The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea to direct the Election Commission of India (ECI) to debar Congress president Rahul Gandhi from contesting the Lok Sabha polls and “becoming a Member of Parliament” after he had “voluntarily acquired British nationality.” A Bench, led by Chief Ju

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to follow Sri Lanka’s footsteps to ban the burqa across the country. Calling for the burqa ban, Shiv Sena said in an editorial that when it could be done in “Ravan’s Lanka, when will it happen in Ram’s Ayodhya?” The Sena said that the ban

At least 16 persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on May 1, police said. The blast followed the Maoists torching 25 vehicles belonging to a road construction contractor earlier

New Delhi: Congress’ eastern UP incharge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday rubbished the BJP’s claims that her brother and party incharge Rahul Gandhi was a British citizen, saying everyone knew he was born and raised in India. Rahul Gandhi was issued a notice by the ministry of home affairs after

New Zealand police said on Tuesday a man was arrested and bomb disposal officers found a package with a suspected explosive device at a vacant property in Christchurch, where 50 people were killed in attacks by a lone gunman on two mosques in March. Police cordoned off streets in the Phillipstown

Telangana has witnessed a spate of student deaths ever since the results for the Intermediate exam, the state board equivalent of Class 11 and 12, were announced earlier this month. Over 20 students have killed themselves, allegedly dejected with the marks they received, with student organisations,

Tumakuru: In a tragic incident, a farmer died after he stepped on a live electric cable that had fallen on his paddy field at Alburu village in Tiptur taluk. The deceased is identified as Krishne Gowda, (50). It is gathered that as there was heavy wind and rain on Saturday, April 27 night, one

New Delhi: The Election Commission condemned on Monday Union Minister Maneka Gandhi for asking Muslims to vote for her or else she would not be responsive to their requests. The poll panel also warned her not to repeat “such misconduct in future”. Taking a strong objection to her remarks, the

New Delhi: Cyclone Fani is expected to become stronger and develop into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and move northwestwards till May 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday, warning coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to brace for very strong winds, heav

Throwing its weight behind farmers who have been sued by PepsiCo India for allegedly illegally growing and selling a “registered” potato variety without its permission, the Gujarat government will move the court seeking to become a party to all such lawsuits, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said o

Panaji: A 25-year-old woman tourist from Himachal Pradesh was found murdered in a room at a starred hotel in North Goa on Saturday, police sources said. The victim was identified as Alka Saini, from Himachal Pradesh who had checked into the hotel in the beach village of Arpora on April 20, along

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to disclose information pertaining to its annual inspection report of banks under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, unless they are exempted under law. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao also directed the federal bank

Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Yasin Bhatkal waged a war to create a Caliphate until he was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to death three years later. Bhatkal now appears to have made new friends in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, where he is on death row, and is fighting for another cause — the use of induct

A Surat district court Friday found Narayan Sai, the son of Asaram Bapu and four others guilty of rape. Judge P S Gadhvi, who pronounced the order to a packed court, said the quantum of sentence will be delivered on April 30. Sai, who was present in court, was seen laughing with his lawyer ahead of

The Supreme Court today ordered a probe headed by retired judge Justice AK Patnaik into lawyer Utsav Singh Bains's claims of a conspiracy to discredit Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi with sex harassment allegations. The top court, though, made it clear that Justice (Retd.) Patnaik will not look

Mumbai: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Thursday accused the Indian government of engaging in a "witch-hunt" and putting pressure on the Interpol to issue a red corner notice against him. In a statement issued here, Naik, who fled India in 2016, said he was aware of the "pressure the

The Crime Branch probing the murder of Rohit Shekhar on Wednesday arrested his wife Apoorva from his residence in south Delhi, an officer said. Additional Commissioner of Police Rajiv Ranjan told IANS, “We have arrested Apoorva with the help of scientific evidence and FSL report. She confessed th

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated that its decision to ban the release of the biographical film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ongoing polls is valid, a source said on Wednesday. The ECI submitted its report in a sealed cover on biopic PM Narendra Modi to the Supre