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Institutions acting against the corrupt need not fear: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said agencies and officials acting against the corrupt and corruption need not fear or be defensive while doing their work. Addressing an event at…
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Congress launches ‘Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’ in poll-bound Gujarat
Ahmedabad: The Congress on Tuesday launched yatras in five zones of Gujarat to reach out to people ahead of the Assembly polls. During the ‘Gujarat Parivartan Sankalp Yatra’, 145 public meetings and…
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Library construction: Court summons BJP MP Gautam Gambhir
New Delhi: A court here has summoned BJP MP Gautam Gambhir on a plea alleging illegal construction of a library on government land in east Delhi’s Karkardooma. The petition alleged that Gambhir in…
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Supreme Court dismisses plea to rename Bombay High Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a plea seeking directions to change the name of Bombay High Court to Maharashtra High Court. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Vikram…
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Gujarat polls: Two-phase election on Dec 1 and 5, counting on Dec 8
The elections for the Gujarat Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5 and counting will be conducted on December 8, the Election Commission of India announced on…
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Why reasons for security clearance denial can’t be disclosed to Media One: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre what the reasons were for the denial of security clearance to the Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ and why those reasons cannot be disclosed…
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$4,97,000 seized from passengers’ saree, shoes at Mumbai Airport
Mumbai: The Mumbai Airport customs have seized USD 497,000 worth around Rs 4.10 crore concealed in the saree, shoes and suitcases of a family arriving here from Dubai, officials said here on…
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Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur boy strangled to death with his school tie
Kanpur: A class 12 student, who was found dead at a secluded place near a railway track in Kanpur, was strangled to death with his school tie, the police said. The post-mortem…
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Gola Gokarannath bypoll: SP alleges booth capture by BJP
Lakhimpur (UP): An average voter turnout of over 23 per cent has been recorded in the first two hours of polling in the Gola Gokarannath constituency of Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are…
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‘Guilt proved’, SC rejects review plea of death row convict in Red Fort attack case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed the death penalty for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Arif alias Ashfaq for carrying out the December 2000 Red Fort attack. Rejecting Arif’s review petition,…
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‘Courts cant be seen engaging in activities promoting any religion’: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has objected to the use of the term ‘kodathi vilakku’ (court lamp) in connection with a religious event at the Guruvayur temple in Thrissur district, saying it gives…
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SEWA founder and Gandhian Ela Bhatt passes away at 89
Ahmedabad: Ela Bhatt, noted Gandhian and women’s rights activist who founded the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 89. “It is with profound…
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UP: Two-and-a-half feet man gets married
Shamli : Thirty-two-year-old Azeem Mansuri, who stands two- and-a-half feet tall, finally realised his dream on Wednesday evening when he married Bushra, two feet tall, at a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli…
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‘Bharat Mata not widow’: Activist refuses to speak to journalist for not wearing bindi
Maharashtra activist Sambhaji Bhide on Wednesday refused to speak to a female journalist as she had not put a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. The incident caught on camera, took place after he…
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Polling begins for by poll in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri : Polling has begun in the Gola Gokarannath Assembly constituency, which is witnessing a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP). The main contest is between…
