Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors meet by throwing open a mega trade exhibition that has over 1,000 firms from as many as 16 countries displaying their products, even as the highlight of the sixth edition of the summit is an int

New Delhi: Execution of rapists in full public glare, abolition of co-education and “sober and dignified” dress for girls are among the 11 suggestions made by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) to Justice JS Verma committee on ensuring safety and security to women. In a statement, JIH said it welcomed th

The Andhra Pradesh police have decided to arrest Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Member of Legislative Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech. While political leaders are apprehensive about the repercussions of Owaisi's arrest on the law and order situation in Hyderabad and across th

RANCHI: Deepening the political crisis in the state, Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday submitted his resignation to the governor. The JMM action came even as the Jharkhand cabinet decided to recommend dissolution of the state assembly to prevent any "horse trading-like situation".

  NEW DELHI: Investigations into the 2006 Malegaon blast case may see arrest of some Muslim men too by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The agency, which has already arrested four alleged Hindu fanatics for the blast, is on the trail of two Muslim men who it suspects helped the Hindu

[caption id="attachment_20414" align="alignleft" width="380"] Image courtesy: PIB[/caption] New Delhi: The Congress on Monday appointed former union ministers SM Krishna and Murli Deora as permanent invitees to the party’s highest policy-making body, the Congress Working Committee. The announc

[caption id="attachment_20408" align="alignleft" width="380"] The Council also decided to exempt students from central technical institutions like the IITs and National Institutes of Technology from appearing for the GATE Test.[/caption] New Delhi: The IITs today approved a hike in tuition fee fo

[caption id="attachment_20404" align="alignleft" width="380"] Arjun Munda. Image courtesy PIB[/caption] The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha today announced that it was withdrawing support to the Arjun Munda-led Bharatiya Janata Party state government over differences on the rotation policy of the chief mini

[caption id="attachment_20391" align="aligncenter" width="380"] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Mumbai: Three people were killed when police fired at a mob after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule town in north Maharashtra today, leaving 50 people, mostly poli

Panaji : After the brutal Delhi gang-rape, Goa Police Monday launched a media drive to encourage women to file complaints against sexual harassment. Deputy Inspector General of Police O.P. Mishra told reporters here that a women's helpline has been relaunched and every police station would have w

THANE: In the backdrop of rising cases of crime against women, four Thane students have come up with a 'Robotic sandal' for the rescue of women in distress. Four students of class VII and IX have made a ladies sandal by fitting certain devices at the bottom of the normal footwear used by women.

New Delhi : The national capital continues to remain tightly gripped by the severe cold wave. The minimum temperature improved slightly from yesterday to 2.4 degree Celsius in Delhi, but the temperature is still five degrees below normal. What's making matters worse is the icy-cold wind. Yesterda

Five men charged with last month's rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi will be produced before a court in the Capital on Monday. Ram Singh, Mukesh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur are expected to be brought to the Saket court a little past noon. The court has tak

[caption id="attachment_20230" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Sunmeet Kaur with her price - Rs 5 crore cheque - Viral Bhayani[/caption] Mumbai: For housewife-cum-tuition teacher Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney, knowledge is the key to success and it got rightly proved in her case as she won Rs five crore

[caption id="attachment_20222" align="alignleft" width="380"] Former India prime minister Indira Gandhi. Reuters[/caption] Amritsar: Two assassins of prime minister Indira Gandhi were on Sunday honoured by a senior Sikh clergyman to mark the 24th anniversary of their hanging. The head of Akal

[caption id="attachment_20218" align="alignleft" width="380"] RSS head Mohan Bhagawat.[/caption] Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supremo Mohan Bhagwat has done it again. This time the RSS boss raised questions on the sanctity of the institution of marriage by saying that married women should li

[caption id="attachment_20214" align="aligncenter" width="380"] MNS chief Raj Thackeray. Parag Shinde/Firstpost[/caption] Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has blamed Bihari migrants for the recent case of gangrape of a girl in New Delhi. “All are talking about the Delhi g

The Delhi Police on Saturday rebutted allegations of callousness made by the gang-rape victim’s male friend and said Police Control Room (PCR) vans reached the scene within minutes of the crime and removed the duo to hospital swiftly. In a television interview aired on Friday, the 28-year-old sof