Jammu and Kashmir police claimed to have busted a module of Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit on Saturday with the arrest of a militant and nine others who were "influencing" young and innocent boys in Baramulla district to join militancy. "With the arrest of one militant Irshad Ahmad Shah of Seelu

Despite stern warning by Army chief Bipin Rawat, that those trying to disrupt anti-militancy operations in Kashmir will be treated as "overground workers of terrorists" and can be fired on, hundreds of people attacked the forces with stones on Saturday afternoon in Urivan village of south Kashmir in

NEW DELHI: After making it compulsory for cinema halls to play national anthem before screening of film, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine whether singing/playing of national anthem be made mandatory in schools to inculcate a sense of patriotism among students. A bench of Justices Di

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the latter's claim of being the ‘adopted son’ of Uttar Pradesh, saying relationships don’t develop just by talking but by nurturing. With his sister and party’s star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi on the dais w

NEW DELHI: Nearly half of the 18 lakh people under the I-T scanner for suspicious bank deposits post demonetisation + have been put in the 'doubtful' category, but action against them will follow only after the new tax amnesty scheme ends on March 31. Under ' Operation Clean Money+ ', the I-T dep

CHENNAI: Edappadi K Palaniswami was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Thursday by Governor C Vidyasagar Rao. Palaniswami took oath first, followed by 30 ministers in four batches. The swearing in ceremony was held at Raj Bhavan around 4.30pm. This is the third ministry in th

NEW DELHI: A five-judge constitution bench would be set up by the Supreme Court to hear and decide on a batch of petitions relating to the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar took on record three sets of issues framed by

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that despite being born in Gujarat, he had chosen Uttar Pradesh as his land of vocation, drawing a parallel with Hindu God Krishna who was born in Uttar Pradesh but made Gujarat his “karma bhoomi”. The Prime Minister said he was an adopted son of Utta

Delhi's Patiala House Special Court on Thursday acquitted all three accused of planning a terror attack in the 2005 Delhi blasts that ripped across crowded market places in Central Delhi on the festival of Dhanteras. The attack's mastermind, Tariq Ahmed Dar has been convicted under Unlawful Activit

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India successfully launched 104 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, setting what its space agency says is a world record of launching the most satellites at one go. Of the 104, 101 are foreign satellites to serve international customers as the South Asian nation see

CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala on Wednesday left Chennai for Bengaluru after taking a vow in front of her friend and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's burial site on Marina Beach. After the Supreme Court rejected her request to give her more time to surrender in a

In yet another attack on his party’s former ally in the civic body, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said it was time to ban the BJP. “I am not supporting the Congress but they did some development work. I am only showing what this government, which takes credit for their work, is really l

AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala suffered a major jolt with the Supreme Court upholding the trial court's judgment convicting her in the 21-year-old disproportionate case against her. With this, Sasikala stands disqualified to take over as Tamil Nadu chief minister. The apex court set aside t

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made the bold move to demonetise Rs. 500 and Rs 1000 on November 8 last year, he cited counterfeit currency as one of the main reasons. While PM Modi’s intent was right but it has taken barely two months for Pakistan-based counterfeiters to come out with fake Rs

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the process of selection and appointment of Vice Chancellor (VC) for the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and dismissed a plea in this regard. The apex court also declined to de-tag another plea in which the appointment of the current VC has been c

The iconic brand Ambassador has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore. In May 2014, Hindustan Motors had stopped production of the cars citing debt and lack of demand. A look at the landmark vehicle that caught the imagination of generations o

A delegation of Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday arrested Avdhesh Rai, the absconding father of Bihar's Class 12 examination topper in Arts, Ruby Rai. A team of SIT from Patna, along with a team of police from Bhagwanpur area of Vaishali district arrested Ruby's father from their resi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that students with type-1 diabetes will now be allowed to take a mid-exam snack during the class 10 and 12 board exams. The move comes after Dr Ashok Jhingan, chairperson of the Delhi Diabetes Research Centre, approac