Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the government, saying that it was not willing to discuss farmers’ issues in Parliament and that its decision to implement the GST was taken in a haste. Wielding a bow and arrow at ‘Kisaan Aakrosh Rally’ in Basnwara, he slammed the BJP

Bareilly: A trial court in Bareilly took as many as 29 years to sentence two men to five years in jail for stealing Rs 370 from a man, says a Times of India report. Besides sentencing the accused, the court of the additional district and sessions judge in Bareilly also imposed a fine of Rs 10,0

Mumbai: The Indian passport of Zakir Naik, who is wanted in connection with his role in a terror case, was on Tuesday revoked on the NIA’s request, an official statement said here. “The Regional Passport Office, Mumbai, has revoked the Indian passport of Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, a resident of B

NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati resigned from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, hours after she had threatened to quit the Upper House for "not being allowed to speak" about atrocities against Dalits and minorities. "I was speaking about the atrocities against Dalits, since I belo

New Delhi: Reaching out to parties across the political divide, NDA vice presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu today said he no longer belonged to the BJP and would strengthen democratic institutions if elected. Naidu, who was flanked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party veteran L K Advani

NEW DELHI: Social activist Shabnam Hashmi approached the Delhi Police alleging that a man who claimed to be a police official has threatened to kill her in an “encounter”. She also released an audio clip where a man who called her identified himself as Sub- Inspector Sandeep Malik from the Lajp

The Defence Experts on Monday said that Pakistan was trying to solve the Kulbhushan Jadhav case on its own due to lack of evidences against former Indian Naval officer. Jadhav has been awarded death sentence by a Pakistani military court on the charges of espionage. In a major blow to Pakistan, the

To rein in terrorism in Kashmir, the Shiv Sena has urged the Narendra Modi-led Union government to scrap Article 370 that gives special status to the state within eight days and show that Kashmir is an integral part of India. In an editorial in the Sena’s mouthpiece, Saamana, the party said while

New Delhi: The joint Opposition candidate for the post of vice-president Gopalkrishna Gandhi is likely to file his nomination papers on Tuesday, the last date for doing so, in the presence of top Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Sources said Gopalkrishna Gandhi, whose c

New Delhi: Seeking to blunt the opposition attack over cow vigilantism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to put the onus for checking such “hooliganism” on state governments, insisting that they take “stringent action” against them. The prime minister also sought the support of oppositio

When a Delhi judge sentenced the son of a Haryana-based industrialist to two years’ imprisonment on Saturday for mowing down a motorcyclist with his luxury car in 2008, he couldn’t help but observe how present-day laws provide more stringent punishment to perpetrators of cattle-related crimes th

NEW DELHI: Six out of every 10 people with a driving licence in India never actually sat behind a wheel to get it, according to a sample survey done across 10 cities, including the five metros, which have the highest vehicle population. Just 12% of drivers in Agra got their licences the honest wa

AHMEDABAD: Incessant rains since Friday night let to flood-like situation in many parts of Rajkot, Morbi, Jamnagar and Surendranagar districts of Saurashtra on Saturday, forcing relocation of over 2,000 people. At least seven persons died in rain related incidents in last 24 hours, including two in

NEW DELHI: Virtually dismantling the AFSPA immunity shield for Army personnel, the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, ordered the CBI on Friday to probe 95 alleged fake encounter killings in Manipur that involve the Army, Assam Rifles, CRPF, BSF and police. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur a

New Delhi [India]: Lambasting Congress for falsely implicating Rashtriya Swayamseak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat for perpetrating “so-called Hindu terror’ across the country, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said Congress president Sonia Gandhi, vice-presid

NEW DELHI: Condemning the thrashing of a Salim Ismail Shah in Nagpur district on the suspicion that he was carrying beef, Union minister Ramdas Athawale said that everyone has the right to eat beef. He also called for severe punishment for “violent cow vigilantes”. “Everyone has the right to e

New Delhi:The AAP today announced that it would support Meira Kumar, the opposition nominee for the presidential poll, after the latter “appealed” to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to back her candidature. AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the decision to support Kumar was taken by the Political Affai

Hisar: Tension gripped a locality in the city on Tuesday evening after an unidentified person allegedly slapped a Muslim youth for not saying ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ during a Bajrang Dal protest against the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims. Heavy police force was rushed to the spot to maintain the