Mumbai: Former NIA prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case, Rohini Salian, today alleged that the prosecution had acted like a ‘shield’ to accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh in the case by not opposing her bail plea before a special court here. “The prosecution did not oppose the bail of Sadhvi.. th

New Delhi: Hours after a shocking video of the Gau Raksha Dal volunteers forcing two alleged beef smugglers to eat cow dung and drink cow urine went viral, Gau Raksha Dal chief Dharmendra Yadav not only admitted that his group committed such an act, but also backed them by saying that ‘cow dung’ was

PATNA:  Former Bihar School Examination Board (BESB) Secretary Harihar Nath Jha was arrested in connection with the Intermediate toppers scam today. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested Mr Jha on the basis of evidences of his "involvement" in the Intermediate Toppers scam, Patna's Senior

The Cabinet tomorrow is likely to approve higher increase in basic pay than the nearly 15 per cent recommended by the 7th Pay Commission for over 1 crore government employees and pensioners. The pay panel had in November last year recommended 14.27 per cent hike in basic pay at junior levels, t

A special NIA court today rejected the bail application of 2008 Malegoan blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur who had been given a clean chit by the probe agency last month. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had also not opposed her bail application. Special Judge S D Tekale rejected

CHANDIGARH:  Punjab's Muslim-dominated town of Malerkotla remained tense today following violence triggered by an alleged incident of desecration of Muslim holy book, the Quran. Miscreants resorted to burning of vehicles and damaging property following rumours that torn pages of the holy book wer

NEW DELHI: With Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives being responsible for the death of as many as eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Saturday shrugged off the question on the attack, asking to rather focus on the Iftaar Party that was goin

Marking the first anniversary of the announcement of the government’s flagship programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the ‘Smart City Mission’ projects from Pune’s 5,000-capacity Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex. Apart from the Pune’s projects, as many as 69 such works will be l

Poking fun at Rahul Gandhi’s “energising” foreign trips, a Madhya Pradesh BJP leader on Thursday announced a reward of Rs.1 lakh to anyone who locates or provides information about the Congress vice-president, who has left for a short visit abroad. Madhya Pradesh BJP spokesperson Vijendra Singh Sis

A shocking case of medical negligence was reported at Fortis Hospital, in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh area on Tuesday, where doctors operated upon a 24-year-old CA student’s left leg instead of his injured right leg. The incident happened after Ravi Rai fractured his right ankle on Sunday evening as he

New Delhi: Effective July 1, the Indian Railways will have many changes in its existing rules and regulations that will benefit millions of passengers. The main highlight of these changes are refund on Tatkal ticket, confirmed ticket facility for train passengers among others. Let's have a look

Income tax defaulters could face a range of punitive measures by the Narendra Modi government as part of a crackdown on tax evaders, after an earlier decision was made to "name and shame" defaulters who owe more than Rs 1 crore in taxes beginning this financial year. A defaulter may not be able t

Some Muslim families besides those of Hindus have moved out of Kairana area in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district due to law and order problem, Union minister Sanjeev Balyan claimed today. "First of all, I have not visited Kairana. Secondly, you all must have seen that there is law order issue in th

Established in central Kolkata’s Esplanade area in 1840 by famous British photographers William Howard, Samuel Bourne and Charles Shepherd, the studio was regarded as the oldest running photographic studio in the world. One of the world’s oldest running photo studio ‘Bourne and Shepherd’ here h

In the first of its kind case in India, a ‘Harlequin baby’ girl with almost no external body skin was born to a farmer couple from Wadi, Nagpur on Saturday. The baby had a severe congenital disorder, which is called Harlequin Ichthyosis. Dr. Yash Banait, an obstetrician and gynecologist at the Lata

Sena leader Vishnu Gupta said they were inspired by Trump's hard talk against Daesh. New Delhi, 14, June 2016: A small group of Donald Trump fans in India has celebrated the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's birthday with a cake and balloons in a New Delhi park. About 20 members of

Biodiversity ecologist Uma Ramakrishnan, a scientist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) who is working to save the country's tigers, has become the first Indian to win the Parker/Gentry Award presented by the Field Museum. Every year, the Parker/Gentry Award honours an individual,

New Delhi: The National Federation Of Indian Railwaymen (NFIR) on Friday said its members will go an indefinite strike starting 11 July. The federation is demanding minimum pay of Rs.26,000 as against Rs18,000 recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission, scrapping of new pension scheme and giv