Ranchi: At least 13 people were killed in Jharkhand when a train hit a vehicle at an unmanned crossing, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place around 9.30 p.m. on Monday when a family was returning from Raharappa temple in Bolero car, the police said. According to the police, the car's tyre got trapped in the railway tracks at...
New Delhi: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has played long and bold innings on numerous occasions on the cricket pitch, but seems to be making his moves only gingerly on the political pitch. The former ace cricketer on Monday elicited a response from a union minister in the Rajya Sabha to his written query - only the second so far, more...
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought a meeting with union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the rationing of vehicles on the capital's roads from January 1. Kejriwal tweeted he had sought the audience to "discuss implementation of the odd-even formula". The Delhi government has announced that from the start of 2016, private vehicles with odd...
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Monday recommended integration of the CVC and the CBI with the institution of Lokpal. "Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should be fully integrated with the Lokpal and the institution of anti-corruption watchdog be architecturally created vertically with the Lokpal at the apex level and CVC and anti- corruption wing...
Patna: Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Monday said the state government will act tough against criminals to minimise crime in the state. "We will act tough against criminals to minimise the crimes in the state," Tejaswi told media here in response to reports of surge in bank robberies, murders, extortions and looting incidents. Stating that the Bihar government is...
New Delhi: A court here on Monday extended police custody of a BSF constable, arrested in connection with supplying secret documents to an operative of Pakistan's ISI, while remanding three other accused in three-day custody. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal allowed police to quiz the four accused -- Border Security Force (BSF) head constable Abdul Rasheed, retired Indian Army havildar...
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Monday announced a flood relief of Rs.10,000, 10 kg of rice, a sari and dhoti to those who lost their huts in the floods. For those who live in permanent houses and were affected, Rs.5,000, 10 kg of rice, a sari and dhoti would be supplied. Jayalalithaa said in a statement that 10,000...
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Monday said her party will contest the 2017 assembly elections alone. "BSP will not have any alliance with any party. Neither with the Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) nor Congress. Our party will contest all 403 seats and we will contest on our own strength," she told...
Lucknow: In a major relief for over 1.78 lakh shiksha mitras in Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today stayed the decision over the appointment of shiksha mitras delivered by Allahabad High Court. The next hearing will take place on February 24. On September 12 2015, the Allahabad High Court divisional bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Singh had rejected the...
Mumbai: "Ladies vs. Ricky Bahl" star Ranveer Singh will front the advertisements of Set Wet deodorants. “We are delighted to have Ranveer Singh as the face of our Set Wet range of deodorant range. Apart from being probably the most popular star in the brand target consumer, Ranveer also happens to live the brand philosophy of 'Sada Sexy Raho',” Marico Limited's...
