Sunanda death: Hotel Leela suite to be unlocked
September 12, 2017 The Patiala House Court in Delhi on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to de-seal the Hotel Leela’s suite no. 345 where Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda pushkar was found dead, back in 2014. The court ordered the concerned authorities to de-seal the room within four weeks. Earlier in the day, Deputy […]
Congress says ‘BJP on track now’ post Rajnath’s statement on Article 35A
12 September 2017 The Congress party on Monday lauded Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh statement on Article 35A and said the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is on track now on the issues related to Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to ANI, Congress leader Sachin Sawant also asked the Home Minister issue a diktat directing all the […]
Rohingya Muslim refugees threat to India:Rajnath
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Rohingya Muslim refugees in India could pose a security threat to India. “Rohingyas are illegal immigrants. Security threat can’t be ruled out,” said Rajnath while responding to a question in Jammu on the deportation of Rohingya Muslims who have taken shelter in India. Singh said the […]
Girl made to stand in boys’ washroom in school as ‘punishment’
September 11, 2017 An 11-year-old girl studying in class V was made to stand in the boys’ washroom as a “punishment” for coming to the school in civil dress and not in uniform, her father has alleged. A large number of parents and locals on Monday gathered at the school, located in R C Puram area […]
Nirmala Sitharamantakes charge as new Defence Minister of India
7 September 2017 Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday assumed office as new Defence Minister of India. Sitharaman earlier held Commerce and Industries portfolio in the Narendra Modi-led government and was promoted to the post of Defence Minister during the third reshuffle of Modi cabinet. Sitharaman is the first full-time woman Defence Minister of the country. Former […]
Abu Salem, Karimullah Khan get life, Merchant given death in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
A Special TADA Court on Thursday awarded life sentence to prime accused Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan, while awarding death sentence to M. Tahir Merchant in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Special Judge G.A. Sanap also slapped a fine of Rs 200,000 on convicts Salem and Khan, after finding them guilty on various charges including […]
PM meets Suu Kyi, voices concern over violence in Rakhine
September 06, 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the two leaders discussed ways to further cement the bilateral relations. ‘Prime Minister Modi and Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi meet in Myanmar, discuss further cementing of India-Myanmar relations,’ PMO said in a tweet. ‘Meeting a valued […]
Gauri’s murder captured on CCTV cameras: Brother
September 06, 2017 The murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh is believed to have been captured by two CCTV cameras outside her residence, her brother Indrajit Lankesh said today. Gauri was shot by unknown assassins last night and a SIT probe has been ordered into the murder by Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah. Speaking to the media […]
Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday; 6 ministers resign
September 01, 2017 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a reshuffle of his council of ministers at 10 am on Sunday, a top government official said. It will be the third such exercise since he took over in May 2014. “A process has been set in motion for the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan around […]
Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha 2017
As two million Muslims wrap up the Hajj pilgrimage, many remember those suffering in conflicts around the world. Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday as some two million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims on Friday made their […]
