BJP usurped power through proxy in Meghalaya, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP of "usurping" power through proxy in Meghalaya and using "big money" to create an "opportunistic alliance" in the state. Gandhi alleged that the BJP is "obsessed" with "grabbing" power and has shown "utter disregard" to the mandate of people in the state. "With just 2 seats, the BJP has usurped power in Meghalaya, through a proxy. "Like in Manipur...

TN needs a leader, will fill political vacuum in state, says Rajinikanth
Veteran actor Rajinikanth said on Monday there was a vacuum in Tamil Nadu politics and he will fill, adding that the state was set to witness "spiritual governance". Rajinikanth unveiled a statue of late chief minister MG Ramachandran at a private medical college in Chennai in the presence of a huge crowd. "I am confident I can give good administration" Rajinikanth told the crowd. This is Rajinikanth's first major public engagement since he revealed his...

Donald Trump Ordered To Lose Weightt
United States President Donald Trump has cut down on red meat, since his doctor told him he needs to lose a few pounds. President Trump has cut out his favorite Big Macs from McDonald's and has been eating more fish, salads and soups. It's been two weeks since Trump ate a hamburger, according to Newsweek. White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, in January had announced that Trump at 6'3" and 239 pounds, is just one pound below being classified as...

SSC exam paper leak: Anna Hazare meets protestors in Delhi
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Sunday met the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirants who are protesting against the alleged paper leak of the combined graduate level exam.   The protesters have been demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-led investigation into the matter.   Hazare urged the protestors to walk on the path of non-violence and demanded government to take action in this regard.   "While opposing injustice and...

PNB officials received gold, diamonds in kickbacks: CBI
The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Saturday told a special CBI court that bribe in the form of gold was allegedly paid to at least one employee of Punjab National Bank(PNB) by Nirav Modi who is accused in the scam of Rs 12,700 crore. The CBI had produced six arrested accused in the court on Saturday who has been sent to Judicial custody for 14...

Family to immerse Sridevi's ashes in Rameswaram today
 An urn carrying the ashes of actor Sridevi was brought here on Friday by her husband Boney Kapoor for immersion in the sea off Rameswaram. Since Sridevi lived and attained stardom in Chennai before she was launched in Bollywood, sources say that her husband Boney Kapoor wanted to perform the Hindu sacred rituals of immersion of her ashes in the sea off Rameswaram. Accordingly, the entire family, including Boney and his son Arjun Kapoor, Sri's daughters Janhvi and Khushi, sister...

Gauri Lankesh Murder: Hindu Yuva Sena Man Taken Into Custody
The SIT, on Friday, 2 March, remanded one suspect into 8 days’ custody for interrogation in connection with the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in September 2017. This is the first arrest in the case. The suspect KT Naveen Kumar hails from Mandya district of south Karnataka but currently lives in Chikmagalur. Kumar is the founder of Hindu Yuva Sene. The 37-year-old Kumar was on the radar of the investigative agencies. The Central Crime Branch, acting...

Tripura Election: Ahead of counting of votes, CPI-M, BJP confident of forming govt in state
The results of the Tripura Assembly Elections would not just have an impact on national politics, but also within the CPI(M). The CPI (M) has been in power in the state for 25 years and recent exit polls suggest that the BJP has made major inroads into the state. The BJP has emerged as a strong contender in Tripura as well as Meghalaya and Nagaland where counting of votes will be held today. Two exit polls have predicted that the party would dethrone the 25-year-old Left Front government...

PNB Scam: Cannot confirm if Nirav Modi is in the country, says US
The United States government is aware of media reports that diamond jeweller Nirav Modi is in the country but is unable to confirm them, a State Department official said today. "We are aware of recent media reports that Nirav Modi is in the United States but cannot confirm them," the spokesperson told PTI when asked about reports that the Indian businessman is in New York.     Asked if the department is providing any assistance to the...

