Cleric warns against 'any damage' to Gyanvapi mosque

Bareilly (IANS) Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, spokesperson of the influential Aala Hazrat dargah, has warned against a "widespread protest if Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi is harmed".

Reacting to BJP leader Sangeet Som's recent remark that "1992…

Don't expect 100% unanimity on Naga talks: Jamir counsels PM, Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Even as the Naga peace talks have entered the last but a critical phase with the Central government stating clearly that it "can never reconsider" demands related to a separate Flag and Constitution, veteran state politician S.C.…

Mundka blaze building owner Manish Lakra arrested

New Delhi (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the Mundka fire incident case, Delhi Police have arrested Manish Lakra, the owner of the ill-fated building that was gutted in the fire two days ago, an official said here on Sunday.

"We have arrested…

Our ties with Nepal are unparalleled, based on people-to-people contact: Modi

New Delhi (IANS) A day before his trip to Lumbini, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the ties between India and Nepal are unparalleled and based on the civilisational and people-to-people contacts that form an enduring edifice of a close…

Mundka blaze: Several people missing, bodies yet to be identified

New Delhi (IANS) The relatives of the people, who were inside the building at the time of the blaze in Mundka, are still clueless and unable to find their loved ones on Saturday, 15 hours after the inferno killed 27 people.

The bodies that…

Guilty won't be spared: Kejriwal says of Mundka inferno

New Delhi (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday arrived at the site of a massive inferno in Mundka that claimed the lives of 27 persons, saying that the "guilty won't be spared".

"It is a very unfortunate incident. I have…

Peace shall only prevail when people's rights, dignity protected: CJI

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said peace shall only prevail when people's dignity and rights are recognised and protected.

The CJI, who made the remarks after laying the foundation stone of a new…

Delhi Inferno: Death toll rises to 27 in Mundka blaze

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 27 people were killed in a major fire that broke out in a three-storey building in the Mundka area of the national capital on Friday afternoon.

"So far 27 bodies have been recovered from the building and the operation…

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigns

Agartala (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post on Saturday, top officials said.

Accompanied by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, Deb went to the Raj Bhavan on Saturday afternoon and submitted his resignation to…

Delhi fire tragedy: Why so many people died?

New Delhi (IANS) At least 27 people perished on May 13 in one of the deadliest fire tragedies that the national capital has seen in the recent years.

A massive fire gutted a four-storey building located near a metro station, charring to death…