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Are these ‘Achhe Din’? BJP MP hits official with shoe over arrangements for Adityanath’s event

Lucknow: BJP MP from Moradabad, Sarvesh Kumar Singh allegedly hit the official of the Public Sector Undertaking with the shoe on Saturday. According to the news published in Indian Express, General Manager of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, Ashoka S N alleged that MP Sarvesh

Times Now ‘theft’ suit: Delhi HC issues notice to Arnab Goswami

New Delhi: Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Arnab Goswami, former Editor-in-Chief of Times Now channel, in a case pertaining to the alleged breach of employment contract and misusing intellectual property of Times Now. According to the news published in India Samvad, the suit was filed again

Sadhu bobbitised for torment in Kerala

May 20: A law student in Kerala last night cut off the genitals of a sadhu who had been allegedly sexually assaulting her for the past seven years with the knowledge of her mother. The young woman in Thiruvananthapuram has told police that she had been enduring the abuse since she was 16. She sai

Babri Masjid Demolition case: Special court grants bail to 5

FIVE accused in the Babri demolition case — former BJP MPs Baikunth Lal Sharma and Ram Vilas Vedanti, VHP international general secretary Champat Rai, president of Ramjanmbhoomi Nyas Mahant Nritya Gopal Das and Nyas’ invited member Mahant Dharam Das — on Saturday appeared before a Lucknow special co

Sabarmati Express train blast: After 16 yrs in jail, AMU ex-scholar acquitted

A court in Barabanki on Saturday acquitted former Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) research scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani in the 2000 Sabarmati Express train blast case. He had been in prison for for 16 years. Another accused, Syed Abdul Mobeen — who is currently out on bail — was also acquitted. The

India aims to eliminate TB by 2025: Nadda

New Delhi: India today pledged its commitment to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global goal to reduce the number of such deaths by 90 per cent by 2030. Speaking at the 29th meeting of Stop TB Partnership coordination committee, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said that In

8kg heroin, currency notes seized in Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur: Around eight kg of heroin was seized in a joint operation by Punjab police and Border Security Force (BSF) in the Thakurpur border outpost area under Gurdaspur sector. “We recovered eight packets (7.830 kg) of heroin near the border fence,” Gurdaspur Superintendent of Police (D) Harp

“Return my son” pleads Najeeb’s mother

New Delhi: Najeeb Ahmed, Jawaharlal Nehru University student is been missing for eight months now and the Government seems to do nothing about it. The Muslim student is missing since he had a tiff with ABVP members. His mother, Fatima Nafees pleads the Government to return her son back to her. ‘

Bridge collapses in Goa village, several people fall in river

Panaji, May 18 (PTI) Several people fell into Sanvordem river at Curchorem village in Goa this evening as a dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge collapsed. The bridge caved in when the state Fire And Emergency Services personnel were rescuing a youth who had jumped into the river apparently in a sui

UP Govt. sanctions transfer of 67 IPS officers

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: In the wake of a series of criminal atrocities reported in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, the state government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath facilitated the transfer of 67 IPS officers on Wednesday. The reshuffle is believed to be an attempt to change the

Wannacry crisis: hits over 40,000 Indian computers

New Delhi: Global malware Wannacry has so far infected more than 40,000 computers in India. It is the third worst hit globally, till now. Neither corporate nor banks have encountered any such disruptions. Which is resulting in the speculations about these entities purposely trying to hide the impac

Police from three states hunt for Justice Karnan

The defiant Calcutta High Court judge was sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Supreme Court. Chennai: Justice C S Karnan has gone underground. The defiant Calcutta High Court judge, sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, is keeping several police teams from

CBI raids at Chidambaram’s residence over ‘bribery’ charges against son Karti

Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids the residence of former union minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti in Chennai on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the raid may be followed in his native place Karaikudi also. The raids are happening at around 14 differe

Lalu Prasad puts on a brave face after I-T raids

“Congratulations to BJP on new alliance partners… Lalu Prasad would not be cowed down… will fight against Fascist forces till my last breath,” he tweets. Hours after the Income Tax raids on his alleged benami  (proxy) properties, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad tweeted that

Paralysed wife at home, auto driver plies around with 2-yr-old son in lap

Versova resident Mohammad Saeed is working almost round-the-clock, while also looking after his son, even as his three-month-old girl is under a neighbour's care The sight of an autorickshaw driver in Versova ferrying passengers while his sweat-soaked two-and-a-half-year-old son cries in his lap

Triple talaq a matter of faith for last 1,400 years, AIMPLB tells SC

"Triple Talaq is not a matter of equity and good conscience. It is a matter of faith? Why should the court intervene?," Sibal said on behald of AIMPLB. It equates triple talaq with the Hindu belief that Lord Rama was born in Ayodhya The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday

Delhi HC transfers missing JNU student case to CBI

Najeeb Ahmad has been missing since October 15, 2016. [caption id="attachment_142257" align="alignright" width="230"] Najeeb[/caption] The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred the investigation into the disappearance of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmad to the CBI f

If triple talaq declared illegal, will bring in law to regulate Muslim marriage, divorce: Rohatgi to SC

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday said that if the Supreme Court strikes down triple talaq, it will bring in a law to regulate Muslim marriages and divorces. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi informed the Supreme Court about the Narendra Modi government’s intent when asked what are the remedies for a