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For Emirates Plane's Emergency Landing, Mumbai Coast Guard Rushed Ships

For Emirates Plane's Emergency Landing, Mumbai Coast Guard Rushed Ships MUMBAI: , July 26,2016:Plane headed from Dubai to Maldives, smoke seen on board Emergency landing in Mumbai, all passengers safe Coast Guard prepped ships for rescue in case plane crashed into sea A plane headed from Dubai t

National Investigation Agency to investigate IS suspect held in West Bengal

Kolkata : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is formally taking over the probe of suspected IS operative Mohammad Masiuddin who was arrested by the West Bengal CID earlier in the month. Masiuddin, alias Musa, was nabbed by CID on July 4 from a train in Burdwan and his subsequent interrogatio

Raj Thackeray wants Sharia law to check crimes against women

Ahmednagar(Maharashtra):Slamming the BJP-led state government over the gangrape and murder of a minor girl here, MNS chief Raj Thackeray today said there was a need for a law like Sharia (Islamic) to check serious crimes against women and children. He said the hands and legs of those who rape and

We don't need third party for Kashmir: Rajnath Singh's message to Pakistan

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a dig at Pakistan and said that after talking to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, they had decided that they did not need interference from a third party to restore peace in the Valley. Attacking Pakistan on its role in Kashmir, he said, "i

Salman Khan poaching case: Court to pronounce verdict on Monday

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur is expected to pronounce on Monday its verdict in the blackbuck and chinkara poaching cases related to actor Salman Khan, officials said on Sunday. Salman has appealed before the high court challenging the lower court’s verdict that had handed him one a

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