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The Goa police today arrested a woman who allegedly 'sold' a 16-year-old girl to the expelled Congress legislator Atanasio Monserratte after she surrendered before the Crime Branch in Panaji.The police were looking for the woman, Rosy Ferros, whom the victim had referred to as 'aunty' in her...
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Rebel party workers on Saturday ransacked Congress Bhavan in Agartala in protest against All India Congress Committee's decision to suspend party MLA Sudip Roy Barman who was allegedly involved in anti-party activities.As the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Birjit Sinha was...
22:45
A parcel containing a detonator and explosives, along with a letter threatening Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, was received at Film Training Institute of India on Saturday.A first information report against unknown persons has been registered at Deccan...
21:35
The Gujarat government today issued a government resolution giving minority status to the Jain community. Transport Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party state unit chief Vijay Rupani made the announcement.The previous United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre had conferred the minority...
21:14
A Jet Airways aircraft with 66 passengers and four crew on board skidded off the runway after landing at the Indore airport here this evening.All passengers and crew have deplaned safely, Jet Airways said.'Jet Airways flight 9W-2793 from Delhi to Indore, has departed the paved surface after...
20:52
JUST IN: Jet Airways aircraft skids off runway at Indore airport. All passengers safe, airport sources.
20:23
At least 12 people were injured in an AC compressor pipe blast that took place in Sir Sunder Lal Hospital in Banaras Hindu University on Saturday.According to reports, the blast took place at around 1.05 pm at the emergency ward. The fire brigade was called immediately, though there was no...
19:47
A court hearing a cheque bounce case against promoter of defunct Kingfisher Airlines Vijay Mallya today directed him to appear before it on the next hearing in July, failing which it will issue a warrant against him.The metropolitan magistrate's court in suburban Andheri was hearing applications...
19:32
Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party chief Ajay Bhatt has called for a meeting with all its members of legislative assembly in Dehradun tomorrow, in wake of floor test to be held on May 10.Earlier, both the Congress and the BJP issued whips to their MLAs as they try to keep their flock...
18:44
The members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhakam were arrested Coimbatore today when they staged a black flag demonstration against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over Sri Lankan Tamils' issue, hours before his visit to the city for addressing an election rally.A total of 91 TPDK workers,...
18:29
A collision between a fishing boat and a cargo ship in the East China Sea has left 17 missing and two dead, Chinese state media said today.The Lu Rong Yu collided with a Maltese freighter at 3.40 am Beijing time, according to state broadcaster China Central Television.Passing ships rescued two...
17:54
Four of the 10 terror suspects who were detained by Delhi Police for their alleged ideological leaning towards banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed were today released due to lack of adequate evidence, three days after being questioned by the anti-terrorism unit.Of the four, three are residents of east...
17:36
A Delhi court on Saturday summoned Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using derogatory word 'thulla' for referring to policemen.The court has asked Kejriwal to appear before it on July 14 in the matter.A Delhi Police constable has last year in October lodged a criminal defamation...
17:25
A 65-year-old Muslim spiritual leader was hacked to death in central Bangladesh, in an attack that bears the hallmark of previous murders of intellectuals, bloggers and minorities by Islamists in the country.Shahidullah was found dead with gashes on the right shoulder and a slit throat in a mango...
17:09
Ahead of the crucial floor test on May 10, Congress and BJP are issuing whips to their MLAs as they try to keep their flock together. The process to issue whips to all the party MLAs for the floor test has been initiated, Congress Chief Whip and former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Indira...
16:23
A four-year-old minor was sexually assaulted at a summer camp in the IT City, according to reports. Police have arrested a 21-year-old youth for allegedly molesting the minor. The accused has been identified as one of the faculty members. According to information, he was produced before the...
16:14
JUST IN:Â Delhi court summons CM Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly using derogatory word 'thulla' for referring to policemen.
15:44
JNU student Umar Khalid, facing sedition charge for allegedly raising anti-India slogans at the university campus in February, was today granted permission by a Delhi court to travel to Kolkata to attend a panel discussion. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh allowed Khalid to travel to the...
15:24
Goa government is in the process of issuing rules for the Gaming Commission, that is proposed to be set up to regulate the state casino industry, and one the rules would be to ban local citizens from entering casinos.
14:46
Pakistan needs modern F-16 fighter jets for its ongoing war against terrorism but rejects the conditions the United States has attached with their sale, said Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry. the foreign secretary said no conditions should be attached to the sale of F-16s because Pakistan...
14:28
Former J-K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the election of Sadiq Khan as the new mayor of London was an example for all cities around the world even as he wondered whether any city in India would ever vote a person from a minority community to such an important post. Well done #London....