Larsen & Toubro to build Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast
The Maharashtra government has entrusted engineering major Larsen & Toubro with construction of a memorial to Maratha king Shivaji in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast on the lines of the Statue of Liberty in New York. The state government handed over a ‘letter of acceptance’ to L&T on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Revenue minister Chandrakant Patil made an announcement in this regard in the state legislative council. The...

Vietnam's President Heads to India
Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang will reach India on Friday to embark on a three-day visit to the country. President Quang three-day visit begins from March 2 to March 4. The visit is aimed to strengthen their partnership to ward off China's growing influence. During his visit, President Quang will meet Rashtrapatiji and hold official talks with Prime Minister. He will also have an interaction with prominent Indian businessmen. An 18-member delegation, consisting of...

Trump calls Modi a 'beautiful man'
Now wouldn't you agree that the Harley Davidson is a beautiful bike? But it has caused a small tug of war between India and the US. Miffed with the high import duty imposed by India on the Harley-Davidson motorbikes, United States President Donald Trump yet again imitated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sans the Indian accent, this time. The high import duty on Harley-Davidson bikes has been a sore spot for the US President, who reiterated his displeasure, saying the US was...

No metro services in Delhi on Holi
Metro services on Friday will be available only after 2.30pm on account of Holi, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced. "On day of Holi Festival on March 2, metro services will not be available till 2.30 PM on all lines. Services will continue normally thereafter," a DMRC statement said. Metro feeder bus services will not be available for the whole day.

Must overcome challenges in agriculture, employment: Pranab Mukherjee
Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said the country has to overcome challenges in agriculture, employment and power to become a sustainable economy with a substantial growth rate. Claiming that the economy has the potential of growing at a rate of eight to nine per cent every year, Mukherjee urged the current government to work towards addressing not just the major challenges but also the related issues through "cooperative federalism". "By 2025, India...

40 hardened terrorists shifted out of Srinagar central jail
As many as 40 terrorists and their sympathisers including Pakistani national Zia Mustafa involved in the 2003 Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri pandits were shifted on Tuesday from the central jail here to prisons outside the Valley, a step taken after the dramatic escape of LeT's Mohammed Naveed Jhatt from a hospital earlier this month. The Jammu and Kashmir prison department chalked out a list of these terrorists and sympathisers in the central jail and immediately a movement order for...

Indian Railways to Run 500 Special Trains to Clear Holi Rush
The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that it would run 500 special trains which would benefit more than seven lakh passengers. The decision to run a total of 500 special trains has been taken up to clear the Holi rush on March 2. The passengers can now travel on Holi through these special trains. More focus has been put on the passengers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. While Central Railway will run 26 special trains, the Western Railways will run 4. The Northern Railways, as...

Sridevi's final journey to commence at 2 pm tomorrow
Actor Sridevi's mortal remains are likely to reach Mumbai tonight by around 10 PM. Though suspicions over her death still hold, the Dubai authorities have closed the case while ruling out any foul play. Sridevi's family today got the clearance letter after the two day ordeal and the actor's mortal remains are set to fly to Mumbai in a private jet.   LIVE UPDATES:   Sridevi's final journey to commence at 2 pm tomorrow   Kapoor family has...

Boney Kapoor's statement recorded by Dubai police
The Dubai police on Monday recorded the statement of Boney Kapoor, husband of Bollywood actor Sridevi who died on Sunday of accidental drowning in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, according to a media report. Kapoor reportedly discovered Sridevi unconscious in the bathtub filled with water. She was taken to a hospital where she was declared dead on arrival. On Monday, Dubai police called in Boney Kapoor to Bur Dubai police station for investigation. Police took his...

Just Before Sridevi's Death Was Announced, Amitabh Bachchan Tweeted This
Is it a cardiac arrest? Or is it accidental drowning? Which is the correct reason that leads to Sridevi's death? Sridevi's cause of death - accidental drowning - have pushed people to question the series of changing statements since her demise and the unnecessary 'delay'. Television news channels have 'bathrooms and bathtubs' on screen and are investigating Sridevi's death by sensationalizing it. A few of the Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh...

