PATNA: A senior government officer was shot dead after an alleged robbery attempt in Patna. Rajiv Kumar, an undersecretary rank officer, was at his home when three men barged in reportedly with an intention to commit robbery. When he resisted, he was shot at. The 58-year-old officer was rushed to

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on August 20 a plea filed by over 300 Army personnel challenging registration of FIRs against them for operations in areas where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justi

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced an immediate assistance of Rs 100 crore for rain-ravaged Kerala even as the state estimated its loss at Rs 8,316 crore. After conducting an aerial survey of rain-hit districts of Idukki and Ernakulam districts along with Chief Minister Pinarayi V

Some unidentified men targeted JNU student leader Umar Khalid and gunshots were heard at the Constitution Club near Parliament today, but he escaped unhurt, police said. Witnesses claimed that two shots were fired when Khalid was at the entrance of the club. The student leader was at the venue

A class 10 boy in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district decided to celebrate Friendship Day in the most unconventional way. The teenager dished out Rs 46 lakh of his father’s money among his friends in school, including a lump sum Rs 15 lakh to a daily wager’s son and Rs 3 lakh to a friend who finished

Muzaffarpur: Brajesh Thakur, prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes, was on Saturday found by Bihar police officials with a list of 40 mobile phone numbers. According to reports, the incident took place in the visitor's area of the Muzaffarpur Central Jail where Thakur is lodged.

Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja has said that the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was not a 'Pandit' as he "ate beef and pork". Often in the news for his contentious statements, the legislator from Ramgarh constituency of Alwar district blamed the Nehru-Gandhi family for

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday inducted 36 women as part of an all-women Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to fight against terrorists. This is the first time that any police force in the country has created an all-women SWAT team. The induction ceremony was attended by Home Minister

New Delhi: The assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 brought the Indian democratic process to a grinding halt, the central government said while shooting down a plea for premature release of the seven convicts. Submitting its compliance affidavit before the Supreme Court, th

The Uttar Pradesh Home department in a government order issued on August 5 sanctioned Rs 14,21,163 for hiring helicopters from Messers Air Charter Private Limited for aerial surveillance of the Basti-Gorakhpur route and Meerut zone during the ongoing kanwar yatra. Incidentally, footage showing to

New Delhi: he Supreme Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 11 resorts and hotels constructed on the elephant corridor of Nilgiris in violation of law. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur directed the owners of the other resorts and hotels locate

An Indian couple on board the British Airways flight from London to Berlin, BA 8495, was allegedly offloaded from their plane as their three-year-old toddler was crying. The family alleged that the child’s mother was able to pacify him when the flight was taxiing prior to the take-off. It was rep

Three persons were killed and nine went missing in yet another mid-sea collision off the Kerala coast, when a merchant vessel rammed a fishing boat around 3.30 a.m. on Tuesday. The fishing vessel Oceanic, owned by Sambasivan of Munambam, was hit by an unidentified vessel, 27 nautical miles north-

A nine-year-old student of a private school in east Delhi was allegedly molested by three senior students on the school bus, thrice between July 27 and August 1 this year. Police said the boy in his statement alleged that he had informed a woman teacher, who was in charge of the students travelli

An Army Major and three soldiers were killed in a gunfight with a large group of terrorists who were trying to infiltrate from Gurez in north Kashmir today. The infiltration bid was foiled and two terrorists were also shot dead, the army said in a statement. According to sources, it was a grou

Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi is dead, said Kauvery Hospital in a medial bulletin at 6.10pm on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, theere was a significant decline in the health of Karunanidhi, said Chennai’s Kauvery Hospital, where the five-time Tamil Nadu chief ministe

DEORIA: The Deoria Police on Sunday arrested a couple and rescued 24 girls from a shelter home in the city, after its licence was revoked following an inspection by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Both the man and his wife were managers at the shelter home. The incident came to light

A temple priest in Kerala’s Thrissur was arrested on Monday for allegedly making a death threat against President Ram Nath Kovind, who is on a three-day visit to the state, police said. P Jayaraman, a priest at the Chirakkal Bhagwati temple, made a call to the police control room saying he will p