New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday reconstituted the party's national executive, but union ministers Smriti Irani and Najma Heptulla did not find a place in it. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior party leader L.K. Advani were among the 111 members of the national executive. T

He had first made national headlines when he famously remarked that 90% Indians are idiots. He followed that up with his ‘gay marriages are unnatural’ remark and then his wish to see Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif as the next president of India. Justice Markandey Katju, known for his contentious tak

The ban on beef in Maharashtra was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with some members saying it will affect the social fabric of the nation. Raising the issue during zero hour, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said the Maharashtra Government has banned the “poor man’s protein”. “

DIMAPUR, NAGALAND:  A total of 42 arrests have been made, many through the night on Sunday, in connection with the lynching of a rape-accused in Nagaland's Dimapur last week by a large mob that broke into a jail and dragged the man out. Curfew has been lifted in the city from this morning but mar

Ban on bull and cow slaughter may have unintended consequences in the most unexpected places. One is the inflationary impact as it will raise the price of other meats, as TMC leader Derek O' Brien pointed out in his blog. The other bit of bad news: the price of leather, especially in Dhara

NEW DELHI: Swine flu deaths continued unabated as 51 more people died of the virus raising the toll to 1370 while the number of affected crossed the 25,000 mark on Sunday. According to data collated by the Union Health Ministry, the highest number of 322 deaths were in Gujarat where 5,521 people

Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act. Various civil society organisations have condemned the

New Delhi: The world today stands at a crossroads where peace is the most sough-after thing. However, we (Muslims) have miserably failed to convey the message of peace to the people. These views were expressed by Maulana Mohammad Asrarul Haque Qasmi in his concluding remarks at the 5th Annual Get To

A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed at Shahbad Markanda soon after take off on Thursday afternoon. The pilot, however, managed to eject safely. The aircraft, which took off from Ambala air force station, is learnt to have developed a technical snag and the pilot gave a distr

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today left for Bengaluru to undergo naturopathy treatment for ten days for high blood sugar and cough. Accompanied by his parents, Kejriwal left his house in Kausambhi area of Ghaziabad around 8 AM. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will take care of the

MUMBAI: Is the Fadnavis government determined to give Muslims in Maharashtra short shrift? It would appear so because it has not only not re-promulgated the lapsed ordinance providing for reservation for Muslims in government and aided educational institutions in the state, but also cancelled all go

NEW DELHI: An unusually potent storm system lashed India over the weekend, bringing copious rain across a large swathe of the country, from J&K to Karnataka, in what Met officials described as a rare occurrence for this time of the year. The system is expected to blow over by Tuesday morning,

In his Railway Budget today, Suresh Prabhu announced no new trains. He also said that there will be no increase in passenger fares, disappointing markets, which tanked 300 points. In a 70-minute consumer-focused speech that carried the distinct imprint of Prime Minister Narendra Modi - Mr Prabhu

(Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will for the first time have a role in governing the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, at the heart of nearly seven decades of hostility with Pakistan, officials said. Modi, who stormed to power in May, 2014, person

A serious outbreak of H1N1 has struck in India, causingmore than 700 deaths in the last eight weeks. More than 11,000 have been infected with the disease commonly known as swine flu, Boomberg reports. The outbreak is thought to be the worst the country has seen since 2009. Infections have seemed to

PATNA: JD(U) strongman and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will take oath on Sunday as the chief minister of the state. This follows the high-voltage political drama that ended with chief minister and JD(U) rebel Jitan Ram Manjhi tendered his resignation to the governor Keshari Nath Tripath

Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned on Friday ahead of a crucial trust vote in the assembly, Raj Bhavan officials said. Manjhi met governor KN Tripathi an hour before the start of assembly proceedings and tendered his resignation. TV reports said he also recommeded that the assembly be

HYDERABAD: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday resorted to "Gandhigiri" to protest denial of permission to address a public meeting in Bangaluru. Owaisi insisted additional police commissioner Noorullah Shareef to accept flowers much to the amusement of onloo