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Will never forgive Pragya for praising Godse: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stated that he “would never forgive” BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur for her comments praising Nathuram Godse, Mahatma Gandhi's assassin. The BJP has initiated a flurry of disciplinary action against its leaders for laudatory comments on Godse.

10 kg ganja seized by Andhra police; 3 BTech students arrested

Vizianagaram: The police on Wednesday arrested three students who were allegedly transporting cannabis in a car from Araku Valley to Visakhapatnam. Kothavalasa Circle Inspector S Srinivas Rao said, "The police has arrested three BTech students and seized 10-kilogram ganja, three cell phones and a

In a first, EC cuts short poll campaign in Bengal, removes 2 top officials

In the wake of violence in West Bengal, the Election Commission on Wednesday took an unprecedented step of curtailing poll campaign in the state by a day as it ordered stoppage of electioneering from 10 pm on Thursday on the remaining 9 Lok Sabha constituencies going to the polls on May 19. The E

In a first, Navy to hold entrance test for officers’ posts

The Indian Navy will for the first time conduct an entrance exam for engineering graduates seeking to join the service as officers. The first Indian Navy Entrance Test (Officers) will be held in September 2019 at centers across the country for screening candidates who aspire to join the navy as offi

India bans LTTE for another five years

The Indian government has extended for another five years its ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which assassinated former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, it was announced on Tuesday. The step was taken under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the Unlawful Activ

Rajasthan textbooks will no longer call Savarkar a 'brave revolutionary'

Jaipur: The Congress government in Rajasthan is all set to undo the changes made by the previous Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state board textbooks. The government has decided to remove the reference to RSS icon Vinayak Savarkar as a “brave revolutionary”, and add det

Jet Airways CFO Amit Agarwal quits

Grounded carrier Jet Airways’ deputy chief executive and chief financial officer (CFO) Amit Agarwal has resigned, the airline said on Tuesday. Mr. Agarwal’s resignation is effective from May 13, it said. “We wish to inform that Amit Agarwal, the deputy chief executive officer and CFO of the co

3-year-old's rape in Bandipore sparks protests in Kashmir

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Outrage has spread across Jammu and Kashmir over the rape of a three-year-old in Sumbal area of Bandipore district last week. The accused, who has been arrested, has claimed that he is a minor. Protests by students, political parties and the civil society have spread across the Ka

Trapped in snow, nearly 300 Yaks die due to starvation in North Sikkim

Gangtok: Nearly 300 yaks have died due to starvation following heavy snowfall in North Sikkim district since late last year, an official has said. The North Sikkim District Magistrate Raj Yadav confirmed the death of around 300 yaks due to starvation during heavy snowfall in Mukuthang and Yumthan

SC agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict quashing cadre allocation of IAS, IPS officers

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 17 the Centre’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict which quashed cadre allocation of IAS and IPS officers of the 2018 batch. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Kha

Attorney Gen asked for special panel to probe harassment charge against CJI

Attorney general KK Venugopal, the Centre’s top legal officer, said on Friday that he wrote to the top five Supreme Court (SC) judges, including Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, seeking the constitution of a special panel comprising former judges of the top court, to examine allegations of

BJP woman activist arrested for sharing Mamata Banerjee's morphed photo

A BJP activist was arrested on Friday in West Bengal for allegedly sharing a morphed photo of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. The activist, Priyanka Sharma, is accused of sharing on her Facebook timeline a photo in which Mamata Banerjee's face has been photoshopped on the form of ac

IAF receives first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter

The first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter built for India was formally handed over to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Boeing production facility in Mesa, Arizona in USA on Saturday. The first batch of these helicopters is scheduled to be shipped to India by July this year. “Selected aircrew and

New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express catches fire near Khantapada station in Odisha's Balasore

Bhubaneswar: The New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express caught fire near Khantapada station in Odisha's Balasore district. As per emerging reports, the fire broke out in the generator car, the last coach of the train. It was immediately detached from the remaining coaches to stop the flames from

SC denies sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s petition against rejection of his election nomination

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the petition of former Border Security Force constable Tej Bahadur Yadav against the Election Commission’s decision to bar him from the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi constituency, Bar & Bench reported. Yadav’s lawyer Prashant Bhushan had told the court that

TV9 CEO booked in forgery case

Cyberabad police on Thursday conducted searches at the office and residence of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (ABCPL) Chief Executive Officer V Ravi Prakash and a few others, following a complaint of “forging documents and preventing the company’s promoters from taking over its operations”.

5 labourers killed in fire at cloth godown in Pune’s Uruli Devachi village

At least five labourers were killed early on Thursday after a fire broke out in a clothes godown in Uruli Devachi village of Maharashtra’s Pune district, reports said. According to news agency ANI, four fire tenders have been rushed to the spot and the fire is under control now. Injured have been

Kota-based engineer gets Rs 33 refund for cancelled ticket after 2-year battle with Indian Railways

After two years of arduous attempts, a Kota-based engineer received Rs 33 as refund from the Indian Railways which charged him the amount as service tax despite him cancelling the ticket prior to the implementation of GST. The ticket was booked in April 2017, before the implementation of the Good