Emphasising that India was a pluralistic country, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and Archbishop of Trivananthapuram, Baselios Cleemis Cardinal Thottunkal, on Tuesday asserted that the majority of Hindus in the country were secular. "Politics is certainly good, but n

A property dispute is said to be the reason behind the murders. A family get-together in Thane ended late on Saturday night with a 35-year-old man killing 14 members of his family, including his parents, wife and sisters.The victims also included children and babies, the youngest of whom was five m

JNU Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar has told a Supreme Court-appointed investigation committee that he was beaten up, pushed to the ground and injured by men in lawyers’ robes in the presence of police during his production before the Patiala House Court on February 17. "When the

New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) After returning his Sahitya Akademi award to protest alleged intolerance, retired JNU professor Chaman Lal has decided to give back an award to the HRD Ministry in the wake of the raging row at the varsity. "I have decided to return the award containing a citation and Rs 5

Amid the raging JNU row, Congress today hoisted the tricolour at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh office here even as it accused the organisation of merely doing a "lip service" to the cause of patriotism. Though police beefed up security anticipating trouble, the RSS workers present in their offi

ROHTAK/NEW DELHI:  Violence continued in different parts of Haryana, particularly Rohtak and Jind, as protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Jat community set fire to police vehicles, buses, hotels and a mall. Despite a curfew and army presence, protesters continued violence

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider a bail plea of JNU Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Friday. Kumar, through his counsels, senior advocate Soli Sorabjee, Raju Ramachandran and Vrinda Grover, filed a petition under Article 32 (writ jurisdiction) of the Constitution, conte

Siachen avalanche survivor Lance Naik Hanmanthappa Koppad breathed his last on Thursday morning after battling for his life for two days at the Army’s Research & Referral (R&R) hospital in New Delhi. Six members of the Dharwad soldier’s family, including mother Basamma, wife Mahadevi and

(PTI) Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar today said the BJP and the Sangh Parivar were working for the upliftment and betterment of the Muslim community. Referring to RSS's Muslim Rashtriya Manch, he said a lot has been done for Muslims including providing them employment, proper education, housing,

The national capital was today brought under an unprecedented ground-to-air security cover with thousands of armed personnel keeping a tight vigil for the 67th Republic Day celebrations where French President Francois Hollande was the chief guest. The area around Central Delhi was turned into vir

NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old man dressed in a red jacket and blue jeans joined the list of "unknown" dead taken to the government mortuaries every day due to lack of an identity. The mark of piercing cold on his body showed that he had died in the open. But this also raised the question as to why he was

New Delhi: In a fresh development which can further add fuel to the fire, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Friday, in a controversial tweet, termed the protesters who are agitating against the suicide of the dalit scholar Rohith Vemula as 'dogs'. The development comes on the very same day when PM

NEW DELHI:  Denouncing actor Aamir Khan's recent remarks on perceived intolerance in the country, BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday said the Bollywood superstar should not preach only to an auto-rickshaw driver about India's prestige but also to his wife. "It will not work that you preach to an a

Pakistani authorities carried out raids at different places following attack on the Pathankot air base in India, leading to some arrests, intelligence officials said today. They said that raids were carried out in Gujranwala, Jhelum and Bahawalpur districts and an unspecified number of people wer

The Madras High Court today set aside conditions imposed by police preventing RSS from using its traditional uniform of khaki trouser and white shirt while granting it permission to take out a rally on January 9 in parts of the state on the ground it will lead to disturbance of public peace. Just

NEW DELHI: For the first time in the history of Republic Day parade, a foreign contingent comprising 130 French soldiers will march down the Rajpath along with the Indian troops in presence of France's President Francoise Hollande who will be the chief guest this year. A French contingent compris

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district that was attacked by six terrorists from Pakistan on January 2. Seven security personnel were martyred and another 20 were Soon after the PM arrived at the air base, he was briefed by Air Commo

New Delhi: The hue and cry over a seminar on the construction of the controversial Ram Temple in Ayodhya grew louder on Saturday, with protesters shouting slogans outside the Delhi University's Arts Faculty. Amid protests outside the Delhi University, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy went ahea