Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family received money from Lalit Modi, says...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s family of receiving money from former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The attack came a day after Swaraj told Lok Sabha that she did not extend any favours to Modi and had only helped his ailing wife on... read more »
West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrest...
A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore district, on Friday. The victim has been identified as Krishna Prasad Jana, 21, a BA Third Year student of... read more »
4 dead, 27 injured as typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor hit Taiwan on Saturday, downing trees, traffic lights and power lines, leaving at least four dead, one missing and dozens injured. The typhoon brought strong winds and heavy rainfall as it made landfall early on Saturday. It was expected to move into the Taiwan Strait and onto... read more »
Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started... read more »
Relief for Nestle India as Bombay HC allows it to export Maggi
Nestle India’s senior counsel Iqbal Chagla informed the division bench of justice VM Kanade and justice BP Colabawala that 40,000 crore packets were to be recalled from across the... read more »
Jayalalithaa wins big in RK Nagar by-poll, defeats CPI’s Mahendran by over 1.5 lakh ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa trounced her nearest rival and CPI candidate C Mahendran with a huge margin of over 1.5 lakh votes as the results for Radha... read more »
Over 100 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal
More than 100 students of a government school in Bihar fell ill on Monday after consuming a mid-day meal in the state’s Jhanjharpur town. Students started fainting, vomiting and... read more »
Vijender is a natural, can go a long way
Nearly two decades ago, when the famous British boxing promoter Frank Maloney (now Kellie Maloney since his sex change in 2014) came calling, looking for an Asian fighter who could fight... read more »
Passenger Sets Self on Fire on Japan’s Bullet Train
A passenger on one of Japan’s high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself or herself on fire Tuesday, causing smoke to fill the carriage and forcing the train to stop, Japan’s transport... read more »
