Delhi Police lodges FIR against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has lodged a first information report (FIR) against Uttarakhand BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat on the charge that he allegedly raped a woman here, police said on Saturday.The FIR...
View ArticleBJP MP Anurag Thakur gets Territorial Army commission
NEW DELHI: BJP's Lok Sabha member and Indian cricket board President Anurag Thakur was on Friday commissioned into the Territorial Army in the rank of Lieutenant by army chief General Dalbir Singh, an...
View ArticleNo plan to return sports hostel, says Budhia
BHUBANESWAR: Wonder marathon boy Budhia Singh on Friday informed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) at Khurdha that he would not return the state-run sports hostel in Bhubaneswar.In a written...
View ArticleRussian weightlifters barred from Rio Olympics
MOSCOW: The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to ban the Russian national team from competing at the upcoming Rio Olympics over doping offences, the sport's governing federation...
View ArticleNeymar to lead Brazil in Rio Games
GIOANIA (BRAZIL): Barcelona forward Neymar will captain Brazil at the Rio 2016 Olympic football tournament, the team's head coach said on Friday.The 24-year-old has led Brazil's senior national team...
View ArticleUS to return Japan military base land
TOKYO: The US will hand back 4,000 hectares of land currently being used for American military bases in Okinawa to Japan, the authorities have announced.The land represents 17 per cent of the US...
View ArticleV K Singh to leave for Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI: In the wake of the food crisis facing Indian workers laid off by Saudi companies, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh will leave for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.He will reach...
View ArticleBulandshahr gang rape could be political conspiracy: Azam Khan
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Tuesday created a controversy by alleging that a "political conspiracy" might be involved in the gang rape of a Noida-based mother and...
View ArticleWest Bengal to be renamed Bengal
KOLKATA: The Mamata Banerjee government on Tuesday proposed to rename West Bengal as "Bengal", dropping "West" from its name, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee said."For the sake of the...
View Article12 killed in Pakistan bus-truck collision
ISLAMABAD: At least 12 persons were killed and over 30 others injured on Tuesday in a passenger bus and truck collision in Pakistan's Sindh province.The accident took place when the speeding bus...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban publicly execute young woman
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban publicly executed a 19-year-old woman in northern Sar-e-Pul province for abandoning her family due to domestic issues.Azada, the girl, was first tried in a desert court and...
View ArticleHOLD Indonesian President inaugurates 12th Islamic World Forum
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo opened the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum here on Tuesday, urging the Muslim community to use their fundamental powers to tackle global economy.Speaking at...
View ArticleFive killed in Dhaka were suicide bombers
DHAKA: Five of the nine militants killed here were members of a suicide squad of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), police said.After being trained in Gaibandha district in northern...
View ArticleOlympics ban: Russian weightlifting federation files suit with CAS
MOSCOW: The Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) has filed a lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to suspend...
View ArticleRahane's ton puts India in control against Windies
KINGSTON: Star batsman Ajinkya Rahane scored his seventh Test century as India gathered a vital 304-run first innings lead against the West Indies at stumps on the third day of the second cricket Test...
View ArticleRio organisers apologise to athletes, tourists for robbery
RIO DE JANEIRO: The Rio 2016 organising committee has apologised to tourists and athletes who were robbed in the city and advised them to be alert in order to be safe.China has warned its citizens...
View ArticleIndian contingent welcomed at Olympic Village
RIO DE JANEIRO: A traditional Olympic ceremony greeted the Indian contingent at the formal welcome ceremony in the Games Village for the 31st edition starting on Friday.The ceremony lasted about 45...
View ArticleSasikala Pushpa's family move towards High Court
CHENNAI: AIADMK Rajya Shaba MP Sasikala Pushpa sought protection from the Parliament alleging that she had been slapped by her party leader, and was forced to quit, the MP's husband and son moved to...
View ArticleTwo states villagers to conduct temple festival
VELLORE: Villagers of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh join their hands together to organise the ‘Aadi Perukku’ festival at Kanakanatchiamman Koil situated near the Palar river at Perumpallam in Chittoor...
View Articleஜி.எஸ்.டி மசோதா: சிதம்பரம் கருத்து
புதுடெல்லி:ஜி.எஸ்.டி சட்டத் திருத்த மசோதா குறித்து மாநிலங்களையில் முன்னாள் மத்திய நிதி மந்திரியும், காங்கிரஸ் கட்சியின் எம்.பி.யுமான ப.சிதம்பரம் தன்னுடைய கருத்தை பதிவு செய்தார்.அப்போது அவர்...
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