Congress

Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

11:46 pm September 11, 2020

New Delhi: Amid a prolonged standoff between India and China along the LAC in Ladakh, some opposition members of a parliamentary panel on Friday questioned Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on the prevailing situation and also demanded a proper presentation on the entire issue from the government. Sources said some members including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised questions about food served to soldiers and issue related to […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Mumbai: Some Marathi actors join NCP

3:21 pm September 9, 2020

Mumbai: Some Marathi actors joined the ruling NCP in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior party leader Ajit Pawar on Wednesday, the party said in a statement. Actors Vijay Patkar, Savita Malpekar, Maya Jadhav, Priydarshan Jadhav, Girish Pardeshi and others joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) at its head office here. Water Resources Minister and state NCP chief Jayant Patil, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope, party MP Supriya Sule and others were […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

UK court rejects plea seeking partial reporting ban in Nirav Modi case

7:33 pm September 7, 2020

London: A UK judge, presiding over fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case over the estimated USD 2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering charges brought by India, rejected an application seeking a partial reporting ban at the start of a five-day trial here on Monday. District Judge Samuel Goozee dismissed the application after hearing representations in […]

UP: Ex-MLA dies during altercation over land dispute; son says he was beaten to death

11:48 pm September 6, 2020

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A 75-year-old former MLA died here on Sunday after he fell on the ground during an altercation with a group of people over a land dispute, police said, even as the victim’s son alleged that he was beaten to death. According to police, Nirvendra Mishra, who was a legislator thrice, had a […]

Two complaints seek FIR against Kangana over PoK comment

11:31 pm September 5, 2020

Mumbai: Two separate complaints have been filed with the police here against actor Kangana Ranaut over her remark where she compared Mumbai to Pakistan- occupied-Kashmir (PoK). While one of the complaints was submitted by Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh, a lawyer, at Andheri police station on Friday, another was submitted at Azad Maidan police station by a city Congress functionary. Both applications […]