Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi (IANS) Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari tabled the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

He said the Bill had provisions for prevention of road accidents and stringent…

Farooq grilled for five hours in cricket fund scam

Chandigarh (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for over five hours in the Rs 113 crore scam in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association, which he had once headed.

Raj Thackeray invites Mamata to anti-EVM campaign

Kolkata (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and invited her to his party's campaign to shun Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and return to ballot papers for future…

Unnao rape case: Survivor's aunt cremated amid security

Unnao (IANS) The mortal remains of Pushpa Singh, aunt of the Unnao rape survivor, were consigned to flames at Misra Ghat on Wednesday by her husband Mahesh Singh. The last rites were conducted amidst tight security and in the presence of district…

Mystery over coffee baron's disappearance comes to end, body found

Bengaluru (IANS) Almost 36 hours after Cafe Coffee Day owner V.G. Siddhartha went missing, his body was found early on Wednesday, police confirmed.

A group of fishermen recovered the body from the Netravathi river in Karnataka,…

Triple Talaq bill passed by Parliament

New Delhi (IANS) The Bill outlawing Triple Talaq was on Tuesday passed in the Rajya Sabha.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, was tabled in the upper house for debate and passage by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad,…

Azam Khan's son booked for forging documents for passport

Rampur (IANS) A case has now been filed against Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan, for allegedly forging documents to obtain a passport.

The FIR has been filed at the Civil Lines police station against Abdullah Khan,…

Top Jaish commander, associate killed in J&K's Anantnag

Srinagar (IANS) A top Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) commander, involved in the attack on June 12 attack that left 5 CRPF troopers dead, was killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag, police said.

"In…

Truecaller bug covertly signs up Indians for UPI account amid hacking fears

New Delhi (IANS) In a nightmare for thousands of Truecaller users in India, a so-called bug automatically created their Unified Payments Interface (UPI) accounts with the ICICI Bank without their consent, triggering panic and hacking fears.

The…

Nizamuddin station gets graffiti makeover, 11 cities next

New Delhi (IANS) Four of the walls of Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, one of Delhi's busiest stations, are now sporting vibrant paintings of the icons of the national capital, including the Lotus Temple, India Gate and the Delhi Metro.