A 40-year-old man was stabbed to death after his tempo brushed past a pet dog in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Saturday, police said. "Vijender Rana's tempo accidentally touched a dog and the owner picked a fight with him," additional deputy commissioner of police Sanjeev Sharma said, adding that t

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that a Parliament approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile phones and bank accounts, but failed to answer whether the government will bring a new law for the same. The Supreme Court had last mo

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday announced the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in five states, including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Chief election commissioner OP Rawat said voting will be held in Chhattisgarh in two phases, whereas there will

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday he believed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will tie up with his party for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections despite opting out of an alliance for the upcoming state polls. Speaking after delivering the keynote address on the opening day of the 16th Hindust

The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition filed by two accused in the Kathua rape and murder case seeking an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The apex court also set aside a plea for fresh investigation filed on grounds that the probe conducted was motivated. The bench obser

As the Rupee hit a record low of Rs 73.77 against the US dollar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Indian currency is not breaking, but is "broken". The rupee collapsed to a fresh low of 73.77 against the US dollar Thursday, as global oil prices continued to rise, deepening con

Chennai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tamil Nadu on 7 October, as very heavy rain is expected to lash the southern state. As conditions are expected to be “rough to very rough”, fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea till 8 October. The I

A fire broke out at Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday morning. Ten fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the fire. No casualty has been reported as of now and at least 250 people have been evacuated and are being moved to different blocks. According to preliminary

Earlier this year, Justice Gogoi along with three other top court judges held an unprecedented press conference publicly accusing the former CJI Misra of the alleged faulty administration of the top court. As CJI, Justice Gogoi will also be heading the bench of the top court that, for the first t

Carcasses of 10 more lions have been found in the forests of Gir in Gujarat, a week after a lioness and a cub died. 21 lions have died in Gir in the last 18 days alone. The rising number of lion deaths in the national park in such a short span of time is a cause of worry for forest officials and con

A crude bomb exploded at the crowded marketplace in Dumdum on the northern fringes of Kolkata Tuesday morning, killing a seven-year-old boy and injuring nine others and triggering a war of words between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Bibhas Ghosh died at SSKM Hospital, said Purnendu B

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra held court, along with his successor Ranjan Gogoi, for the last time on Monday, stopping a lawyer who broke into song to wish him a long life to say he was “responding from the heart” but will speak from his mind in the evening. CJI Misra, who presided over benc

Hyderabad: In a gruesome incident, two Class 10 students were burnt alive in an alleged clash over an affair with the same girl in Telangana's Jagtiyal town, police said on Monday. The police suspect that both the students, aged 16, set each other ablaze on Sunday night after consuming liquor. Th

A family from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam district on Saturday alleged that a private hospital in Thanjavur had charged them for three days of medical treatment to their kin after his death. In a complaint lodged with Thanjavur south police station, Subash, son of the deceased N Sekar (55) said the

Militants shot dead on Sunday a constable guarding a police station in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, continuing attacks weeks before the state holds local body and panchayat elections. Saqib Ahmad Mir, 23, was injured when militants fired indiscriminately at the Shopian police station and die

Key witnesses in the Pehlu Khan lynching case, including his sons and lawyer, were allegedly fired upon in Alwar on Saturday when they were on their way to Behror to depose in the case. Lawyer Asad Hayat, who was in the car when the incident took place, said he was accompanying witnesses Azmat an

LUCKNOW: In the murder of an employee of an international company by two constables, the Uttar Pradesh police have admitted that "law was violated" and "excessive force" was used. "It's a pure crime," UP police chief OP Singh said today promising speedy justice and strict action against the accused.

HYDERABAD: MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that judiciary cannot and should not decide what is an essential feature of Islam as it is the job of the religious clergy. The Hyderabad MP said it would have been better if the Supreme Court had referred the Babri Masjid case to a Constitut