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Blame Game: 21 deaths on a single day at Gandhi Hospital, staff blame power cut

Hyderabad:  Telangana’s state-run Gandhi Hospital  has come under scrutiny after a reported 21 patients died on Friday and the staff blamed power cuts for the deaths. The patients who died on Friday were on life support system, such as incubators in the neo-natal ward and ventilators. The Time

Massive protest demonstration against thrashing of Dalits in Gujarat

New Delhi, 23 July 2016: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) held a massive protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar here terming the incident of thrashing of Dalits by the cow vigilantes for skinning a dead cow in Una of Gujarat. The aftermath of this inhumanly act wherein the Dalits were strippe

Flood affects over five lakh people across 14 districts in Assam

Guwahati, July 24 (ANI): Over five lakh people have been affected in the current surge of rising water levels across 14 districts in Assam. Two persons lost their lives in rain related incidents at Lakhimpur and Morigaon district during last 24 hours. NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed in

Sikhs came out with swords to support Muslims against Shiv Sainiks’ attack

Phagwara: It seems that a new equation between minorities  is taking place in the country  under the shadow  of fear since  BJP came to power at center. Members of Sikh community came out with open swords to support Muslims against the attack by the activists of Shiv Sena. The problem started

BJP wants Kashmir without Kashmiris: Digvijay

Panaji: Accusing the BJP of mismanaging the volatile situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said that it wanted Kashmir without the Kashmiris, while his party wanted to win over the people too along with the state. “As far as the Congress party is c

Patiala House Court violence: Three charge sheets filed

New Delhi, July 23 (ANI):  Delhi Police has filed three separate chargesheets accusing three lawyers and suspended BJP legislator O.P. Sharma of the violence in the Patiala House Courts complex in February. The police had earlier registered four separate first information reports (FIR) on the Febru

Ragging forces 18-year-old to end life

Kozhikode, July 23, 2016:An 18-year-old B.Sc student has ended life after been allegedly fed up of harassment and ragging by senior students. The victim, Asnas, was found hanging in the bathroom of her house on Friday morning. The incident took place in Vatakara, India. Asnas was a B.Sc second

Radio news broadcast completes 89 years

New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): The radio news broadcast completed its 89 years today with first ever news bulletin in the country being aired from the Bombay Station on July 23, 1927. The first bulletin was aired by a private company called the Indian Broadcasting Company. Around a month later, another b

Rajnath Singh meets different delegations in Srinagar

Srinagar, July 23 (ANI):Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Srinagar to take stock of the prevailing situation in the state, on Saturday held meetings with several delegations, including representatives from different communities and industries. Singh, who arrived here

Hyderabad court sends IS suspect to judicial custody till July 26

Hyderabad : The Nampally Court in Hyderabad on Saturday sent one of the Islamic State terror suspects arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to judicial custody till July 26. Earlier this month, the NIA had busted an Islamic State (IS) module comprising of five persons from Hyderabad

Artist S H Raza passes away

Agencies | New Delhi | 23 July, 2016 Celebrated modern Indian artist Syed Haider Raza passed away on Saturday. He was 94. The iconic progressive artist died in the capital following a prolonged illness. He was kept in the ICU of a private hospital here for two months. Raza was considered one of

Hope condition of Kashmir will improve soon: Nirmal Singh

New Delhi, Jul 23, 2016:Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to capital city of Jammu and Kashmir is a welcome move. His decision to spend the weekend meeting Kashmiris, ranging from groups of youth to retired IAS officers from the Valley, may seem cosmetic, but it signals that the Centre is empathet

Gwalior: Three-year-old kid rescued from borewell declared dead

New Delhi: A three-year-old boy who fell into a borewell on Friday in Kheri Gaon village of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh has been declared dead at a hospital. The boy, Abhi Pachori, accidently fell into the borewell which is about 28 to 29 feet deep on Friday evening. In a picture tweeted by ANI on Sa

Sharif waiting for Kashmir to Join Pakistan

Muzaffarabad (Pakistan): Pakistanis are waiting for the day when Jammu and Kashmir becomes a part of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared on Friday. In his first public address following his return from London after open heart surgery in May, Sharif urged Kashmiris in Pakistan “not to f

28 years after separation, two Dubai women find mother in Hyderabad

THE Hyderabad Police on Thursday helped two daughters reunite with their mother, 28 years after they were separated. Nazia Sayeed, now 60, last saw her daughters Ayesha (33) and Fatima (32) before her UAE-based husband divorced her in 1988 and handed her an air ticket to Hyderabad. In January, th

Maharashtra, Kerala cops arrest Zakir Naik's 'aide' for recruiting youths for IS

NAVI MUMBAI/KALYAN: The Kerala police along with the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad arrested Arshid Qureshi , alleged to be a member of Zakir Naik 's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), on Wednesday night for recruiting Kerala youths for the terror outfit Islamic State. If his links with IRF are

Rajnath condemns atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat's Una

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI):Condemning the atrocities on Dalits in Gujarat's Una, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said what has happened in Gujarat is highly condemnable and such incidents must not be repeated. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said, "Keeping in view seriousness of th

Delhi Police arrests car thief during delivery of stolen BMW

New Delhi, July 21 (ANI): Two thieves were caught on camera carjacking a BMW while driving in an Audi, also stolen, in Noida's posh colony of Sector 17 A on July 15. The West Delhi police has arrested one of the two thieves who stole a BMW from Noida Sector 17 on July 15. His name is Robin alias