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Heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR, 30 people rescued as bus breaks down on flooded road

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

CJI Dipak Misra recommends Justice Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India

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

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, 6 states on violation of public advertisement guidelines

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

Some in NDA don't want to see Modi as PM again: Kushwaha's latest claim

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

Student, expelled for violence, returns to shoot UP school principal

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

WhatsApp to use All India Radio to caution on fake news

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

Delhi electrician’s son bags ₹70 lakh job offer from US firm

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

3 dead after landslides in Uttarakhand's Kot village, 8 feared trapped under debris

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.

Hindu right wing group Sanatan Sanstha planned blast at Pune Sunburn festival: Cops

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,

‘Purely imaginary at the moment’: Congress on RSS invite to Rahul Gandhi

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

Schoolgirl stripped, groped by 3 men on road in Bihar; video goes viral, 1 arrested

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

MK Stalin set to be elected unopposed as DMK President

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

Kerala plans ₹ 3,000 crore World Bank loan for rebuilding

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

Unnao witness’ body exhumed, wife attempts suicide near Yogi Adityanath’s house

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

Petrol Pump owners forced to display PM's image at outlets

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

Ten cops injured as protest against minor's rape turns violent in Delhi

New Delhi: Protest over the alleged rape of a girl in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area had turned violent with demonstrators damaging cars and pelting stones at police personnel, forcing them to use "mild force" to disperse the crowd, during which 10 policemen were injured. Police said they have detained

Vijaywada: BJP MP G V L Narasimha Rao's car runs over two women, one killed

Vijaywada: A woman was killed and another seriously injured when a car belonging to Andhra Pradesh BJP MP ran them over at Kolanukonda of Tadepalli Mandal in Guntur district on Friday. BJP Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) G.V.L. Narasimha Rao was travelling in the car at the time of the acciden

Big relief for Mamata Banerjee in Supreme Court order on rural body polls

There will be no re-election for over 20,000 rural seats in Bengal that were won uncontested by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress in May, the Supreme Court said today, in a huge reprieve for the state's ruling party. The court, however, left room for petitions from candidates wh