Rain in Delhi
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) There was rainfall in parts of Delhi on Sunday morning. The minimum temperature settled at 17.2 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. As per an official of the India Meteorological…
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Andhra minister’s son surrenders in molestation case
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) Ravela Susheel, son of Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Social and Tribal Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu, surrendered before Hyderabad police on Sunday over a molestation case. Susheel appeared at Banjara Hills police…
Even today you learn from Manoj Kumar’s films: David Dhawan
Veteran actor Manoj Kumar during the 9th Star Guild Awards, in Mumbai on January 16, 2014. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) There is a lot to learn from veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar’s films even…
Think 10 times before talking to Salman: Daisy Shah
Mumbai: Actress Daisy Shah performs during the Umang Mumbai Police Show 2016 in Mumbai, on Jan 19, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) Actress Daisy Shah says she has to think 10 times before…
Smriti Irani’s car meets with accident on Yamuna Expressway
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 26, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) It was a narrow escape for union Human Resource Development Minister…
Opposition marketing tolerance as they lack issues: Kher
Actor Anupam Kher held (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Pro-BJP actor Anupam Kher on Saturday accused the opposition of “marketing” the tolerance-intolerance debate as they lacked issues and were unable to stomach their defeat…
Girl burnt alive by spurned lover in Andhra
Hyderabad, March 5 (IANS) A girl was burnt alive by a spurned lover and his friend in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said. The shocking incident occurred in Chataparru village of Eluru mandal in West…
Father kills daughter for returning late from school
Chandigarh, March 5 (IANS) A man was arrested in Punjab’s Ropar on Saturday for allegedly hacking his teenaged minor daughter to death, after getting enraged when she came back late from school, police said. The…
Case against top Kerala policeman for minor son’s driving
Thrissur (Kerala), March 5 (IANS) A court here on Saturday directed a case be registered against a senior police official as his minor son drove an official vehicle. The Thrissur vigilance court gave this direction…
Too much focus on solar energy in rural India: US environmentalist
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Vouching for going big on nuclear energy in India, American global thinker on energy and environment Michael Shellenberger cautions against “too much” thrust on solar power for rural villages. “I think…
Aden attack: Indian priest, nun still missing, Sushma assures all help
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, March 5 (IANS) There is no trace of the Catholic priest from Kerala, taken away by unidentified gunmen following Friday’s attack on a care home for…
Court drops charges against LeT’s Tunda in fourth case too
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) A court here on Saturday dropped charges against suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb maker Abdul Karim Tunda in 1998 case under the Explosive Substance Act – the fourth case he was…
Sangma’s body brought to hometown in Meghalaya
Tura (Meghalaya), March 5 (IANS) Thousands of people from different walks of life paid their last respects to former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Agitok Sangma as his body was brought to his hometown here in…
Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi over JNU incidents
Vrindavan, March 5 (IANS) BJP national president Amit Shah on Saturday lashed out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for supporting the anti-national slogans and happenings in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi. Addressing a…
Aruanchal CM inducts two deputy CMs, four ministers
Itanagar, March 5 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Saturday formed his new council of ministers by inducting seven members of the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) including two deputy chief ministers. Governor…
Give women due representation in legislatures: President
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Linking the issue of women’s empowerment with their numbers in parliament and state assemblies, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said it was impossible in the absence of their appropriate representation…
Mother-daughter held with cartridges at Kolkata airport
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The hobby of collecting ammunition landed a mother-daughter duo into trouble on Saturday after they were detained by police at the airport her ewhile they were to catch a flight to…
Heart ‘flies’ from Indore to Mumbai in 116 minutes to save Odisha youth
Mumbai, March 5 (IANS) Precise and meticulous planning by various private and government agencies enabled a donated heart “fly” from Indore to Mumbai within just 116 minutes to save the life of a 22-year-old cardiac…
Bengal’s geography, demography ignored in deciding poll schedule: Trinamool
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday said the Election Commission (EC) should have been “more aware” about the state’s geography and demography while drawing out the poll schedule for the…
Thane 14-member family massacre: Multiple motives emerge in probe
Thane (Maharashtra), March 5 (IANS) A week after the sensational massacre of 14 family members and subsequent suicide by killer Hasnain Warekar, the police on Saturday came up with multiple motives behind the macabre killings,…