Anti-Brahmin-Baniya slogans on walls of JNU spark controversy

New Delhi (IANS) A controversy has once again erupted at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), this time over the walls of several buildings on the university campus being defaced with anti-Brahmin and anti-Baniya slogans.

Slogans against…

Moosewala murder mastermind Goldy Brar detained in California: Sources

New Delhi (IANS) Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar who masterminded the killing of famed Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has been detained in California, sources said on Friday.

He has been in police custody for the last seven days, the sources…

ISRO espionage case: SC sets aside anticipatory bail granted by Kerala HC to accused

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Kerala High Court's orders granting anticipatory bail to former police and intelligence bureau officers in the case connected with the framing of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994…

Shraddha murder case: Aaftab's narco test concludes

New Delhi (IANS) Narco test of Aaftab Amin Poonawalla, an accused in the ghastly murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar in Delhi's Mehrauli area, concluded on Thursday, according to sources.

The test was successful and provided several…

BJP MP mounts blistering attack on Ramdev

Lucknow (IANS) BJP MP from Kaiserganj, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has mounted a blistering attack on Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, accusing him of selling 'fake ghee' under the brand name Patanjali.

He also alleged that Ramdev was teaching…

Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III commissioned in Coast Guard

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to further strengthen the Coast Guard, an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron has been inducted in the service in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

It will provide a major boost to the security of coastal…

Pregnant women's care RTI: Ex-PM Singh's JSY 'outraces' PM Modi's PMSMA

Mumbai (IANS) Two landmark central schemes fostering pregnant women - the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY - April 2005) launched by former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritya Abhiyan (PMSMA-July 2016) kickstarted…

1.9 mn attacks on Indian healthcare network from Pak, China this year: Report

New Delhi (IANS) As AIIMS struggles to get its servers back to life after a massive ransomware attack, nearly 1.9 million cyber attacks have been recorded on the Indian healthcare network this year, especially from countries like Pakistan, China and…

Gujarat polls phase-1: Voting underway for 89 seats

Ahmedabad (IANS) Polling for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls started at 8 a.m. on Thursday as 788 candidates fight for the 89 seats in 19 districts.

The voting will continue till 5 p.m. Long queues were visible in the rural as…

K'taka High Court quashes petition questioning ban on PFI

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed a petition questioning the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and upheld the decision of the central government in this regard.

The petition was submitted by the president…