JNU Row: Delhi Police Opposes Kanhaiya Kumar's Bail Plea
NEW DELHI -- Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi today made a U-turn from his earlier stand of not opposing JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea in the High Court, saying it was due to "change in...
View ArticleSwacch Bharat? U.P. Babu Caught Peeing At Triveni Sangam In Allahabad
NEW DELHI -- In a knock to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacch Bharat Campaign, a bureaucrat in Uttar Pradesh was caught urinating on the banks of the Sangam in Allahabad. The embarrassing video of...
View ArticleHaryana Chief Minister ML Khattar Heckled In Rohtak; HC Wants Jat Stir Report...
CHANDIGARH--Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was heckled today and an angry crowd gheraoed his vehicle as he visited Jat dominated Rohtak district, the epicentre of the stir, even as he...
View ArticleDelhi High Court Asks Two JNU Students, Accused Of Sedition, To Surrender
NEW DELHI--The Delhi high court on Tuesday asked two JNU students charged with sedition -- Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya – to surrender at a place of their choice. The Delhi Police strongly...
View ArticleSupreme Court To hear plea Against Lawyers Who Said They Beat up JNU's...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider a plea seeking contempt action against three lawyers allegedly caught on camera bragging and boasting that they had beaten up Jawaharlal Nehru University...
View ArticleFormer Haryana CM Asked To Leave Violence-Hit Rohtak
ROHTAK -- Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda was tonight asked to leave Rohtak, the town worst hit by Jat violence, by the district administration which cited maintenance of peace as...
View Article‘Jesus Christ Was A Tamil Hindu', Claims Book By V.D. Savarkar's Brother
MUMBAI -- A controversial book penned by the brother of Hindutva ideologue V. D. Savarkar, claiming Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu, is being re-launched 70 years after it was first published. The book,...
View ArticleJayalalithaa's Birthday: Hundreds Get Amma's Name, Face Tattooed On Their Bodies
CHENNAI -- Over 1,000 people tattooed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's picture and name on their forearms to mark the 68th birth anniversary of the AIADMK supremo. The event was organised by...
View ArticleTired Of The Gory, Depressing Anti-Smoking Commercials? Here's An Alternative...
If you generally dread the depressing and badly-made anti-smoking commercials that play before films in theatres and are now aired on television too, here's an alternative. Directed by Vibhu Puri, who...
View ArticleDonald Trump Says Indians Are Taking Away Jobs From Americans
LAS VEGAS -- Donald Trump, the controversial Republican presidential front-runner, has added India to the list of countries that he says are ripping off jobs from the US and has pledged to bring them...
View ArticleRamdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth Gets Over 600 Acres Of Land From Maharashtra...
The Maharashtra government has given Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth 653 acres of land to set up four industrial units in Vidarbha region of east Maharashtra, including in the backward district of...
View ArticleWomen Passengers Were Dragged Out Of Vehicles And Raped Near Murthal In...
NEW DELHI -- Women passengers were dragged out of their vehicles and allegedly raped in fields near the National Highway in Murthal, Haryana, reported The Tribune. It's unclear if the incident, which...
View ArticleAmnesty International Report Says Indian Govt Is Harassing Civil Society
NEW DELHI -- Amnesty International has joined a growing chorus accusing India of supporting a climate of intolerance by cracking down on dissent through arbitrary arrests, caste-based discrimination,...
View ArticleFadnavis Says Assault On Latur Cop Was An Attack On The Entire Police Force
MUMBAI -- Condemning the incident of an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Latur being thrashed by the local goons, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said it was not an attack on...
View ArticleThis Journalist Wants Arrested JNU Students To Be Given The 'Joy Of Rape'
Update: This story has been updated to remove the reference to Anil Dikshit as a Dainik Jagran journalist. His social media profiles have now been updated to remove this claim as well. At a time when...
View ArticleIndian Classical Dance Can Help Victims Of Sexual Violence, Says Study
MUMBAI -- Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic experiences and gain confidence, a...
View ArticleBudget Session Day 2: Mayawati And Smriti Irani Clash Over Rohith Vemula's...
NEW DELHI -- Lawmakers in both Houses of Parliament debated the explosive incidents involving the suicide of a Dalit student in Hyderabad, and the arrest of Jawharlal Nehru students in a sedition case,...
View Article5 Things You Should Never Gift A Man
If you think buying a gift for a woman is tough, then try buying one for a man. Such limited options and the cry for being creative and out of the box at the same time leaves every girl clueless when...
View ArticlePhotos Of These #IndianBreakfasts On Instagram Will Make Your Tummy Growl
The best part about an Indian breakfast is the number of variety to choose from: Piping hot sambar with a tomato-onion utthapam or the beloved aloo parantha? Savoury upma or crispy puris with sumptuous...
View ArticleJat Quota Row: Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda's Aide Arrested On...
HISSAR--Haryana police today booked former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's close aide Virender on sedition charges over an audio clip of his conversation in which he allegedly incited violence...
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