INDORE: A former Madhya Pradesh advocate general on Monday came down heavily on chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for appointing Justice (retd) SK Pandey to probe Bhopal jailbreak and SIMI encounter. He said the move was aimed at helping RSS and BJP propaganda about the killings. "Your selection

NEW DELHI: The Congress Party has come out with a mixed reaction to the Narendra Modi government's drastic move of taking Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes out of circulation. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala expressed support for the move on the basis of the devastating effect it is meant to have on

From midnight today, till November 10, ATMs will not function. Banks will be closed for public transactions tomorrow. New Delhi, 8 Nov 2016: The Union Government has decided to do away with Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes from midnight on Tuesday. These notes will cease to be legal tender fro

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the Modi government, saying democracy was going through “one of its darkest hours” with the ruling dispensation “obsessed with power and seeking to silence” all those who disagree. Mr. Gandhi, presiding over the Congress Working Committee

NEW DELHI , 7 Nov. 2016:  Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, the Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years. “Emergency measures are needed to solve this problem together,” state c

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday slammed the BJP-PDP government in Jammu and Kashmir for not acting appropriately on the people who burnt schools in the Valley, saying the perpetrators of the act are not just the enemies

Bhopal: A lawyer, who represented eight SIMI activists killed in an encounter on October 31, today demanded a high court-monitored inquiry and termed as “mockery” the Madhya Pradesh government’s order of judicial probe into the incident. “It is baffling that the culprit of the encounter, which is

Mumbai: In response to global prices and currency fluctuations, the three state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) have decided to increase the price of petrol and diesel from midnight Saturday. According to the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol price will be increased by Rs 0.89 per litre e

Hyderabad, 5 Nov 2016 : Pledge Day for protection of Shariah was observed at Makkah Masjid after Friday prayers. Mr. Mohammed Mushtaq Malik President Tahreek Muslim Shabban administered pledge to scores of Muslims. Mr. Malik in his brief address said BJP government is trying to implement RSS agenda.

An inter-ministerial committee of the Information and Broadcasting ministry in its report said that the broadcaster “NDTV” had revealed "strategically-sensitive" details while covering the Pathankot terrorist attack. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry while invoking the powers under the Ca

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial probe into the sensational jail-break by eight SIMI activists from the Bhopal central prison and their alleged encounter. The judicial probe will be conducted by retired High Court Judge Justice S K Pandey, an offi

“Mike 1, Saahab bol rahe hain nipta do (Mike 1, Saahab is saying finish them all).” Bhopal 4 Nov 2016 ( Siasat): After a series of indicting video, a chilling audio clip purportedly from the encounter site, revealed that the police personnel never meant to capture the SIMI undertri

Tirupati: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today assailed Narendra Modi for denouncing the practice of ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims, saying instead of raising such issues, the prime minister should focus on his slogan of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. ‘Triple talaq’ was related to a particular

SURAT: An eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard on Wednesday at Vadi village in Umarpada tehsil of Surat district, a Forest Department official said. Nikita Vasava was attacked by the big cat at around 7 am when she was out to attend to nature's call, Deputy Conservator of Forest (

Rahul Gandhi and top Congress leaders were on Wednesday detained twice as a high-voltage political drama unfolded following the alleged suicide by a former soldier over OROP, prompting the party vice president to demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The least this government can

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India]: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “polarising voters” in the name of triple talaq and construction of Ram temple to ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party wins the upcoming Uttar Pra

New Delhi: A man today called up Delhi Police Control Room threatening to kill Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. However, it later turned out to be a hoax call and the caller identified was termed by police as “drunkard” and “mentally unsound”. “A call was received around 6.16 pm at the police c

New Delhi: The National Adivasi Parishad have come out in open to oppose the government initiative on Uniform Civil Code. Condemning the move, Prem Kumar Gedam National Coordinator, Rashtriya Adivasi Ekta Parishad, said tribal communities have their own distinct cultural identity and customs and