Sridevi fainted, died after accidental drowning in bathtub: Dubai police
There could be a further delay in Sridevi's body being brought back to India as another "clearance" is awaited from Dubai authorities. Mumbai/Dubai: Bollywood actor Sridevi died of "accidental drowning" in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai government said on Monday, giving a dramatic twist to her sudden death that has stunned legions of fans and industry colleagues. The autopsy report, which was tweeted, had a stamp of the...

Gun-free schools are magnets for bad people, says Trump
A "gun free" school is nothing but a "magnet" for mass shooters, President Donald Trump said Thursday, doubling down on a proposal to train and arm some teachers to keep US schools safe. "Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!" Trump tweeted. At a White House meeting late Wednesday with survivors of a shooting rampage at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, Trump...

Imran's ex-wife calls his marriage a 'political misadventure'
Days after former Pakistani cricketer and chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan married for the third time, his former wife Reham Khan on Thursday called the marriage a 'political misadventure.' In an exclusive interview to WION from London, she said, "Imran has been blamed for certain miscalculations and wrong decisions in the party. And then he goes ahead and gets married. Politically it is not a very good advice. It sends...

Justin Trudeau Gets PM Modi's Bear Hug
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday morning, where he was received by President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi and members of the Union Cabinet. Trudeau, who is on a week-long visit to India arrived in New Delhi

Yeddyurappa Slams Rahul Gandhi
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday took a jibe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and called him a 'baccha' (kid). Yeddyurappa, who is the BJP chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Karanataka Assembly elections, asserted that his party would win over 150 seats. "By bringing that 'baccha' (Rahul Gandhi) in Karnataka, we now know that we will win more than 150 seats here," Yeddyurappa said at a BJP social media...

PNB scam:Accused sent to police custody
The CBI on Tuesday arrested Vipul Ambani and four other senior executives of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi companies.   Mumbai: A special CBI court on Wednesday sent all the arrested executives of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi companies including Vipul Ambani in the PNB fraud case, to police custody till March 5.   The CBI on Tuesday had arrested Vipul Ambani and four other senior executives of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi companies, on Tuesday, in the alleged PNB fraud...

Pakistan behind influx of people from Bangladesh into NE-Bipin Rawat
 A "planned" influx of people from Bangladesh into the Northeast is taking place as part of a proxy warfare by Pakistan with support from China with an aim to keep the area disturbed, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said. Referring to reports of increase in Muslim population in several districts of Assam, the Army Chief also talked about Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) in the state, observing that its growth has been "faster"...

Pakistani Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif to be PML-N chief
Pakistan's Apex Court has ordered that former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif cannot serve as party head and should be removed. Nawaz was disqualified by an apex court in the Panama Papers case last year under Article 62 of the Constitution for failing to declare a receivable salary as an asset. While delivering verdict on the petitions challenging the controversial Elections Act 2017, a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar stated that...

CCEA approves six rail projects worth over 11,000 Crore
The Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved six projects at a cost of Rs 11,661 crore for new lines as well as doubling and electrification of tracks in Uttar Pradesh and three other states, an official statement said. The projects would cover 881 km of lines in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. "The CCEA has approved doubling and electrification projects of the 425 km-long Jhansi-Manikpur and...

Jaitley says bank management did not utilise their authority to prevent fraud
Breaking his silence on the Rs 11,300 crore PNB scam, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday blamed the bank's management and auditors for failing to detect the fraud and said the scamsters will be chased and measures will be put in place to prevent such scams. "When a society has invested so heavily in its banking system... Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) himself had announced that we want you to be autonomous. None of us is going to call you up and therefore take your own...

PNB Scam: Nirav Modi Official Vipul Ambani, 4 Others Arrested
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested Vipul Ambani and four other senior executives of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi companies in the Rs11, 400 crore PNB fraud case that continued for six years. Modi allegedly cheated the state-run bank by using fake bank "letters of understanding" (LoUs) to get loans. Most of the letters were sent to overseas offices of Indian banks, which made the actual loans, said Sunil Mehta, Punjab National Bank's managing...