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Somnath Bharti sent to two-day police custody

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Tuesday sent AAP MLA and former Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti to two days police custody in connection with the domestic violence and attempt to murder case filed against him by his wife. The court allowed the police's plea for custodial interrogation of Bharti aft

Kejriwal questions Modi's US visit

NEW DELHI: Delhi's chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit and said there was a need to first make India strong before expecting investment from abroad. "PM Modi's US trip ends. Time to ponder what has the country achieved from his foreign trip

With Camera Hidden in Shoe, He Took Obscene Photos of Women

NEW DELHI:  A 34-year-old corporate lawyer has been arrested for allegedly taking obscene pictures of women with a spy cam fitted to one of his shoes at a prominent South Delhi mall, said police today. The lawyer, who is a son of a former president of consumer forum in Haryana, was arrested on Sa

SC rejects PIL seeking ban on animal sacrifice during festivals

Refusing to entertain a PIL to ban animal sacrifices during religious festivals, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has to balance harmony between various faiths. "This court has to balance (maintain) harmony in all faiths and religions. This is very very sensitive matter,” a bench of Chief Just

Death toll of Indians in haj stampede rises to 45

MINA: The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the haj rose to 45 on Monday as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Haj Consulate in Jeddah today said the deceased included three pilgrims from W

Haj stampede: Death toll of Indians rises to 35

MINA: The death toll of Indian pilgrims in last week's horrific stampede during Haj rose to 35 today as authorities identified 13 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. "Unfortunately, there are six more Indians taking the toll to 35," ext

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Indian fishermen

Sri Lanka Navy on Thursday said it has arrested six Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in Lankan waters. The Navy said it assisted the Sri Lankan coastal guards in the seas off Kovilan Point to nab the fishermen last night. “When the arrest was made the Indian fishermen had been fishing 3.

Haj stampede: Indian toll rises to 22

Eight more deaths of Indian Haj pilgrims were announced by the government on Saturday, taking the toll to 22 in Thursday's tragedy near Makkah in Saudi Arabia. The number of deaths going up was not ruled out with more bodies yet to be identified. In the latest announcement, made on Saturday even

Eid-ul-Adha celebrated in India

Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Millions celebrated Eid al-Adha or Bakri Eid with gaiety across India on Friday but the Haj tragedy in Saudi Arabia that killed over 700 pilgrims including 14 Indians cast a shadow. Eidgah grounds and mosques across the country attracted tens of thousands of domina

Shia-Sunni joint prayers offered on Bakrid

In an apparent attempt to send the message of peace and brotherhood in a city with a long history of sectarian clashes, members of Shia and Sunni communities, including religious leaders of both sects, offered joint "namaz” (prayer) here on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha on Friday. The joint prayer

Haj stampede: 14 Indians among 700 killed

NEW DELHI: Amid reports of fourteen Indians, including Mohammed from Kerala and Bibijan from Hyderabad, being killed at the Mecca stampede, Haj Committee of India CEO Ataur Rahman told TOI that any such information would be confirmed only on Friday. Rahman said the stampede spot was far away from

RSS is Like Supreme Court for BJP, Taunts Nitish Kumar

PATNA:  Nitish Kumar today attacked the BJP's ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for controversial comments on reservation and sneered that the "RSS is like the Supreme Court for BJP." The Bihar Chief Minister called the comments of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat "dangerous and extra-c

PM Narendra Modi leaves for Ireland, US

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left on a visit to Ireland and the US. "Working westward. PM @narendramodi departs on a 2 nation, 3 city visit to Ireland & the US, will address the @UN," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. Modi will spend Wedne

Wakf income can solve all problems of minorities: Heptulla

Hyderabad: Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla on Monday said the income generated from Wakf properties across the country can help solve all problems faced by the minorities regarding their development. She told media persons here that an annual income of Rs.12,000 crore as estimated by the

India wants better relations with Pakistan and China: Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammu on Monday on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Singh is visiting the state to take stock of the situation on the international border in the Jammu region and the line of actual control between India and China in the Ladakh region of the sta

"Despite Being Muslim, Kalam Was a Nationalist", says Union Minister

NEW DELHI: Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma courted a major controversy with his remarks that late president A P J Abdul Kalam was a great nationalist "despite being a Muslim" with Congress terming the comments as "vicious". "We have renamed Aurangzeb Road after a person, who despite being a

Hours After Arrest, Hardik Patel Gets Bail

SURAT:  Hardik Patel, the Patidar community leader who was arrested on Saturday evening for violating prohibitory orders in Gujarat, was released on bail just three hours later by a court in Surat. The 22-year-old tried to take out a protest march in Surat along with his supporters this morning,

New Delhi, Mumbai Among World's Cheapest Cities to Live In

London: London is the fifth most expensive city in the world to live in but wage levels have failed to keep up compared to other major centres, a report by Swiss bank UBS has found. The British capital ranked behind Zurich, Geneva, New York and Oslo when it came to the relative cost of goods, inc