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After complaints, Congress removes Digvijaya Singh as Telangana AICC in-charge
Accepting requests from senior Telangana Congress leaders, the Congress has relieved Digvijaya Singh as AICC in-charge of the state. R C Khuntia has been named Telangana in-charge while Satish Jarkiholi has been appointed AICC Secretary. “Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved a new AICC team
Byculla jail convict death: Superintendent, deputy suspended
Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Ranjit Patil Tuesday announced the suspension of Byculla jail Superintendent Chandramani Indulkar and Tanaji Gharbudwe, who was holding charge in her absence as acting Superintendent on the day Manjula Shetye died inside the prison. The state also said it would
Wipro sets up innovation centre in Silicon Valley
Bengaluru: Global software major Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said it had opened an innovation centre in the US’ Silicon Valley to develop and showcase next-generation technologies and solutions for enterprises. “Our Silicon Valley innovation centre at Mountain View in California will demonstrate enterpr
UN says violence in Iraq killed 239 in July
Baghdad: Violence, terrorist acts and armed conflicts across Iraq killed a total of 239 civilians and left wounded 273 others in July, a UN mission said on Tuesday. “Figures of casualties do not include security members, as the Iraqi military declined to give information about casualties among th
Germany will become Islamic State-Angela Merkel
Berlin: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, Germans have failed to grasp how Muslim immigration has changed their country and there will be a time when it will have more mosques than churches. “Our country is going to carry on changing, and integration is also a task for the society taking u
Trump openly calls for police brutality in Long Island speech
Brentwood: Several officers from Police department across the region cheered as Trump made a remark which was criticized by many others. During a speech to police officers in Brentwood, Long Island, on Friday, US President Donald Trump advocated police brutality in dealing with the suspects. Mean
Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter: Gujarat ex-top cop IG Vanzara, IPS officer Dinesh MN discharged
MUMBAI: Citing lack of evidence, the special CBI court here on Tuesday discharged former IPS officer from Gujarat D G Vanzara and Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Dinesh MN in the case of alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Special CBI Judge Sunilkumar J Sharma discha
Akhlaq Case: Bail granted to 14 out of 18 accused in crime
NOIDA: One of the 18 persons accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri two years ago was granted bail by Allahabad high court on Monday. This is the 14th bail in the case. On the night of September 28, 2015, a mob attacked Mohammad Akhlaq and his son Danish at Bisada village in Dadri over susp
Google offers Rs 1.4 Cr to 16-yr-old Chandigarh boy
Chandigarh: Harshit Sharma, 16-yr-old boy Chandigarh boy has been offered Rs 1.4 Cr by Internet giant Google for icon designing. Harshit is a student of Class-XII of Government Model Senior Secondary School. The offer by the search engine was disclosed by the government official of Chandigarh.
Ashwin regains 2nd spot in ICC Test rankings
Dubai: Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin regained the second spot in the bowlers’ list while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja continued to hold on to the top spot in the latest Test rankings announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) here on Tuesday. Ashwin, who is on 849 points, cli
Google India announces ‘Made in India’ initiative
Hyderabad: Google India has announced on Tuesday a ‘Made in India’ initiative where the company wants Indian developers to build apps that are optimised for the country, showcased on Google Play Store in a special category. “At Google Play, we are committed to helping Indian developers of all siz
SC agrees to hear plea seeking cancellation of Nitish Kumar’s Legislative Council membership
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking the cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s state Legislative Council membership for allegedly concealing a pending criminal case against him. A bench of Justices Justice Dipak Misra, Amitava Roy and A M Khanwilkar said
SC dismisses petition regarding wrong questions in UPSC examinations
New Delhi[India]: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition on wrong questions being put in this year’s UPSC Civil services examinations. “The results have been already announced and we don’t want to open a Pandora’s Box,” the apex court observed. Petitioner Ashita Chawla alleged that
SC grants interim bail to Bengaluru blast accused
New Delhi [India]: The Supreme Court on Monday granted 14-days interim bail to Bengaluru blast case accused Abdul Nazeer Madani to attend his son’s marriage. Madani had asked the apex court to grant him bail to attend his son Umar Mukhtar’ wedding to be held at Thalassery on August 9. Earlier
Senior BJP Leader BB Shivappa Dies
Bengaluru: Veteran Karnataka BJP leader B B Shivappa passed away following prolonged illness at a private hospital in Bengaluru. He was 89. Shivappa is survived by wife and three sons. Hospital and party officials said Shivappa was ill for some time and also had age-related ailments. The body
مسلمان زندگی میں ایک بار ہی حج کریں تاکہ زیادہ سے زیادہ افراد فریضہ حج ادا کرسکیں: سعودی سفیر
نئی دہلی۔ (یو این آئی) حج کوٹہ اور اس کے تناسب میں موصول ہونے والی درخواستوں کی کثرت کو مد نظر رکھتے ہوئے مسلمانوں کو چاہیے کہ زندگی میں صرف ایک بار حج کی سعادت حاصل کریں تاکہ ایک ہی فرد کے دوبارہ یا باربار حج کرنے کی وجہ سے دوسرے افراد فریضہ حج کی ادائیگی سے محروم نہ ہو سکیں کیونکہ حج زندگی میں صرف
گیس سلنڈر کی قیمت میں اضافہ پر راجیہ سبھا میں ہنگامہ، ایوان کی کارروائی دو بار ملتوی
نئی دہلی۔ (یو این آئی) کانگریس اور دیگر اپوزیشن پارٹیوں کے اراکین نےسبسڈی والے رسوئی گیس سلنڈر کی قیمت فی ماہ چار روپئے بڑھانے کے سلسلےمیں آج راجیہ سبھا میں زبردست ہنگامہ کیا جس کے سبب وقفہ سوالات سے قبل ایوان کی کارروائی دو بار ملتوی کرنی پڑی۔ ایوان کی کارروائی شروع ہونے اور ضروری دستاویز پیش کئے ج
شاہد خاقان عباسی بنے پاکستان کے 18 ویں وزیر اعظم
اسلام آباد۔(یو این آئی) پاکستان کے سابق وزیر پٹرولیم شاہد خاقان عباسی کو اراکین پارلیمنٹ نے آج عبوری وزیر اعظم منتخب کرلیا۔ سابق وزیر اعظم نواز شریف کے استعفی کے بعد پارلیمنٹ کے ایوان زیریں کی میٹنگ کے دوران ووٹنگ کے بعد مسٹر عباسی کو ملک کا عبوری وزیر اعظم منتخب کرلیا گیا۔ حالانکہ ووٹنگ سے پہلے ہی