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

As cliched as it may sound, but there are no shortcuts to success. And that saying is grounded in reality because people have shown time and again that through perseverance and determination we can achieve anything. A few months ago, a ragpicker’s son cleared the AIIMS entrance exam because he wante

Dehradun: In a tragic incident, at least three people have died and eight others are feared trapped under the debris after their houses collapsed due to landslides in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. According to initial reports, the incident took place in the Kot village near Buda Kedar this morning.

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday claimed in a special court that five recently arrested sympathisers of the Hindu right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha (it has distanced itself from them and said they are not its members) planned to plant explosives at last year’s edition of Sunburn,

The Congress said on Monday it has not received any invite for its president Rahul Gandhi to attend an RSS event in Delhi next month and would respond to questions on the matter only after an invitation is received. “I do not answer hypothetical, speculative questions... This is purely imaginary

PATNA: In yet another shocking incident from Bihar, a video of a schoolgirl being stripped and groped by a group of men on the road has come to fore. According to reports, the horrifying incident took place in Bihar's Saharsa in which some unidentified men were caught on camera molesting a school

DMK Working President M.K. Stalin is set to become the party President unopposed as he is the only person who has filed the nomination for that post on Sunday, the last day for filing of nominations, said a party official. Similarly senior leader and the Principle Secretary of the DMK Dur

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is looking to raise a World Bank loan to rebuild public infrastructure that has been ravaged by the worst floods in over a century, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in an interview. Vijayan did not disclose the amount of money the state plans to raise from the multilat

The Unnao police on Saturday exhumed the body of Yunus Khan, a key witness in the alleged murder of Unnao rape victim’s father in April this year, amid strong opposition from the family. Superintendent of police, Unnao, Harish Kumar said the entire process was carried out in his presence and reco

New Delhi: The Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) has alleged that they are being coerced by state-owned oil marketing companies to display banners, bearing the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in their outlets. It was reported that the petrol pump owners were given a verbal advisor