Manmohan attacks Modi for ‘economic mismanagement’
Bengaluru: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today launched a scathing attack on the Modi government for its “disastrous policies” and “economic mismanagement”, and said the country was facing crises that were avoidable. Singh attacked the government over a series of banking sector frauds, saying the money swindled almost quadrupled from Rs 28,416 crore in September […]
Indian tea seller caught using water from train toilet
Newdehli:-An Indian tea vendor caught on film taking water from a train toilet before selling his drinks to passengers has been fined as concerns grow in the country over food safety. The vendor on the Chennai-Hyderabad Express was caught after footage of him and two others coming out of a toilet with large cans used […]
Rahul seeks answers from Modi on tainted candidates
Rahul Gandhi today demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the BJP giving tickets to those allegedly involved in corruption, including its chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa. With only a week left for the Karnataka elections, the Congress president put out a video titled “Karnataka’s Most Wanted” on his Twitter account to highlight […]
Death penalty cold-blooded killing: Nirbhaya rapists ask SC to spare life
New Delhi: Four of the men who gangraped and tortured a paramedic student from Delhi on a moving bus in December 16, 2012, leaving the nation in shock and rage, asked the Supreme Court to spare them the death sentence as it was “cold-blooded killing in the name of Justice.” As the court reserved its verdict, […]
Modi, Xi could meet 3 more times this year: Chinese envoy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have the opportunity to meet at least three times this year to take forward their friendship forged during their unprecedented informal summit in Wuhan, China’s ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said. Luo said the two leaders reached broad consensus on the overarching, long-term and strategic issues […]
Nobel Prize in literature 2018 cancelled after sexual assault scandal
Copenhagen: The Nobel Prize in literature will be not awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within the ranks of the Swedish Academy that selects the winner. The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made at a weekly meeting in Stockholm a day earlier, on […]
Punjab village ‘bans’ love marriages after couple ties the knot
LUDHIANA: After two youngsters who lived in neighbouring houses at Chankoian Khurd village in Doraha married for love, the enraged panchayat passed a resolution banning love marriages. Not content with that, they also pasted an order asking residents to socially boycott the family at several places in the village. On April 29, members of the gram panchayat, local gurdwara […]
Andhra Pradesh: 9-year-old girl raped by 50-year-old rickshaw-puller in Guntur
Guntur: In yet another horrific incident of crime against minor girls, a nine-year-old girl was sexually assaulted allegedly by a 50-year-old man in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur. Following the incident, violent protests erupted in the area. Locals blocked a highway till early this morning and have set a deadline till 3 pm for the arrest of the […]
Over 90 dead after high-intensity storm wreaks havoc in Rajasthan, UP
New Delhi: A dust storm, accompanied by rain, swept across several parts of western and northern India on Wednesday. The storm wreaked havoc across Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, killing over 90 people and injuring over hundreds. The high-intensity storm also disrupted normal life and damaged houses in many areas. The storm swept across Delhi as […]
Rajasthan: Death toll climbs to 27, over 100 injured as dust storm wreaks havoc
Jaipur: At least 27 people have died in Rajasthan after a high-intensity squall swept through eastern parts of state, news agency ANI said. Over 100 people have been injured due to the dust storm, which was followed by thunder showers. The storm hit Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, uprooting electricity poles and trees and collapsing houses. A detailed […]
