Triggering controversy over capital punishment to Yakub Memon in Mumbai blasts case, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday sought to know whether the perpetrators of demolition of disputed structure in Ayodhya, communal riots of Mumbai and Gujarat and other such sensational cases would get a si

Yakub Memon, the lone death-row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, moved the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking an immediate stay on the execution of his death sentence, scheduled for July 30. In his criminal writ petition, Memon said that his death warrant was issued by a TADA court i

In June, the internet was on fire, as it is wont to be about things of great importance, when a search for 'Top 10 criminals in the world' showed pictures of Narendra Modi along with criminals like Dawood Ibrahim and Al Capone. This particularly disturbed the right-wing leaning denizens of the inter

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged that Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon is being hanged only because he belongs to a particular religion. “The killers of Rajiv Gandhi and Beant Singh have the backing of political parties in Tamil Nadu and Punjab. Which political party is ba

Today is day 2 of the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Congress has planned to disrupt parliamentary proceedings in view of senior BJP leaders being embroiled in the Lalit Modi furore and the Vyapam scam. The BJP has said that it is ready for a debate on any issue at any time. Both Lok Sabha an

New Delhi: A combative Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top brass on Wednesday rallied behind Union minister Sushma Swaraj and two state chief ministers who are under Opposition attack over Lalit Modi row and Vyapam scam, asserting that they have done no wrong and there will be no resignations. Party l

Yakub Memon, the lone death-row convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, is set to be hanged on July 30, with the Supreme Court Tuesday refusing to entertain his plea against the death penalty. A bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu dismissed Memon’s curative petition, which had urged the c

Serial killer Ravinder Kumar has admitted to murdering and raping over 30 children in and around Delhi. Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikramjit Singh was left "deeply shaken" after the shocking revelations of the killer. Kumar confessed that he snuffed out the lives of the children in and around

NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha paid tributes to a sitting member and 13 former MPs who died in the recent past on the first day of the Monsoon session today, following which the House was adjourned without transacting any business. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also informed the House that TRS 

Cheraman Juma Masjid, as it stands now (Photo Courtesy: TCN) Kodungallur (Kerala) : One will find nothing unusual about this place of worship for Muslims as one drives past this town in central Kerala, just 30 km north of Kochi. But it's when you go in and chat up with the volunteers and office-b

New Delhi: From Gujarat to Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, Eid festivity gripped areas with sizeable Muslim populations and across cities in India as Eid-ul-Fitr – which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan – was celebrated on Saturday. Prayers at mosques, greeting each other and relishing the

New Delhi: Almost 10,000 devout from Shia and Sunni sects offered joint Eid prayers together – for the first time – at the congregation at Jamia Millia Islamia here on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitr on Saturday. The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat had extended its support for the event. “We

Bengaluru/Hyderabad/Coimbatore/Kolkata: In the holy month of Ramadan, various organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and others, came forward to distribute Ramadan kits to the poor and needy with a prayer. “In this blessed month of Ramadhan most of us, Alhamdulillah, have plenty to have in

NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked all the state governments to beef up the security of Art of Living chief Sri Sri Ravi Shankar whenever he visits their state as he is facing death threat from militant groups. In a communication, the home ministry told all states that Middle East terror group ISIS

CBI raids on Teesta's home and offices are payback for years of fearless advocacy for victims of Gujarat 2002 pogroms The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC - www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos,  has condemned the latest episode i

This act of 'justice' will further alienate Indian Muslims Yakub Memon - the only convict sentenced to death for his involvement in the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai - is reportedly set to be hanged on 30 July. The serial bombings in Mumbai which lead to the deaths of 257 people were apparently in t

Pakistan army on Wednesday claimed to have shot down an Indian “spy” drone which it alleged was being used for aerial photography near the Line of Control. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a brief statement, said the Indian drone was brought down near the Line of Control in Bhimber

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a busy work schedule tomorrow which may prevent him from attending President Pranab Mukherjee's huge Iftar party, said sources. Last year, the PM had skipped the reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan because of an official engagement in Mumbai. Sources said