The newly-inducted Chief Minister further suggested that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief should visit temples for ‘mental peace’. AGARTALA: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee discredited the victory of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura Assembly elections, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched a scathing attack on …
Read More »‘Janbaz’ BSF jawans set world record in motorcycle riding, enter Limca book: See pics
BSF’s ‘Janbaz’ was created in 1990, and they are famous for displaying their gravity-defying stunts. NEW DELHI: Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans belonging to the motorcycle trick riding team ‘Janbaz’ on Tuesday set a new world record by riding for 10 hours 34 minutes 27 seconds at a stretch, …
Read More »Kathua gangrape-murder case: Accused move SC, seek CBI probe
Two prime accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court opposing the plea of the victim’s father seeking transfer of trial outside the state, preferably to Chandigarh. NEW DELHI: Two prime accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder …
Read More »Woman in Kanpur alleges rape by police officer on the pretext of marriage
Seeking punishment for him, she said he should be behind bars and not in a uniform. KANPUR: A woman in Kanpur has alleged that she was raped by a police officer on the pretext of marriage. Seeking punishment for him, she said: “He should be behind bars and not in …
Read More »Ludhiana: 24 injured as LPG blast rips through labour quarters in Giaspura
The incident occurred at 7 am; police suspect leakage of gas from LPG cylinder as cause of blast. Ludhiana : At least 24 people suffered burn injuries after an LPG cylinder blast ripped through the labour quarters in New Samrat Colony in Ludhiana on Thursday morning. 23 of the injured …
Read More »Trump, Macron call for new nuclear deal with Iran
French President and his American counterpart called jointly on Tuesday for a new nuclear deal with Iran. Washington: French President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart Donald Trump called jointly on Tuesday for a new nuclear deal with Iran, after the US leader denounced the three-year-old accord as “insane.” “I …
Read More »Over 5,000 Gujarat farmers battling land acquisition seek ‘death’
Harshad Patel, Collector, Bhavnagar, said that the farmers had dropped these letters, in which they have demanded permission for “icchha mrityu”, at the registry branch of the collectorate. AHMEDABAD: Over 5,000 people in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, battling against the acquisition of land by a state power utility, have written letters …
Read More »Rajasthan BJP chief’s appointment hits intra-party conflict hurdle
Parnami was appointed as Rajasthan BJP chief in February 2014 and is also a BJP legislator from Jaipur’s Adarsh Nagar constituency. Gagan Shakti 2018: IAF conducts pan India exercise, aims real-time coordination in intense battle scDaily Horoscope: Find out what the stars have in store for you today – April …
Read More »Two arrested for allegedly pulling the skirt of Indore-based model
The accused tried to ‘pull’ her skirt while she was travelling on her scooter. The incident allegedly took place at a busy stretch of road on Sunday morning. BHOPAL: Two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of the Madhya Pradesh-based model who had met with an …
Read More »Congress distances itself from Salman Khurshid’s ‘blood of Muslims’ remark, says it disagrees in toto
It has said the remark was Khurshid’s personal opinion, but Khurshid says he was defending the Congress. Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s comment that his party has the blood of Muslims on its hands has sent the grand old party scurrying into damage control mode. Even as the Congress sought …
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