The state government is now considering a proposal to ban the sale of liquor and meat in the entire district, a demand made by local seers. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling declaring certain parts of Ayodhya and Mathura as pilgrim centres in order to enforce the proposed ban …

MJ Akbar has filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani. New Delhi: A former woman colleague of ex-Union Minister MJ Akbar, who has filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, told a Delhi court on Monday that his reputation has been “destroyed” and “damaged irreparably” due …

Gabbard, a Democrat, is highly popular among Indian-Americans in the US. Washington: Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker from Hawaii in the US Congress, is considering to run for American presidency in 2020, according to sources close to her. On Friday, at a Medtronic conference in Los Angeles, an eminent …

In its manifesto for the December elections in the state, the BJP has proposed free distribution of one lakh cows every year. HYDERABAD: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioning if they will give him one out of the 1 …

On Sunday, Sahu resigned from the membership of the Congress party. Raipur: Former Chhattisgarh Congress vice president Ghanaram Sahu on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party chief Amit Shah. On Sunday, Sahu resigned from the membership of the Congress party. His move came barely hours …

“This (introduction of Yoga in schools and colleges) is not linked to Hindutva. Yoga is for better health,” BJP’s manifesto committee Chairman NVSS Prabhakar has said. Hyderabad: The BJP in its manifesto for the December 7 Assembly polls in Telangana, has proposed introduction of Yoga in schools and colleges and …

Army Chief said that the Centre has appointed an interlocutor, who is talking to all parties concerned. NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday ruled out direct talks between the Centre and terrorists and urged the Kashmiri separatists to hold parleys with the interlocutor appointed by the central …

Files Go app was launched last December to free up space on mobile phones. New Delhi/San Francisco: Search engine giant Google has rebranded its memory de-cluttering app Files Go app to Files by Google. Google said that it has also redesigned the user experience to make sure that the content …

Foldable phones promise the screen of a small tablet in a pocket-sized device. San Francisco: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it. Samsung needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines …

Portal video calls are encrypted. New Delhi: Social media giant Facebook has announced that it has started shipping new video-calling devices Portal and Portal+ in US. “You can purchase Portal for $199 USD and Portal+ for $349 USD from portal.facebook.com, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com as well as Amazon Books and Best Buy …