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Ajit Pawar may meet Amit Shah, says NCP leader

Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar may meet Union minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Tuesday evening, a senior party leader said here. State NCP chief Sunil Tatkare…
Bomb threat at Taj Mahal, nothing suspicious found

Agra: An email threatening to blow up the Taj Mahal was received by the regional office of Uttar Pradesh Tourism here Tuesday, which later turned out to be a hoax, a police…

‘If you want to live in India chant Radhe Radhe,’ UP minister ignites communal row

Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh strongly criticized state minister Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh after he remarked that whoever wants to live in India should chant Radhe Radhe. The minister made the inflammatory remark…
SC stays death sentence in Ranchi student rape-murder case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the death sentence of 30-year-old Rahul Raj, alias Rocky Raj, convicted in the sensational 2016 rape and murder case of a 19-year-old BTech student…
Rahul Gandhi to visit Sambhal on Wednesday

Lucknow: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Sambhal on Wednesday along with the five other party MPs from Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra…
Sandeep Dikshit slams Delhi govt over unfulfilled promises

New Delhi: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Tuesday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for raising concerns about the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi at the national level without first…
Centre has released Rs 50,571 crore to states as special assistance

New Delhi: The Centre has released Rs 50,571.42 crore to states as part of its ‘special assistance for capital investment’ scheme to step up expenditure in various development projects during the first…

Maharashtra CM Shinde taken to hospital for check-up

Thane: Caretaker Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde was taken to a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning for a “routine check-up”, a close aide said. “I am fine, do…
PM Modi witnesses application of new criminal laws in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, December 3, interacted with officials and inspected an exhibition on the full implementation of the new criminal laws in Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab…
HC seeks CBI reply on Kuldeep Sengar’s plea in death of Unnao rape victim’s father

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the CBI to respond to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s plea seeking suspension on medical grounds of the 10-year jail term awarded…
In Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav alleges Sambhal violence was pre-planned

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday claimed the violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh was well-planned and aimed at disturbing communal harmony in a place that has long been…
Two buses collide in Kerala, 35 passengers injured

Kannur: About 35 passengers travelling in two state-owned Kerala State Road Transportation Corporation (KSRTC) buses were injured when the buses collided near Peravur in Kerala’s Kannur district on Monday. One bus was…
Security beefed up at Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi

New Delhi: A day after protesters stormed the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala, Delhi Police on Tuesday stepped up security around the Bangladesh High Commission in Chanakyapuri here, according to officials. “The security…
One killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

Srinagar: A terrorist was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in the Dachhigam forest area of Srinagar on Tuesday, according to the Army. Officials in Srinagar said that acting on…
India’s power consumption up 5 per cent in Nov

New Delhi: India’s power consumption increased by 5.14 per cent to 125.44 billion units in November this year from 119.30 billion units in the same month last year, according to official figures.…