Uttar Pradesh: Violence erupts again in Kasganj as mob sets kiosk on fire, nine arrested
January 27, 2018 The cremation of the youth killed in the clashes on Friday was delayed as people demanded he be declared a martyr. Violence erupted once again in Kasganj city in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, when groups of people returning from the cremation of a youth killed in clashes on Friday set a kiosk […]
13 dead, 2 injured after bus falls into river in Kolhapur
January 27, 2018 At least 13 people were killed and two injured when a bus carrying 16 passengers fell into the Panchganga River at Kolhapur in Western Maharashtra last night, the police said. The accident took place at around 11:45 pm on the Shivaji Bridge when the driver lost control of the vehicle while travelling […]
Karni Sena threat: CBFC chief not to attend Jaipur Lit Fest
January 27, 2018 He said that he does not want to cause discomfort to the organisers or shift the focus of the event from creativity to controversy. Central Board of Film Certification Chairperson Prasoon Joshi said on Saturday that he will not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival this year so that the event’s dignity is […]
Opposition leaders meet in Mumbai for ‘Save Constitution’ rally
Mumbai: Opposition leaders Sharad Pawar, Sharad Yadav, D Raja, Hardik Patel, Omar Abdullah, Dinesh Trivedi and Sushilkumar Shinde met in Mumbai on Friday for the ‘Save Constitution’ march. The meeting took place at the official residence of leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil in south Mumbai. NCP leaders Praful Patel and DP Tripathi […]
India marks 69th R-Day with grand parade
New Delhi:Marching contingents, strategic defence weaponry and colourful tableaux were on display as India celebrated its 69th Republic Day with a grand parade watched by thousands of people along with ten ASEAN leaders who attended the event as chief guests, in a historic first. Signifying India’s fast growing strategic ties with ASEAN, leaders of all […]
Prez awards Garud commando killed in Kashmir with Ashok Chakra
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind Friday awarded India’s highest peacetime military decoration Ashok Chakra posthumously to IAF Garud commando Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, who was killed during a gunfight with militants in Kashmir. The award was received by Corporal Nirala’s wife Sushmanand and his mother Malti Devi at the majestic Rajpath. After presenting the […]
BJP using hatred to set country on fire: Rahul Gandhi
As school children became target of ‘anti-Padmaavat’ protests, Congress President Rahul Gandhi lashed out at the BJP saying its use of “hatred and violence” is setting the country on fire. Most Congress leaders avoided speaking on the content of the movie but targeted the “complicity” of BJP-ruled states in the “failure” to implement the Supreme […]
LoC shelling: BSF, Rangers meet, India says will not tolerate
Jammu, Jan 26 :The BSF and Pak Rangers today held a flag meeting along the International Border (IB) here during which the Indian side registered its “strong” protest on the recent spate of unprovoked firing incidents, asserting that such acts were unacceptable and would “not be tolerated”. The Border Security Force said the sector commander-level […]
Padmaavat row: 18 men who attacked school bus sent to 14-day custody
January 25, 2018 The 18 men, suspected to be from the Karni Sena, who attacked a school bus full of children in Gurugram on Wednesday have been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Sohna court. On Wednesday, a frenzied mob protesting the release Padmaavat attacked a bus in Gurugram. The G D Goenka World […]
Draw lessons to avoid another Doklam: PLA to India
January 25, 2018 The Chinese military today criticised Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s recent remarks that Doklam is a disputed territory, asserting that it is very much part of China, and India should draw lessons from the 73-day standoff to avoid similar incidents in the future. Reacting for the first time to Gen Rawat’s comments, […]
