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Civilian victims of cross-border firing to get compensation of Rs. five lakh

New Delhi, Jult 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved that the civilian victims of cross border firing along the border will be given a compensation of Rs 5 lakh. The compensation given to those who die due to terrorism or Maoist violence has also been increased from Rs three lakh

Najma Heptulla resigns from Cabinet, Naqvi gets independent charge

New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday accepted the resignations of Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises G.M. Siddeshwara with immediate effect. (Bhatkallys News Service)

'Innocent' Zakir Naik being branded, hunted without proof: IUML

Trivandrum, July 12 (ANI): Asserting that Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was being targeted for sheer political motives, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MP ET Mohammed Basheer on Tuesday categorically ruled out allegations that Naik was a terrorist, adding that he was being branded and hunted down wi

Ahead of UP elections, Congress appoints Raj Babbar as its UP chief

NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar will lead the Congress as state unit president in the slog overs ahead of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh to be held early next year. Mr Babbar, 64, is a Congress spokesperson and represents Uttarakhand in the Rajya Sabha. He was once a me

AIMIM jumps to Zakir Naik's rescue, slams media trial

Mumbai, July 12 (ANI): The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Tuesday lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing controversy surrounding controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and accused the media of distorting the facts for their own convenience. (Bhatkallys New

Centre to extend Swachh survey to 500 cities

New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asserted that the Swachh survey will be extended to 500 cities having population of over one lakh. (Bhatkallys News Service)

This Policeman Cleared an Abandoned Police Quarter to Build a Children’s Park

This policeman has converted a dilapidated section of police quarters into a children’s park, greened a police training centre and planted over 2500 trees across Kadappa in Andhra Pradesh. After his duty hours, even if it is as late as 11 pm, a sub-inspector from the Reserve Police of Kadappa can

NIA arrests two from Hyderabad in terrorist conspiracy case

Hyderabad, July 12 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of two persons in connection with the ongoing investigation of a terrorist conspiracy case in Hyderabad. The NIA said that Mohammad Ataullah Rehman was arrested for his key role in the conspiracy.

VIDEO: In Exchange for Garbage, This Machine Gifts You Rewards!

Ashutosh Srivastava and Pranav Manocha, final year students of Delhi University have developed a garbage bin that takes all your trash and rewards you for it. e-Bins automate the process of garbage disposal, segregate the waste and recycles it too. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2StBsGToG

UP: Five dead in Nepal-Delhi bus accident

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), July 12 (ANI): At least five people were killed and over 30 others injured when a bus coming to Delhi from Nepal met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh last night. The mishap took place when the bus from Nepal collided with a truck near Bahraich. The injured have been

Horse statue removed following social media outrage

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), July 12 (ANI): Following backlash on the social media over 'Shaktiman' being given more importance than the cops who lost their lives, the Uttarakhand Government has removed the statue of the police horse installed at the Police Lines. "The statue was here till last evenin

Viral Audio: Tale of two interviews of Zakir Naik by ‘Times Now’ EXPOSED media’s double standard

New Delhi: The TV channel Times Now once again shown its true colours and perfect lack of journalistic ethics when its journalist Megha Prasad interviewed Dr. Zakir Naik regarding the ongoing controversy where Dr. Naik is being accused of inspiring the Dhaka terrorists. The interview was conducte

Pregnant Kerala woman 'joins Daesh' along with husband

Twenty-five-year-old Nimisha, a fourth year BDS student at a college in Kasaragod converted to Islam last year. Bindu, mother of a young pregnant woman, who converted to Islam after marriage and is among a group of 17 people from Kerala suspected to have joined Daesh, today met Chief Minister Pinar

Kashmir on the boil: Over 20 dead due to violence over Burhan Wani's killing

Srinagar,PTI Jul 10, 2016: Kashmir continued to be on the boil with six more people, including a cop, getting killed in violence on Sunday, raising the death toll to 21, even as curfew-like restrictions were in force and mobile internet services remained suspended. Amarnath Yatra also remained sus

Bangladesh bans televangelist Zakir Naik's Peace TV Bangladesh bans televangelist Zakir Naik's Peace TV

Dhaka, 10 July,2016:Bangladesh government today banned the broadcasting of India-based controversial preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV channel after reports that his "provocative" speeches inspired some of the militants who carried out the country's worst terror attack at a cafe here. The decision t

Rajnath reviews situation in Kashmir, speaks to Mehbooba

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of protests over the killing of a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander and spoke to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, assuring her all possible help from the Centre. During a 30-minute meetin

Digvijay Singh offers proof of Rajnath Singh’s meeting with Sadhvi Pragya Thakur

New Delhi, 9 July,2016: In order to prove his claim that Mr. Rajnath Singh met Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, Mr. Digvijay Singh hosted a photograph on his Twitter in which Rajnath Singh and CM of MP, Mr. Shivraj Chowhan are seen with Sadhvi Pragya Thakur. Mr. Digvijay Singh asked in his tweet “Can you id

Zakir Naik can at best be booked for hurting religious sentiments: Mumbai cops

ISIS recruit Areeb Majeed reportedly told NIA officers that he was not influenced by Zakir Naik's sermons. The family and lawyers of Areeb Majid, the lone ISIS recruit who had returned to India after participating in terror acts in the Arab land, were flabbergasted to hear that controversial Islami