missing, traced
An SPG commando with Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s security cover, who had gone missing for five days under mysterious circumstances, has been traced and is currently being questioned about his disappearance. “We have confirmed that the missing SPG commando has been traced by the police. We will
RSS reiterates its demand to put a ban on Chinese products
Mathura: During the second day of Vrindavan meet at Keshav Dham, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, the saffron group reiterated its demand to put a ban on Chinese products. The party termed both China and Pakistan as enemies of India. India Today reported that addressing the session, the RSS leaders dem