Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Soon after a lower court declared six of the eight accused guilty in the Kamduni gang rape and murder case, the victim’s family on Thursday demanded capital punishment for all of…
Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at University of Hyderabad (UoH) where Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research scholar of the university allegedly hanged himself to death after he was expelled from his hostel; in Hyderabad,…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) In an embarrassment for the opposition Congress in Maharashtra, the CBI could prosecute former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Society scam, officials said here on Thursday. Chavan, 57, is…
Dubai, Jan 28 (IANS) L. Subramaniam, often revered as the god of the violin by Indian music aficionados, will be the highlight of a gala dinner hosted for the speakers of the second edition of…
Kochi, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after alleging that she paid bribes to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a key accused in the “solar scam” insisted on Thursday that will disprove his claims of innocence….
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Indira Gandhi knew her life was at risk when she decided to go for militarily storm the Golden Temple, President Pranab Mukherjee reveals in the second part of his memoirs…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) Sarbananda Sonowal addresses at lighting of the South Asian Games Torch and the flag off Torch Relay ceremony from National Stadium, in…
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after he was expelled from Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK, legislator Pazha Karuppaiah on Thursday said the state should impose liquor prohibition to protect the future generations. “It is not…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the first 20 cities which will be developed into Smart Cities in 2016. These cities were…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India said on Thursday that it sees the trial of the 2008 Mumbai terror masterminds in Pakistan as a test of Islamabad’s sincerity in fighting terrorism. We have said before…
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Three faculty members of the University of Hyderabad on Thursday launched a hunger strike even as students continued their protest for the 11th day over the suicide of a Dalit student….
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. (File Photo: IANS) Thrissur (Kerala), Jan 28 (IANS) A court here on Thursday directed Kerala’s vigilance department to file an FIR against Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the solar panel…
Lahore, Jan 28 (IANS) A Pakistani fan of Indian star batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to a decade in jail after being taken into custody for raising the Indian tricolour on the roof of…
New Delhi: People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti at Agenda 15 organised by Aaj Tak in New Delhi, on Dec 12, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Jammu/Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) What is holding back PDP leader Mehbooba…
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) A man hurled a shoe at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday, but it missed the intended target. The incident took place during a function at which Nitish Kumar reiterated the…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday announced the names of the first 20 cities which will be developed into smart cities in 2016. These are: Bhubaneswar (Odisha),…
Unidentified balloon-shaped object brought down by by IAF radar in Rajasthan New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India will take up with Pakistan the issue of an unidentified balloon-like object that intruded into Indian territory and…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa on Thursday submitted to the Supreme Court, in a sealed cover, his reports to the central government on the political crisis in the northeastern…
Pope Francis leads a mass in the sanctuary of the Virgin of Charity in El Cobre, on the last day of his visit to Cuba, 22 September 2015. EFE/Orlando Barria Vatican City, Jan 28 (IANS/AKI)…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund’s historic quota and governance reforms that for the first time place four emerging market countries – Brazil, China, India, and Russia – among its 10 largest members…