The Sahitya Akademi finally broke its silence on Friday and condemned the incidents of violence against "fellow citizens” as well as the murder of Kannada writer M M Kalburgi and other progressive thinkers. "As the only autonomous institution of Indian literature in all its diversities, the Akade

NEW DELHI: BJP's run of controversial statements continues with minister of state V K Singh's ill-phrased comment that the government cannot be held responsible if a stone is thrown at a dog - in the context of the murder of two dalit children in Faridabad - inviting a storm of criticism from opposi

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, who has returned his Sahitya Akademi award would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon. “I got a call from PMO on Tuesday with a request to meet him the next day. As I was in Gwalior I said that it was not possible and the date and time should be fixed for some other day

NEW DELHI:  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today led a cycle rally to mark Delhi's first ever 'Car-Free Day'. Hundreds of people took part in the cycle-rally, which was held between Red Fort and Bhagwan Das Marg. The Car-Free Day is aimed at encouraging people to use public transport. Deputy C

New Delhi, Oct 21: Adding a fresh twist to Dadri lynching incident, a National Minority Commission (NMC) inquiry has submitted a report terming the Dadri lynching a ‘planned incident’. The one-member commission probe concluded that death of Mohammad Akhlaq by mob was not ‘spontaneous act’. “Every

After President Pranab Mukherjee reiterated his concern over growing intolerance in the country for the third time on Tuesday, the Modi Government broke its silence on the recent debate on communal violence. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked people to engage in "debate” and not "vandalism

CHANDIGARH: ​A group of upper caste Rajput men allegedly poured petrol on and set on fire a Dalit family of four, killing two children and leaving their parents with serious burns in Sumped village in Faridabad on Tuesday morning. The children, two-and-a-half-year-old Vaibhav and nine-month-old s

Ahead of Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shahryar Khan’s scheduled meeting with new BCCI president Shashank Manohar, 40 to 50 members of the Shiv Sena stormed the board’s headquarters at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, shouting slogans against Pakistan. The board presidents are meeting to discuss reviving

NEW DELHI:  A day after his critical comments regarding the lynching of a Kashmiri truck driver for alleged cow killing, Independent lawmaker of Jammu and Kashmir Engineer Rashid was attacked with ink today. Mr Rashid was at Delhi's Press Club in the afternoon -- accompanied by the family of the

HYDERABAD: All India MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi sought a ban on organisations and publications which fail to believe in the Constitution of India and laws of the land. He also demanded that outfits which justify such killings should be immediately banned, in context to the Dadri lynching incident. T

Urdu poet Munawwar Rana today joined over 30 authors who have returned Sahitya Akademi award while Hindi writer Kashinath said he was handing over the honour in protest against "irresponsible" comments by various ministers on writers who have been agitating against "rising intolerance". Participa

The chronic differences between the Delhi government and the Centre have once again come to the fore after reports of gangrape of 2 minor girls in the national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung for failing to

A 20-year-old from Saharanpur was allegedly killed in Sarahan by villagers who believed he was involved in smuggling of cattle, police said. Four others, alleged to be part of the same smuggling gang, were beaten up. Sarahan is located 37 km from Nahan, the headquarters of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirm

The Supreme Court stayed court proceedings and a summons issued by a special CBI court against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and five others in the case of allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha in 2005 to Aditya Birla group company Hindalco. The stay, which also applied to Hi

NAVI MUMBAI: Prices of pulses have skyrocketed over the past 12 months, with tur dal rates more than doubling to touch an all-time high. It is trading in wholesale markets at Rs 190 per kg at the moment against Rs 90 in October 2014; retail prices are another Rs 20-30 higher. Following close on its

Concerned over reaching school late due to traffic snarls caused by an under-construction flyover, an eight-year-old boy here wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose office directed the concerned department to look into the issue. "The under-construction flyover is causing problems f

MUMBAI: Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday ventured where few have in the recent past, reminding Narendra Modi about his Godhra past while countering his criticism of the Sena's role in the recent controversies in Mumbai. The country first came to know of him (Modi) because of the Godh

PATNA: The Bihar poll scenario today got galvanised following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the Dadri lynching episode, with the leaders of grand alliance hitting out at him saying that his terming of the incident as unfortunate was too little and too late. Reacting sharply, RJD pre