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

Kannur: An RSS office at Payyannur here was tonight attacked allegedly by CPI-M workers. No one was inside it at the time of the incident, police said. Only a forensic examination will reveal if the office was set on fire or a petrol bomb was hurled. It has suffered some damage, they said. BJP

New Delhi: Dismissing media reports circulating about taxes levied on free food supplied in anna kshetras run by religious institutions under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Finance Ministry clarified that such food will not attract any charges. In a notification issues on Tuesday, the Mini

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday denied that India was rejecting medical visa applications of Pakistanis and asked Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz to respond to her letter seeking travel permission for the mother of alleged Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav who is on a death row in th

Panaji: Notices have been issued to the Civil Aviation Ministry and others on a petition over an alleged public meeting organised by BJP President Amit Shah at a restricted part of Goa airport. Social activist Aires Rodrigues on July 7 filed a petition before the Bombay High Court against the meetin

NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India has decided to stop serving non-vegetarian meals to economy class passengers on domestic flights in order to cut costs. “Air India has taken a conscious decision not to have non-vegetarian meal in economy class on its domestic flights to reduce wastage and co

New Delhi [India]: Revenue Secretary Dr. Hasmukh Adhia on Friday clarified that no Goods and Service Tax (GST) on credit card bills before June 30 would be generated, even if payment due date is in July. Adhia clarified that if the bill, be it a credit card or a Mobile/Telephone bill, is generate

BJP MLA NVSS Prabhakar has appealed Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) to support NDA candidate Ramnath Kovind in the Presidential elections. Addressing a press conference at Telangana BJP headquarters at Nampally on Friday, Prabhakar said Narendra Modi Government has been implementing various

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricket team player Mohammad Kaif on Friday tweeted on blasphemous post of Facebook on the communal rioting taking place violence in West Bengal’s 24 Parganas districts. Kaif took to twitter urging people to not malign religion by chipping in violent activities. Kaif

Jharkhand, June 24, 2017 :In another case of police brutality against Muslims, a 19-year-old Muslim boy in Jharkhand was dragged out of his house and shot dead by the local police. The incident took place in Piperwar town of Chatra district. According the family of Mohammad Salman, Policemen

The Army has been given a free hand to deal with any attempt by Pakistani troops to disturb peace in the country, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday. Addressing a conclave of booth-level office-bearers of the Assembly constituencies within the Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat, he warned the neighb