With chief minister Manohar Parrikar in New Delhi for treatment at the capital’s AIIMS hospital and the ruling BJP in a huddle over the way forward, the Congress has staked claim to form government in Goa as the single largest party. It has urged Governor Mridula Sinha to dismiss the BJP-led governm

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday lifted ban on sale of painkiller Saridon and two other drugs. The top court ruling comes after the September 13 order by the Ministry of Health that banned the manufacture for sale or distribution of 328 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs. The banned medicin

An unassuming science workshop at a school in Angamaly went awry when a working model of a volcano exploded and injured the students and a teacher. The incident happened at around 11.30 am Saturday in Holy Family High School Angamaly. The workshop was conducted in the grounds near the back gate a

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the gang rape of a CBSE topper in Haryana’s Rewari made its first arrest in the case on Sunday but the three main accused continued to evade the police four days after the crime. The arrested person has been identified as Dindayal of Kanina where the v

A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was shot dead by his wife’s lover here, the police said on Saturday. On Friday evening, SP leader Jagdish Mali (35) got into a fight with Dilip, with whom his wife was involved, in Nai Basti locality under the Chandausi police station limits, Superintendent of Police

Indian Air Force expects to have its doctors learning to fly military planes in order to understand first-hand the health problems their pilot patients face during and after sorties. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B.S.Dhanoa said having flying doctors would improve aviators' efficiency as t

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday allowed immediate arrests in connection with dowry harassment cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The apex court had earlier said that every complaint under Section 498A should be scrutinised by the Family Welfare Committees after which arr

The son of a Delhi Police Assistant Sub Inspector has been arrested for brutally beating a woman earlier this month inside an office space in Uttam Nagar. The video of the incident went viral on social media. Additional Public Relations Officer Anil Mittal confirmed that the arrest was made on Fr

New Delhi: A Delhi Police head constable was shot dead on Wednesday by unknown assailants near his residence, the police said. The victim was identified as Ram Avtaar. He was shot dead at around 12.15 am. when he went out to fetch an autorickshaw for a family member on Tanki Road in Mithapur area

In a setback for Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court has decided to review its own judgment letting him off with a ₹1000 fine in a 30-year-old fatal road rage case. The Supreme Court had on May 15 acquitted Mr. Sidhu of culpable homicide in the case while finding him gui

MEERUT: Overcultivation of sugarcane can indirectly lead to diabetes. This startling claim was made by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. “Excess production of sugarcane leads to its more consumption, which, in turn causes sugar (diabetes)," said the Chief Minister during the inauguration of 154-

Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel ended his ‘fast unto death’ on Wednesday on the request of leaders of two Patidar socio-religious bodies — Khodaldham and Umiyadham. Hardik had been on fast for the past 19 days demanding reservation for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers. However, no neg

A 21-year-old girl, who was pretending to play Russian roulette with her father’s revolver, died after she pulled the trigger on herself at her home in Gwalior. According to investigating officer, Sudesh Tiwari, the victim Karishma Yadav was on video chat with her friend Nazma, who was travelling

Fifty-one people, including several women and children, were killed, and many suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge on the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. Earlier reports said 40 people were killed. The de

In a scathing attack on Opposition parties, particularly the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that those who “were a failure in government” have “also failed as Opposition”. Addressing the BJP’s national executive, the Prime Minister targeted the “grand alliance” of the Oppositi

NEW DELHI: Five men died after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewer in west Delhi's Moti Nagar area on Sunday. The victims - Sarfaraz, Pankaj, Raja and Umesh and Vishal - were aged between 22 and 30 years. Two died on the spot; the others were declared dead after being brought to the hospita

Lucknow: A 30-year old IPS officer, who had reportedly consumed some poisonous substance, died on Sunday at a nursing home in Kanpur after battling for life for four days. Surendra Kumar Das, an officer of the 2014 batch, was posted as Superintendent of Police (East) in the city. A "suicide" n

Uttar Pradesh minister Mukut Bihari Verma sparked a controversy on Saturday with his comments that the Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya because “the Supreme Court is ours”. “Mandir hamara aradhya hai .. mandir banega .. mandir bananey ki liye hum log sankalpbadh hai (Temple is our resolve. It