Nuns heckled in UP train, Shah vows action

Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)/Kottayam (Kerala) (IANS) Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), who allegedly heckled and forced two nuns and two novices to get off a train in Jhansi district, are now in the midst of a major controversy.

India-B'desh borders to be sealed to check infiltration: Modi

Guwahati (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India-Bangladesh borders would be sealed to check infiltration, as he accused the Congress of aligning with the forces which are patronising the infiltrators.

Addressing an…

Tejashwi tears into Nitish, threatens Assembly boycott for 5 years

Patna (IANS) Leader of opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said he will boycott the assembly for the next five years if Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not apologise publicly for the barbaric acts committed by the Patna police…

Myanmar turmoil not hurdle for India to complete Kaladan project

Zorinpui (Mizoram) (IANS) India has expedited work on its ambitious road infrastructure project -- Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project -- that opens a gateway to Southeast Asian countries in an attempt to counter growing influence of China…

CJI Bobde recommends Justice NV Ramana as his successor

New Delhi (IANS) Chief Justice S.A. Bobde has recommended to the Centre to appoint Justice N.V. Ramana as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Bobde will retire on April 23.

Justice Ramana was appointed to the Supreme…

Mehbooba Mufti once spoke to Hizbul terrorist Naveed Babu: NIA

New Delhi/Jammu (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti knew arrested Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Naveed Babu and had also spoken to him once, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed in a chargesheet…

Postings racket: Fadnavis turns heat on MVA, hands over crucial docs to Home Secy

New Delhi (IANS) Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday handed over some key documents, including the clinching audio tapes related to the transfer-posting racket in Maharashtra, to Union Home Secretary A.K. Bhalla on Tuesday.

"I…

'SID tapped phones in transfer racket, red flagged several postings'

New Delhi/Mumbai (IANS) Months before former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's allegations against Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, the Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID) had tapped several key telephones in connection with…

SC to hear Param Bir Singh's plea against Maha Home Minister on Wed

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who has unleashed a barrage of allegations against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, and seeking a CBI probe against him.

New tax-free ceiling on PF for employees in firms without employer contribution

New Delhi (IANS) The government has put yet another ceiling on tax-free contribution made to provident funds. Replying to the debate on Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a ceiling of Rs 5 lakh per annum would be applied…