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Do Justice: Asaduddin Owaisi to police on lynching in UP

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, January 5, criticised the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government for its inaction against the accused in the latest case of lynching. Owaisi also…
Chhattisgarh scribe murder: Main accused Suresh Chandrakar held in Hyderabad

Raipur: Suresh Chandrakar, the prime accused in the murder of a journalist in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, has been taken into custody by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Hyderabad, a police official…

BPSC exam row: Prashant Kishor arrested in Patna

Patna: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, who had been on a fast unto death at Gandhi Maidan here to press the demand for cancellation of a Bihar PSC exam, was arrested early…
HC might take up Union Carbide waste disposal petition on Monday

Bhopal: All eyes are set on the Madhya Pradesh High Court which on Monday is expected to hear the matter concerning the Union Carbide waste sent from Bhopal to Dhar district for…
HMPV virus scare: Karnataka govt issues advisory

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Sunday issued an advisory, dos and don’ts regarding the threat from the spread of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) disease in China. The Department of Health and Family Welfare…
Man accused of firing at cop during Sambhal violence nabbed

Sambhal: A man accused of firing at a police officer during last year’s violence in the city was arrested on Sunday with a gun and ammunition in his possession, police said. Sambhal…
Five Indian-origin men charged with murder in New Jersey

New York: Five Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged with the murder of an Indian, whose bullet-ridden body had been found in a forest in New Jersey, according to officials. The…

Bangladesh repatriates 95 Indian fishermen

New Delhi: Bangladesh on Sunday handed over to India 95 Indian fishermen while New Delhi released 90 Bangladeshi fishermen. The process of reciprocal repatriation of fishermen in each other’s custody came amid…
Congress slams Ramesh Bidhuri over his remarks on Priyanka Gandhi, seeks apology

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday demanded an apology from BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri for his remarks that he would make roads in his constituency which are like Congress leader “Priyanka Gandhi’s cheeks”,…
Lack of genuine political leadership led to Manipur violence: Apex Meitei body

Imphal: An apex civil society organisation (CSO) of the Meitei community in Manipur on Sunday attributed the ethnic conflict in the state to a “lack of genuine political leadership”. Thockhom Somorendro, the…
PM Modi sets ball rolling for India to become world’s 2nd largest metro rail network

New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation for multiple urban railway development projects worth over Rs 12,200 crore in Delhi on Sunday, India is well on track to become…
Youth kills mother, ends life on Bengaluru outskirts

Bengaluru: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her son, who was in an inebriated state, before he took his life by hanging, in the old Chandapura area on the outskirts…
Manipur: 42 weapons recovered by army & police from 5 districts

Imphal: In a series of successful joint operations by the Indian Army, 42 weapons, a large cache of ammunition, and other war-like stores have been recovered from five districts in both the…
Amid backlash, Ramesh Bidhuri clarifies remarks on Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi: Ramesh Bidhuri, the BJP candidate from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections issued a clarification on Sunday, January 5, after getting into a soup over sexist…
19 including Prachi, Narsinghanand charged for Muzaffarnagar riots

In a significant move, a special MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar has taken legal action against 19 political figures including senior BJP leaders in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots during…