14:15
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was seen in and as 'FAN' this year. The film won critical acclaim and his fans loved the performance. However, it has now come to light that a Delhi-based sweet shop has slapped a legal notice to the producers and SRK for allegedly using its brand name...
13:39
Uttarakhand disqualified MLAs' plea: Uttarakhand HC reserves its order, will pronounce at 10 am on May 9
13:38
Sounding a word of caution to students on education loans, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said they should not fall prey to 'unscrupulous schools' which leave them with high debt and useless degrees.Observing that education at high quality research universities will remain expensive in near...
13:24
Announcing a new mayor of London is always a historic moment, but the appointment of Sadiq Khan -- the first ever Muslim to take on the job -- has even more significance. It's a victory that, according to Khan himself, sends a strong message to all 'the haters in Iraq and in Syria', showing...
13:22
JUST IN:Â Goa rape case: Third accused surrenders before crime branch. MLA Atanasio Monserrate is already in custody
12:34
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to discuss the drought and water-scarcity situation in the state. Yadav has sought an aid of Rs 10,000 crore from the Centre to tackle drought and water crisis. Had a productive meeting with UP CM on the drought...
12:18
All three cousin brothers of former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi --Sandeep, Sanjeev and Rajiv reached the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters on Saturday as their grilling entered second day in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper scam.On being asked about the chances of them...
12:04
Pakistan's anti-graft body has arrested Balochistan's finance secretary and recovered gold and currency worth Rs 730 million from his house in Quetta, the provincial capital. The huge amount of money and gold were seized yesterday during a raid by the National Accountability Bureau at the...
11:26
JUST IN:Â Hearing of disqualified MLAs' plea challenging their disqualification by the assembly speaker, begins in Uttarakhand HC.
11:20
Taking charge of the AAP protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack against the prime minister, saying, Modi is afraid of Sonia Gandhi. He will not take any action against her. The Delhi CM added that the Centre had no intention to act against the...
11:01
The indefinite hunger strike by JNU students entered the 10th day today even as students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar withdrew his fast due to medical reasons.So far, six students have withdrawn their fast against the punishment by the university in connection with the February 9Â event...
10:52
Over three-fourths of the 385 death row prisoners between 2010-2015 are economically vulnerable and over 62% did not complete secondary school, according to the Death Penalty India Report released on Friday. Read more HERE
10:31
Member of the Aam Aadmi Party have congregated at Jantar Mantar and are protesting against Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. The protest has turned violent with police lathi-charging the protesters.Â
10:15
Amid depleting squadron numbers and fighter jet crisis, the Indian Air Force is now facing a problem with its frontline fighter aircraft Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The government said the Su-30MKIs have been facing engine troubles and have been forced to land on single engine 34 times since April 1,...
09:46
After three days of water train politics between the Centre and Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav come face to face today to discuss water scarcity.Modi wrote to chief ministers of three drought-hit states - Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka -...
09:16
Three militants of the Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir Pulwama district early this morning.A senior police officer said troops of counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and local police had jointly surrounded Panzgam village near Awantipora...
03:58
Many mosques in the United Kingdom propagate extremely strict rules of conduct for women, asking them to delete their Facebook accounts, not to leave their houses without their husbands' permission, and to avoid wearing trousers, a research report released on Friday said.The research conducted by...
03:14
Renowned Hollywood film studio Paramount Pictures has served a notice to Meerut's Chaudhary Charan Singh University after a large number of students illegally downloaded movies through the varsity's IP address, The Times of India reported.The CCSU had started a free WiFi service for students last...
02:31
An Egyptian government official has blamed the animated Tom and Jerry series for allegedly spreading a culture of violence, AP has reported.The accusations by Salah Abdel-Sadek, head of State Information Service, which is affiliated with the presidency, came at a forum held in Cairo this...
01:52
Two people were killed and two others wounded in a pair of shootings on Friday in the suburbs of Washington, and authorities sought a federal law enforcement officer.The police put out a bulletin seeking help in locating Eulalio Tordil, a 62-year-old officer in the Department of Homeland...
00:41
A Brazilian Senate committee voted on Friday to recommend starting an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff, who now faces being suspended from office in less than a week.The special committee's decision was non-binding but marked the last formal stage before the full Senate votes...
00:22
In his first comment on Donald Trump after he was declared presumptive Republican nominee, United States President Barack Obama on Friday warned that the race to the White House was not a reality show and called for a close scrutiny of the controversial billionaire's past record and...
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Those involved in chopper chori must be punished: PM on Agusta rowGovernment vows to do in Agusta what it could not do in BoforsKanhaiya discharged from AIIMS, JNU asks students to not invite outsidersNow, US may sell F-16s to India
