On 36th day of curfew, shutdown cripples Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Unrelenting curfew by the authorities and protest shutdown called by the separatists crippled Kashmir Valley for the 36th consecutive day on Saturday. Authorities continued […]
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The next iron lady? After Irom Sharmila, another Manipuri woman to sit on indefinite hunger strike
Imphal: Days after iconic rights activist Irom Sharmila ended her 16-year-old hunger strike, a 32-year-old woman from Manipur vowed to carry forward the protest against Armed Forces (Special Powers) […]
No separate Rail Budget from 2017, to be merged with General Budget
New Delhi: No separate railway budget will be tabled in parliament from the financial year 2017. The 92-year-old practice will come to an end next […]
I am still an activist at heart, says Kailash Sathyarthi
CHENNAI:The first things you notice about Kailash Sathyarthi are an apparent equanimity and a very strident self-assurance. Life has changed in many ways since [the […]
Mobile telephone services have been snapped in the entire Valley in Kashmir Only postpaid connections of BSNL are working
SRINAGAR: Authorities today snapped mobile telephony services, except postpaid facility on state-run BSNL, in Kashmir as a precautionary measure in the wake of fierce clashes after […]
Rajya Sabha approves 26 weeks maternity leave, MPs point to fathers’ role
New Delhi: Women lawmakers on Thursday sought paternity leave norms to enable fathers to be active in childcare as the Rajya Sabha passed a Bill […]
Irom Sharmila broke down after ending her hunger strike in Imphal
IMPHAL: Ending her 16-years fast on Tuesday when she took a few drops of honey, Irom Chanu Sharmila could not hold back her tears. A […]
PM’s appeal falls on deaf ears, Dalit youth paraded naked, beaten to death over theft charges in UP’s Lakhimpur
New Delhi: A Dalit youth was allegedly beaten to death in the Lakhimpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday over suspicion of being involved in a case of theft […]
Allahabad school manager claimed ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ line of National Anthem is against Islam
Allahabad: The Allahabad school whose manager didn’t allow students to sing the National Anthem, has been sealed. MA Convent School’s manager Zia-Ul-Haq had refused to allow students […]
Bus plunges into river in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara, 40 students rescued
Jaipur: In a horrifying incident, a private school bus fell into the swollen Palki river in Bhilwara district here on Monday. Thankfully, all the children […]
Into the Blast of Mysuru,Police teams from Mysuru have been sent to Chittoor and Kollam
MYSURU: The investigation into the blast in Mysuru court complex last week will focus on leads available from the two recent blasts on the court […]
Jammu And Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti said “Vajpayee-style dialogue needed in Kashmir”
Delhi: As violence in Jammu and Kashmir showed no signs of abating for the 32nd day on Monday, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Home Minister […]
‘Iron Lady’ Irom Chanu Sharmila ending her 16-years long fast today
Imphal: After being on fast for the last 16 years demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Irom Chanu Sharmila, better known as […]
Under scanner over alleged terror links, Zakir Abdul Karim Naik NGO likely to be banned under UAPA
New Delhi: Under scanner over alleged terror links, controversial televangelist Zakir Abdul Karim Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) could be banned, said reports on Monday. […]
IndiGo, SpiceJet cancel all flights to Dubai for today
MUMBAI: Low cost airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet have canclled all their flights to Dubai due to unavailability of runway at Dubai airport as a result […]
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will press for briefing into the SAARC Summit Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will press for bringing into operation the SAARC Terrorist Offences Monitoring Desk (STOMD) when he visits Islamabad on […]
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Rakesh body was kept for public viewing under specially erected temporary tents outside the farmhouse.
MYSURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Rakesh was laid to rest at the family farmhouse at T. Katur, near here, on Monday. After a large number […]
Mahadayi water row: Karnataka Bandh hits transport, business.
Bengaluru: Normal life was on Saturday hit in Karnataka following a bandh called by pro-Kannada and farmers’ organisations, protesting the Mahadayi Water Dispute Tribunal’s interim order […]
Home minister Rajnath Singh leaves for flood-stricken Assam.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday left for Assam to take stock of the situation in flood affected areas of the state. “Leaving New Delhi for […]
Heavy rain disrupts air services on Delhi-Chennai route.
Chennai: Air services on the New Delhi-Chennai route were today affected due to rain in the national capital, airport officials said. “As many as eight […]
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday launched ‘Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh’.
Andhra Pradesh: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday launched ‘Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh’, with the theme ‘green cover for a happy living’, by planting […]
Kolkata Hundreds pour in to get last glimpse of writer & Social activist Mahasweta Devi
#Kolkata : Acclaimed writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi has died at the age of 90. She was admitted to the hospital in Kolkata with […]