ITBP jawan opens fire in Mussoorie IAS academy
An ITBP jawan went on a shooting spree killing his officer and injuring another personnel inside the prestigious IAS academy, a day after he was punished by the senior. The misery for the force did not stop here as the accused constable, Chandra Shekar, ran away with an assault rifle and 70 rounds... read more »
Heavy rains in Delhi,
Continuous downpour since early morning left many Delhiites stranded on roads as water logging contributed to heavy traffic snarls. According to the MeT department, 93.8 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 AM. Though the minimum temperature, which settled four notches below the normal at 23 degrees... read more »
PM Modi accorded ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome in Turkmenistan, where he arrived yesterday on the fourth leg of his Central Asian tour. He was welcomed at the Ashgabat airport by smiling children with the offering of the traditional bread ‘chorek’. Prime... read more »
Fadnavis pushes for Bharat Ratna for Phule, wife
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on legendary social reformers Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule. In his letter to Modi, Fadnavis termed Phule as one of the greatest social reformers of... read more »
Rijiju apologizes, says no passenger was offloaded
Stating that no passenger was offloaded from the Air India flight, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said he was sorry if any passenger was inconvenienced. “No... read more »
Michelle Obama to promote girl education in more developing countries
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced she will take her Let Girls Learn and Let’s Move initiatives further to other countries soon after a halt to Japan, Cambodia and the UK. US... read more »
Time of the ‘mute Prime Minister’ has gone
Taking a jibe at former prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that the Congress has forgotten the time of the ‘mute Prime... read more »
Congress furnishes new documents on Dholpur Palace ownership
The party also demanded an independent probe into the entire controversy. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh produced documents, allegedly showing that Raje’s son Dushyant Singh and... read more »
Never said govt would scrap Section 377
A day after reports quoted DV Sadananda Gowda as indicating that India could abolish Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code decriminalising ‘unnatural sex’, the Union Law Minister on... read more »
