Transport strike live: Buses, taxis go off the road in Karnataka.
Bengaluru: Commuting is likely to become a massive struggle for people in several parts of the country on Tuesday with transport corporations in the Karnataka […]
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Honor Play to be launched in India today.
NewDelhi: Huawei sub-brand Honor is set to launch gaming-centric ‘Honor Play’ smartphone in India on Monday. The device, unveiled in China in June this year, […]
Fire breaks out in Kolkata’s Priya theatre, no casualties reported.
Kolkata: A fire broke out on Sunday evening at Priya Cinema in Kolkata, following which at least five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. […]
MiG-29K jet in race with Lamborghini at Goa’s Dabolim airport.
Goa: A 44-second video of Indian Navy’s frontline fighter jet MiG-29K racing with a Lamborghini at Dabolim airport in Goa has gone viral on social […]
Even if you slit our throat, we’ll be Muslims: Owaisi on youth’s beard forcibly shaved off in Gurugram.
NewDelhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that even if their throats are slit, they will continue to be Muslims. […]
One of three judges absent, hearing on Article 35A related to J&K adjourned.
NEWDELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A which empowers Jammu and Kashmir’s legislature to define […]
Delhi Police arrests 3 auto-lifters, recovers keys to 64 luxury cars.
NEWDELHI: Delhi Police on Saturday busted a car-stealing racket involving three criminals who reportedly targeted high-end vehicles. As many as ten cars were recovered from […]
Activist Swami Agnivesh to approach Supreme Court over Jharkhand mob attack.
Jharkhand: Two weeks after he was assaulted allegedly by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers in Jharkhand’s Pakur, social activist […]
Elephant safari in Corbett Tiger Reserve? Uttarakhand HC puts the brakes.
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday banned the commercial use of elephants in Corbett Tiger Reserve beside restricting the number of vehicles entering its […]
Government clears elevation of Justice K M Joseph to Supreme Court.
NewDelhi: The Central Government has cleared the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to elevate Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, K M Joseph, […]
Four terrorists gunned down after encounter breaks out in J&K’s Shopian.
Shopian: A day after a fierce gunbattle between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian, fresh round of firings were reportedly heard on […]
Justice Gita Mittal first woman Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court.
Jammu: In a first, Justice Gita Mittal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, as reported by Barandbench […]
Google admits fault for coding UIDAI helpline into Android mobile phones.
NewDelhi: Google late on Friday night admitted that it may have inadvertently coded Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) helpline numbers into smartphones and apologised […]
Swachh Bharat Mission could save 3 lakh lives each year: WHO.
NewDelhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted a healthier future for India if the country remains committed to 100 per cent coverage of safe […]
Part of media centre of Congress office in Lucknow painted white from saffron.
Lucknow: A portion of the media centre of Congress here was recently painted saffron colour. Now, it is white. Colours may have a certain sense […]
Bizarre: Mumbai Railway officials auction off ticketless traveller who couldn’t pay fine.
MUMBAI: There are many bizarre things that happen in Mumbai. On Thursday, Railway authorities in the city auctioned off a ticketless traveller to recover the […]
Top Naxal commander carrying bounty of Rs 5 lakh surrenders along with wife in Raipur.
RAIPUR: A top Naxal commander, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on his head, surrendered before the authorities in Raipur along with his […]
Maratha Kranti Morcha warns of massive protests on August 9 over Maratha quota.
MUMBAI: Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) on Thursday warned of a fresh wave of protests on August 9 across Maharashtra if the state government fails to grant […]
Riyadh-Mumbai Jet Airways flight aborts take-off after pilot finds object on runway.
Mumbai: In a close shave, a Jet Airways flight travelling to Mumbai on Friday from Saudi Arabia’s capital city of Riyadh went off the runway […]
Kiki challenge: Bengaluru Police promises to make you dance behind bars.
Bengaluru: At a time when the Kiki dance challenge has become the rage the world over, Indians too can’t seem to get enough of getting […]
Centre spends over Rs 72.7 crore for indigenous defence products in 2017-18.
NewDelhi: Under ‘Make in India’ initiative, the government’s expected expenditure for the year 2017-18 is Rs 72,732.28 while for the last financial year it was Rs 69,280.16. This […]
Parties divided over North Karnataka Bandh call across 13 districts on Thursday.
BANGALORE: A day-long bandh has been called on Thursday, August 2, in 13 districts of north Karnataka by several Kannada activists and political outfits over […]