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AAP may split opposition votes in Gujarat Assembly polls: Political experts
Ahmedabad: Even as the Aam Aadmi Party sees itself the main contender to the ruling BJP in Gujarat, where the Assembly polls are due later this year, some political experts and the…
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Two persons arrested in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid
New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested two persons on Saturday in connection with the Jama Masjid protest that took place on Friday over the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya…
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Delhi: Massive fire breaks out in Karol Bagh
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out in Karol Bagh area of the national capital on Sunday. The fire erupted in the Gaffar market in Karol Bagh. As many as 39 fire…
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AIMIM to contest Gujarat assembly elections
Kutch: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said that his party will fight the assembly polls in Gujarat. He stated that AIMIM has been preparing for the assembly…
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Prophet tweet row: Pune cops register FIR against expelled BJP functionary Naveen Jindal
Pune: An FIR has been registered against expelled Delhi BJP media head Naveen Kumar Jindal in Pune city in Maharashtra for allegedly outraging religious feelings through his post on Prophet Mohammad, police…
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In videos: Police brutality on Muslims protesting remarks against Prophet
Several accounts of police brutality against protestors condemning the remarks on Prophet Muhammad by suspended BJP spokespersons have surfaced on social media. After the protests that erupted in many parts of the…
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Kashmir: Youtuber held for enacting beheading of Nupur Sharma
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested Kashmir-based Youtuber Faisal Wani, who had digitally enacted the act of beheading former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. “We have registered an FIR against the Youtuber…
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Prophet remark row: Bulldozers raze houses of violence accused in UP
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur shared videos of municipal teams out with bulldozers under a heavy police presence demolishing parts of the homes of two of the accused arrested for allegedly disturbing…
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Nagaland killings: Army Major named among 30 soldiers in botched operation
Kohima: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), set up by the Nagaland government to probe the killing of 14 people in Mon district in December last year, has named 30 Army men including…
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Mamata convenes meeting of opposition leaders, CMs on upcoming presidential poll
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a meeting on June 15 convened by her in New Delhi to prepare a joint…
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Ahead of President election, Rajya Sabha poll result boost for BJP
New Delhi: The BJP’s strength in state assemblies suggested that the party could retain only 20 of the 24 Rajya Sabha seats it held in the biennial polls for 57 seats but…
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Hyderabad gang rape: Police begin questioning five juveniles
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police on Saturday began questioning five juveniles arrested in connection with the May 28 gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a car. The police until now was questioning only…
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UP cops arrest Javed Mohammad, call him ‘Mastermind’ of Prayagraj violence
The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested Javed Mohammad, an activist with the Welfare Party of India, in connection with the protests that erupted in Prayagraj after Friday prayers. Protests occurred around…
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Karnataka: Hindu BMTC workers wear saffron shawls in protest of skull-caps
Bengaluru: A section of Hindu employees of the state-owned Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) objecting to the Muslim drivers, conductors and others wearing skull caps, are now attending duty donning saffron shawls.…
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Delhi Police files FIR in connection with protests outside Jama Masjid over Prophet remarks
New Delhi: Police have registered a case in connection with Friday’s protest outside Jama Masjid to demand the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad,…
