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Fruit vendor battles for life after being beaten up by police in Aligarh

New Delhi: A 30-year-old man is battling for his life after he was allegedly beaten up by police on the Aligarh-Delhi highway. According to family members, Asif, a fruit vendor, was returning from Khurja late Tuesday night along with his friend Mohsin when they were asked to stop by a police patr

After drawing flak, Azam Khan demands Sharia law to deal with rape cases

New Delhi: As the political debate over the brutal Bulandshahr gangrape rages on, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister Azam Khan, who drew flak for his unwarranted remark on the incident, today suggested that Sharia (Islamic) law should be implemented for rape cases in India. Under Sharia law, a law ge

Insha Malik dreamed of becoming a doctor, but now lying in bed completely blind

Kashmiri: Insha Malik, the 14 years old Kashmiri girl whose pellet ridden face became the symbol of pellet injury in conflict torn Kashmir is lying on a bed at All India Institute of Medical Sciences here. She has not only become blind in both eyes but also lost her mental balance due to a brain

V.K. Singh meets injured BJP leader in Fortis, assures condition is much better

New Delhi, Aug. 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) V. K. Singh today visited the Fortis hospital in Noida to meet the injured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Brijpal Tevatia and six others, who were shot at by unidentified assailants at Muradnagar in Ghaziabad distr

UK rejects visa application of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's visa application to the United Kingdom was on Friday rejected by the British High Commission in Delhi, hours after Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was detained at the Los Angeles Airport by US immigration department. (Bhatkallys News Se

Bihar liquor ban: Executives failing to implement law will not be spared, says JD (U)

Patna, Aug. 14 (ANI): Agreeing with Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar statement on liquor ban in Bihar, JD(U) on Sunday said if there is failure to enforce the law on people, then the people responsible for it will not be spared. (Bhatkallys News Service)Patna, Aug. 14 (ANI): Agreeing with Biha

Communication critical for good governance, says Naidu

Hyderabad, Aug 13 (ANI): Noting that communication plays an important role for governance, Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that communication is essential for minimum government and maximum governance. (Bhatkallys News Service)Hyderabad, Aug 13 (ANI): Noti

Pak should definitely free Kashmir from its 'illegal occupation': BJP

New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Taking on Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit for dedicating his country's Independence Day celebration to 'Kashmir's freedom', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said there is no better way of celebrating freedom than returning what Pakistan illegally has in its

JK: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, heavy gunbattle underway

Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): A day ahead of Independence Day, with the nation on high alert, Pakistan violated the ceasefire in the wee hours of Sunday morning to which the Indian responded heavily. (Bhatkallys News Service)Srinagar, Aug 14 (ANI): A day ahead of Independence Day, with the nation on hi

Asaduddin Owaisi Slams PM Modi over 'Tiranga Yatra'

New Delhi: All-India MIM chief Asaduddin lashes out at PM Modi’s initiative ‘Tiranga’ Yatra saying that leading RSS leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar had denounced the tiranga. The MP from Hyderabad dared PM Modi to speak on Savarkar’s view how he had opposed the tricolor flag because a Muslim had

India factor may decide Pakistan’s next army chief: Daily

Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to pick Pakistan’s next army chief from among four generals, and a key factor will be the officer’s views on India, a newspaper said on Sunday. The four officers in line to succeed incumbent General Raheel Sharif are Lt Gen Zubair Hayat, Lt Gen Ish

Jyotiraditya Scindia’s car runs over man in Kerala; MP condoles death

The leader immediately took the victim to a hospital in another car. The victim was declared brought dead by hospital. As per reports, Scindia sent the car and driver involved in the accident to the police station and took another car. One person was killed in Kerala after being hit by Congress Lok

No plastic flags, paper ones must be disposed of with dignity: MHA

The advisory calls for ensuring strict compliance with provisions of the Flag Code of India, 2002 and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.  Ahead of Independence Day, the Home Ministry has issued an advisory to all states, union territories and central ministries and depa

Kerala: Cleric held for ‘radicalising’ 21 missing youths may have joined Islamic State

Muhammad Haneef, a cleric who allegedly radicalised 21 youths from the southern state to join the globally banned terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS), was taken into custody Saturday. In a joint operation carried out by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch and the Kerala Police, Muhammad Haneef, a

Supreme Court moved for ban on Gau Rakshak Dals

NEW DELHI: Social activist Tehseen Poonawalla has moved the Supreme Court seeking ban on the "Gau Rakshak Dals" and directions to the Centre and state governments to take action against their activities and "atrocities against dalits and minorities" in the name of cow protection. Referring to the

Sexually harrased on FB, president's daughter React to punish 'Pervert'

Congress leader and daughter of the President of India Sharmistha Mukherjee on Saturday named and shamed a man identifying himself Partha Mandal for sending her obscene messages on Facebook and vowed to fight against such perverts. “This pervert Partha Mandal is sending me dirty sexual messages.

PM Modi's Message to Kashmiri Youth

Alijapur, Aug 9 (Agencies): Prime Minister Modi reached out to Kashmiris on Tuesday appealing for peace and harmony in the troubled state. Addressing a public gathering at Alijapur in Madhya Pradesh, Modi called upon the Kashmiri youth to restore the state as paradise on earth. “Only a handful

Senior Air India pilot caught with gold bars worth Rs 15.6 lakh

New Delhi: The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department on Wednesday intercepted a senior pilot of Air India and allegedly seized 530 grams of gold, worth over Rs 15 lakh, from his possession. A Customs official said the pilot, whose name was not disclosed, was attempting “surreptitious remov