Chennai, Feb 2 (IANS) The Tiruppur police arrested a gang for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a real estate businessman, who is also an assistant director in movies.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Weeks after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listed Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist, the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday listed him as a UN-listed terrorist. As per the MEA, the order comes into effect immediately.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday delivered her shortest-ever Budget speech of 86 minutes. This was her fifth budget speech.
Amaravati, Feb 1 (IANS) Phone tapping allegations by two MLAs have rocked Andhra Pradesh's ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Feb 1 (IANS) A man has gone missing in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district after he raped and impregnated his 13-year-old daughter, police said on Wednesday.
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Legal cases against the former premier and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan are mounting as an Islamabad session court has decided to frame charges on Khan and indict him in the Tosha Khana reference on February 7.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that about 5,000 under trial prisoners were in jails despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have been released.
Jaipur, Jan 31 (IANS) Rajasthan Assembly witnessed a war of words between Speaker C.P. Joshi and Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore over the issue of a breach of privilege motion brought against the latter.
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) A number of labourers from Bihar's Siwan and other districts said that they are trapped in Tajikistan and requested the state and Central government to rescue them.
Chennai, Jan 31 (IANS) The Madras High Court has ruled that Muslim women should approach only family courts and not private bodies like Shariat Council consisting of a few members of Jamaat in order to seek 'Khula' (divorce).
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Three days after journalist Sreenivasan Jain left NDTV, his colleague Nidhi Razdan on Tuesday resigned as the executive editor of the channel.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) In a huge relief to lakhs of aspirants, the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has deferred its new examination pattern till 2025, following a request by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after massive protests against the new system rocked the state, officials said here on Tuesday.
Belagavi (Karnataka), Jan 31 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday that those who criticise Hindu religion and say the word 'Hindu' has a different meaning, should say that they don't want Hindu votes.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday sought an open court hearing in the Supreme Court on its plea seeking review of the judgment by which several provisions of the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 were struck down.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that armed forces can take action against their officers for adulterous acts, while clarifying its 2018 landmark judgement, which decriminalised adultery.
Morbi (Gujarat), Jan 31 (IANS) The MD of Oreva Group and the prime accused in the Morbi bridge collapse that left at least 132 persons dead in October last year, Jaysukh Patel, surrendered before the judicial magistrate's court here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to Shankar Mishra, who is accused of urinating on an elderly female co-passenger, while in a drunken state, on a New York-Delhi Air India flight last November.
Gandhinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) A Gandhinagar court on Tuesday sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, whom it had convicted in a 2013 rape case, to life imprisonment.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund is not a public authority according to the Right to Information Act, 2005 and not a "State" under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, but a "public charitable trust".
Pilibhit (UP), Jan 31 (IANS) A 22-year-old man has been booked for brutally beating a dog with stick to death and dumping it in a drain.
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) After paying obeisance at the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid obeisance at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar.
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The Income Tax department on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of Vasudha Pharma Chemical Limited in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.