New Delhi/Chandigarh, Aug 7 BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he is going to file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the case of "attempted abduction of a IAS officer's daughter by two drunk goons" in Chandigarh. "Police did a u-turn in the case. They booked the accused under a bailable offence and then let t...
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday tied rakhis to trees here and urged people to protect the state's green cover. Clad in his usual white cotton kurta-pyjama, Nitish Kumar said: "It is a symbolism to protect trees to increase the green cover. It is important for the environment." He said from 2001 he has been ty...
Women and girls from across Punjab converged at the Attari check post along the international border between India and Pakistan on Monday to tie 'rakhis' on BSF personnel. Marking the Raksha Bandhan festival, dressed in traditional and colourful attires, the women and children tied 'rakhis' to the Border Security Force officers and troopers. "We hav...
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given notice of their decision to go on nationwide strike on August 22 to protest reforms in the banking sector and other issues, said a top union leader on Monday. "We have given a strike notice. The strike will be on August 22 spread over the entire banking sector," All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) G...
The Congress on Monday accused the union Home Ministry of trying to protect the son of Haryana BJP President Subhash Barala accused of stalking and trying to abduct a young woman. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Chandigarh Police, which comes under the Home Ministry, diluted the charges and booked Vikas Barala under baila...
The Kerala High Court on Monday lifted the life ban imposed by the BCCI on Indian pacer S. Sreesanth. ...
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 Congress MLAs disrupted the proceedings of the Kerala Assembly on Monday over rising political violence in the state involving the ruling CPI-M as well as the BJP and RSS. The Speaker adjourned the opening day of the session soon after Question Hour as Congress members reached the House with banners to highlight th...
Forty-four Congress MLAs from Gujarat, who were flown to Karnataka to prevent ...
A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with the...
Millions of Mumbaikars were severely hit on Rakshabandhan Day as around 37,000 employees...
