PATNA: Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday pledged to form another 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) at the national level to defeat and oust the BJP-led NDA in the next general election. "Hindustan bhar mein Gathbandhan banega ab," Sharad Yadav roared to applause from the large gathering

Rampur: Muslims are being “harassed” and it has become “difficult” for minorities to lead a normal life since the Narendra Modi dispensation assumed office, senior Samajwadi Party leader and Rampur MLA Azam Khan has alleged. Talking to reporters here last evening, the former Uttar Pradesh ministe

Panchkula: The Z+ security personnel who were deployed to provide Dera Chief security were taken into remand on Friday, as they tried to save Gurmeet Ram Rahim from being taken into custody. Seven Haryana policemen were a part of the Z+ security provided to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. They were all

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) told an Agra court that the Taj Mahal is a tomb and not a temple as claimed by several petitioners, reported Hindustan Times. In a written statement, the ASI refused to accept the contention that the Taj Mahal was dedicated to Lord Shiva. The court in A

Banka: Motorcycle-borne armed miscreants looted Rs 5 lakh from a SBI branch at Katoria Bazar in Bihar’s Banka district today. District superintendent of police Chandan Kumar said seven armed miscreants entered the bank in the afternoon and three of them held the bank employees and manager captive

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday demanded Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar own responsibility for violence that erupted after Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted of rape, and quit. “Reckless violence, deaths and destruction in Haryana proves complete breakdown of l

Four-member probe committee led by chief secretary Rajive Kumar has observed that children had died for causes ‘other than lack of oxygen’ at Gorakhpur’s BRD medical college on August 10 and 11. On the basis of recommendations this committee, an FIR was lodged on Wednesday against six officials o

New Delhi :The Supreme Court has asked the lower court in Gujarat to decide within four months the trial in a 2002 Gujarat riots case related to the Naroda Gam incident in which 11 persons were killed. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar was informed that the trial was in progress in the m

Panchkula (Haryana), Aug 25 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed in firing by security forces as enraged supporters of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh went on a rampage here on Friday after his conviction in a rape case, police and hospital sources said. The sources said security f

KANPUR: Due to derailment of 12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express train between Pata-Achalda station on Kanpur-Etawah section of North Central Railway today, the following trains have been diverted today: The 12565 Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti Express diverted to run via Moradabad. T

Bhopal: At least 55 students of a private school were on Wednesday were taken to the hospital after they complained of uneasiness following inhalation of ammonia gas which leaked from a cold storage nearby, district authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara said. Nearly 800 students were present

RANCHI: A one-year-old boy died at a hospital here on Monday as his father was short of Rs 50, according to Jharkhand Police. The boy, Shyam, was brought to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) at Jharkhand for treatment on Sunday after he suffered head injuries in a fall. Accordin

NEW DELHI: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said there was need for society to reform and that the AIMPLB would meet in Bhopal early next month to take a view on the apex court judgment on triple talaq. Reacting to the Supreme Court majority judgement striking down the practice of instant

New Delhi: The physical police verification for getting a passport will soon be a thing of the past as the government plans to connect the service with a robust national database of crimes and criminals that will check the antecedents of applicants at the click of a mouse. Union Home Secretary Ra

Hyderabad: The Vishwa Hindu Parishat national joint general secretary Surendra Kumar Jain has alleged that the Hyderabad City was transforming as ‘Mini-Pakistan’ due to Owaisi Brothers. Participating in Bajarang Dal national executive committee meetings here on Sunday, Jain described the persons

New Delhi : With the Supreme Court granting bail to 2008 Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that it was expected as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government is trying to protect all the accused connected with th

New Delhi: The government has decided to proffer 40 per cent reservation for girls at 100 Navodaya-type schools and five higher education institutes it plans to set up for minority community students, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said. The Minister of State for Minority Affairs said the

There would be a bank strike on August 22. Over 10 lakh bankers will go on strike on August 22 as talks between the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on one side and Indian Banks' Association, chief labour commissioner and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) failed on Friday. A notice of