Verdict in Gangster Act case against Mukhtar Ansari on May 20

Varanasi (UP) (IANS) The court of additional district judge-IV (MP/MLA), Ghazipur, Durgesh Kumar, has fixed May 20 as the date for delivering his order in a Gangsters Act case lodged against jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari.

Ansari was booked…

Barricades, paramilitary at Delhi entry points ahead of farmers' solidarity show for wrestlers

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of the farmers' call to protest in favour of wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, the Delhi Police have tightened security and placed barricades at all the border entry points.

According to information, the Delhi…

All-party meeting held in Manipur to curb ethnic violence

Imphal (IANS) To restore peace and to quell the current ethnic violence that has devastated Manipur for the past four days, an all-party meeting convened by the state government was held here on Saturday.

Officials from the Chief Minister's…

Two Maoists killed in exchange of fire on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border

Hyderabad (IANS) Two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with security personnel in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border.

The exchange of fire took place in the Puttapadu forest of Cherla…

Tension in several Manipur districts, curfew relaxed for 3 hrs in Churachandpur

Imphal (IANS) Even as tension prevails in several Manipur districts and the Army and central para-military forces continued their vigil in the strife-torn areas, the administration in the most volatile Churachandpur district relaxed the curfew on…

Wrestlers vs WFI chief: Khap leaders at Jantar Mantar, hold talks with grapplers

New Delhi (IANS) In a powerful show of solidarity, representatives from various 'khaps' in Haryana gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday to extend their support to women wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India…

Several injured in blast near Golden Temple

Chandigarh (IANS) Several people were injured in a blast at a restaurant in the Heritage Street near the Golden Temple in Punjab's holy city of Amritsar. The police, however, said it was not a terror attack, but an accident.

Panic gripped…

I will hang myself if allegations proved: Brij Bhushan

Lucknow (IANS) Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Singh, accused of sexual harassment and intimidation by women wrestlers, has said that he would "hang himself if even a single allegation against him was proved".

In a video…

Opinion poll shows Modi remains charismatic and popular in poll-bound Karnataka

New Delhi (IANS) The final round of an exclusive opinion poll on the Karnataka Assembly elections conducted across the state conducted by C-Voter for ABP News reveals that Prime Minister Narendra Modi retains his charisma and popularity among the…

Delhi Police brief Home Ministry on 'midnight brawl' at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi Police has briefed the Home Ministry about the scuffle that took place between the police personnel and the protesting wrestlers at Jantar Mantar on the night of May 3, a source in the know of things said on Friday.