Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress Thursday announced that it would observe a 24-hour fast on Friday in support of Patidar leader Hardik Patel if the state government did not begin talks with him. Mr Patel's fast, which started on August 25 at his farmhouse near Ahmedabad, entered its 13th day Thurs

General category and OBC members in Madhya Pradesh have called for a Bharat bandh in protest against the Parliament passing an amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that overrode a Supreme Court order diluting it. Some of the upper-caste protesters

Wrestler Divya Kakran, who won a bronze in the recently held 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, on Wednesday lashed out at the Delhi government for not extending any help to her before the games. “Nobody helps us when we need it and had I got assistance, I could have even won a gold medal,” she said at

Sacked Indian Police Service officer Sanjiv Bhatt was arrested on Wednesday by police in Gujarat in connection with the arrest of a man for allegedly possessing drugs 22 years ago, officials said. The crime investigation department of Gujarat police arrested Bhatt following a probe ordered into t

New Delhi: Three people died and at least 26 went missing after a boat carrying 40 people capsized in Brahmaputra near Guwahati on Wednesday. The boat was carrying passengers towards north Guwahati, it sank just about 200 metres away from the bank. Two of the deceased are college students from no

Ahmedabad: As doctors expressed concern over the health of Hardik Patel, the Gujarat government Tuesday stepped up its efforts to persuade the Patidar leader to end his indefinite hunger strike which entered the eleventh day. Hardik had launched his fast on August 25 for demands, including farm l

The Amboli police on Monday found the decomposed body of a 22-year-old in a hotel room in Jogeshwari. The deceased was later identified as Jaideep Swain, a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Powai. Swain was pursuing his Masters in technology (MTech) at the computer science depar

A retired policeman was assaulted with sticks by three men on a street in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad until he lay motionless, bleeding, one arm almost mutilated. For seemingly interminable moments, no one on the road stopped to help 70-year-old Abdul Samad Khan, who died in hospital. The savage at

In the Bhima Koregaon violence case, the police was given an extension of 90 days to file chargesheet against arrested activists Surendra Gadling, Shoma Sen, Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale and Rona Wilson. The activists - arrested in June -- have been accused of being directly responsible for the viole

Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on loans given during the UPA rule, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday asked the NDA government to reveal the number of loans given by it which turned into non-performing assets (NPA). In a series of tweets, the senior Cong

New Delhi: A 27-year-old woman allegedly strangulated her seven-month-old daughter in southeast Delhi's Hazrat Nizammudin as she believed that the baby was responsible for her family's hardships, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place on August 20 and the accused has been identified

The UP Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UPSSSC) recruitment examination scheduled for Sunday morning was postponed after authorities received information that the question paper was leaked. The UP Special Task Force (STF) arrested 11 people, including a primary school teacher suspected t

New Delhi: Rain in several parts of Delhi early this morning has cooled down the humid city, bringing some relief for the residents of the national capital. Flooding on busy roads, however, remains a concern for motorists and pedestrians. The Delhi traffic police tweeted alerts about flooding on

Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi is set to become the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). His name has been recommended for the post by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra to the government. It is a norm that the prior to his retirement, the Chief Justice of India sends the name of h

The Supreme Court on Friday, August 31, 2018, sought responses from the Centre, six state governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the apex court’s directions on issuance of public advertisements. Besides the Centre and the BJP, the apex court issued notices to

Patna: Union minister and NDA ally Upendra Kushwaha has alleged that "some people in NDA do not want to see Narendra Modi as Prime Minister". Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) is currently in talks with other NDA partners in Bihar for seat distribution for the upcoming 2019 general ele

BIJNOR: A class 10 student from a private college in Uttar Pradesh shot at his Principal using a country-made gun for expelling him from school on Wednesday. The Principal said that he ducked and the bullet brushed past his shoulder. He received bullet injuries and was admitted in the district ho

Instant messaging app WhatsApp on Wednesday declared that it would launch an awareness drive through radio to prevent spread of fake news. As part of the drive, people will be told to verify any news before forwarding the same. According to a report in Prabhat Khabar, the drive by WhatsApp will b