Sterlite protestors killed for objecting RSS ideologies: Rahul
New Delhi: In the wake of the anti-Sterlite protests which took place on Tuesday in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi claimed that the protestors were killed for rejecting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's ideologies. "Tamilians have been massacred because they refused...
Do you know Amitabh Bachchan has not cracked any petrol joke after 2014
We wonder what made Akshay Kumar delete his tweet. Is it because he doesn’t want to be seen as critical of the BJP government? Is it because he doesn’t want people to learn about his double standards? The reasons for...
9 Dead As Police Fire During Anti-Sterlite Protest In Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin
Chennai: Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage today demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu's port city of Tuticorin, prompting the ruling AIADMK government to issue appeals for...
No Charges if Flight Ticket Cancelled Within 24 Hours of Booking; Know More
New Delhi: In a major relief to the commuters, the draft passenger charter of the civil aviation sector has come up with new reforms which will ensure safe passenger travel as well as compensation in case the airlines are at...
Congress’s G Parameshwara to take oath as Karnataka deputy CM on May 23
New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief G Parameshwara to take oath as Karnataka deputy chief minister tomorrow along with H D Kumaraswamy. Moreover, Congress's K R Ramesh Kumar to be the Speaker of the assembly. Earlier, a meeting of the Congress and the...
Death Live : 3 drown in Gauri Dham Kund in Rajsamand, incident recorded on camera
Rajsamand: The selfie obsession is going deadly by the day. In yet another shocking incident to record the swimming adventure three youths slipped into deep waters as they took plunge into Gauri Dham Kund under Devgadh police station in Rajsamand...
Dantewada villagers forced to drink drain water
Dantewada: Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district are forced to drink contaminated water every day. As the villagers have no access to potable water, they are compelled to scrounge water from a drain to drink. "The water is visibly murky; we cannot...
Narendra Modi’s road to 2019 passes through a petrol pump
File Pic New Delhi: For obvious reasons, the Modi government kept oil prices in check in the run-up to the Karnataka assembly elections, but the prices shooting up after the polls does not mean their impact will not hit Modi's...
Plea in SC seeking review of Loya death case verdict
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict rejecting the demand for an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya, who dealt with the high-profile Sohrabuddin Sheikh...
NRI arrested for Masturbating in front of woman on Delhi-bound flight
New Delhi: A 58-year-old NRI man, holding a Russian passport, was arrested at the Delhi airport today after an Indian woman alleged that he had masturbated sitting beside her on board a flight from Istanbul, officials said. The security control room...
On Video, Dalit Man Tied Up, Flogged In Gujarat. He Died
New Delhi: A Dalit man, bound by ropes around his waist, is beaten mercilessly with rods while he cries out in pain, in a video clip allegedly from Gujarat's Rajkot. The man died after the savage beating on the orders...
Sealed with a kiss!
Prince Harry and Meghan emerged from the chapel -- Household Cavalry lining the steps -- and shared their first kiss as a married couple. The crowd cheered wildly. Couples do not typically kiss in Church of England wedding ceremonies, but it...
PM Modi directly promoted corruption by authorising buying of MLAs: Rahul Gandhi after Yeddyurappa’s resignation
New Delhi: Shortly after BS Yeddyurappa resigned as CM after failing to get the required number to form government in Karnataka, Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed the press. In a brief state Rahul said, " The BJP legislators chose to...
Yeddyurappa resigns as Karnataka CM ahead of floor test
Bengaluru: The reign of BS Yedyurappa is over as he tendered his resignation in the Karnataka assembly ahead of the floor test. Saying he was not greedy for power, Yeddyurappa said he quit and said that he will work...
‘Let us enjoy our holidays’: Justice Sikri after hearing on Karnataka crisis
Justice Sikri Karnataka: "Now, let us enjoy our holidays," this is how the Supreme Court concluded the hearing on the Karnataka power row today. The court room burst into a bout of laughter as Justice A K Sikri, who headed the...
SC decision on Karnataka trust vote showed governor was at fault: Sena
Mumbai: The Supreme Court's decision of slashing the 15-day window given to BJP Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove majority showed that Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala had favoured the saffron party and he was at fault, the Shiv Sena said...
Parcel cargo express train now connects North East and West Coast
Representational Pic Nagpur/New Delhi: Northeast Frontier Railway has started operating one lease Parcel Cargo Express Train (PCET) on a fortnightly basis, connecting the Northeastern part of the country with the West Coast. The Parcel Cargo Express Train will connect New Guwahati...
8 persons killed in Texas school shooting, gunman arrested
Texas: A gunman opened fire at a high school in the US state of Texas today, killing at least eight persons. The incident took place at Santa Fe High School in the city of the same name, located about 50 kilometres...
Dial 1958 for state forest department to report fires, poaching
Pune: The Maharashtra forest department has set up a helpline number through which citizens can report forest fires. This will help forest officials reach the spot faster to prevent the fires from spreading,” said Sudhir Mungantiwar, state forest minister, on...
Tej Pratap Yadav takes wife Aishwarya Rai on bicycle ride
Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi got married to the daughter of former minister Chandrika Prasad Rai, Aishwarya Rai in a grand ceremony on May 12. Tej Pratap has...
Rs 4 a litre hike in petrol, diesel prices coming up, say brokerage firms
New Delhi: A Rs 4 per litre increase in petrol and diesel prices is in the offing if state-owned fuel retailers are to return to pre-Karnataka poll hiatus margin levels, brokerage firms said. No sooner had Karnataka polled to elect a...
