PATNA: Slamming Bollywood superstar Salman Khan for defending Narendra Modi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said what had happened in Gujarat in 2002 cannot be "forgotten or pardoned". "You may talk anything but what happened in Gujarat cannot be forgotten or pardoned," Kumar told re

23 January 2014 | (IANS) The central bank said from April 1, 2014, public would be required to approach banks for exchanging these notes. Currency notes issued before 2005 will be completely withdrawn from circulation by the end of the current financial year ending March 31, the Reserve Bank o

AHMEDABAD: After refusing for 12 years to compensate for religious structures damaged during the 2002 riots, the Gujarat government came up with a scheme under which Rs 50,000 would be paid ex gratia in each case. To this proposal of Rs 50,000 for each shrine, the religious organization, Islamic

Police today cane-charged Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters as they turned violent and broke barricades to enter the area where Chief Arvind Kejriwal is protesting against the Delhi Police. AAP supporters, who have assembled in large numbers, wanted to enter the portest site near the Rail Bhavan,

Five people, including a pregnant woman and a six-year-old boy, were killed on Monday when a Volvo bus in which they were travelling overturned after hitting a median on NH-4 near Hoskote in Bangalore Rural district.  The bus, belonging to Rajesh Travels, was on its way to Bangalore from Nellore,

While most of the people are approaching Cornerstone to get rid off drug addiction. On the other side in NewDelhi The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday launched a counter-attack on the BJP, which had accused its Minister Somnath Bharti of "racism," saying the saffron party was "supporting drug addiction and

The BJP should not be "over confident" of winning the coming Lok Sabha election, party veteran L.K. Advani said in New Delhi on Sunday, adding this was one reason why it lost the 2004 battle. Addressing the national council of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Mr Advani said there should be no slacknes

15 Jan 2014 | Correspondent | Bhatkallys News Mumbai: Dr. Zakir Naik has been listed No. 6 amongst the Most Admired Persons in Pakistan in a survey for ‘The Times’ of nearly 14,000 people in Great Britain, France, Germany, Russia, US, Australia, Pakistan, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt, Nigeria a

Tension prevailed for some time, following a clash between two groups and stone-throwing at Kamalapur area of the city on Tuesday afternoon. Four persons, including two policemen, were injured in the incident.  Police had to resort to mild caning to disperse the groups. The situation was brought

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has estimated that its membership in the State may touch five lakh by January 26.  But, party volunteers say that the State unit may not be devoid of members who may have joined just to make a fashion statement. Filtering out non-serious members may bring down its tot

13 Jan 2014 | Bhatkallys News Mumbai: All praise be to Almighty Allaah, Dr. Zakir Naik has been conferred the prestigious ‘SHARJAH AWARD for Voluntary Work’ for the year 2013 (1434 Hijri) by the Government of Sharjah under the patronage of Shaikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi Member of the Su

PATNA: The socio-economic condition of Muslims in the state of Bihar is better than that of the state's dalit Hindus in most districts, but worse than the upper-caste Hindus and Other Backward Castes (OBCs), a survey has found. "Muslims are better placed in comparison to dalits in 31 of 37 distri

New Delhi:  Three days after the launch of an anti-corruption helpline by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, two constables were arrested today on charges of extortion by the vigilance department following a sting operation by a vendor. Two constables identified as Ishwar Singh and Sandeep Kum

LUCKNOW: Union steel minister Beni Prasad Verma on Saturday said the country needs a prime minister, not a "man-eater". Without naming BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Beni Prasad Verma said, "We need a future prime minister, not a man-eater." He was addressing a convention of people

Bangalore:  The Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be in Bangalore today where he is likely to interact with students and young entrepreneurs as part of his party's plans to seek direct feedback from people for their manifesto for the national elections, due by May. Mr Gandhi will address

Kolkata: Former chief minister and CPM politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday called BJP prime ministerial Narendra Modi a “monster who has presided over the 2002 Gujarat pogrom” while alleging that the Trinamool Congress and the BJP were in a covert pact in West Bengal. “Manmohan

Thane:  Six people have been killed in a fire that broke out on the Bandra-Dehradun Express near Dahanu Road Railway station in Thane district late last night. The fire broke out in S3, S4 and S5, three sleeper coaches of the train, at around 2 am when most passengers were asleep. Authorities say

Local gold and diamond retailers are welcoming reports that Indian officials are in discussions to cut a record high import duty on gold and relax rules on exports. While Indian government sources have revealed the government is looking to make such a cut this month, UAE gold and diamond jeweller