Guwahati: Some Don Bosco alumni Wednesday condemned the alleged desecration of the statue of St John Bosco by the state BJP, hours after the national party staged a protest in front of Raj Bhavan alleging government misuse of police to arrest four of its “innocent” members. The statue was partially damagedContinue Reading
A massive security alert has been sounded in four northeastern states after separatist rebels announced a boycott of Independence Day celebrations on August 15, a home ministry official said on Tuesday. “We are aware that they (rebels) will be making attempts to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in Manipur, Nagaland, AssamContinue Reading
Panaji: Following footsteps of the Congress government, the Bharatiya Janata Party government has decided to make it a law to give grants to ‘only’ Church-run English medium primary schools. “Let the bill come to the Assembly from the select committee in the next session. Let us pass it without muchContinue Reading
A 10-member gang was trying to sell the book for Rs. 5 croreContinue Reading
New Delhi — The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has issued show-cause notice to three television news channels over coverage of the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon. Official sources said the ministry considered the coverage “inappropriate,” following which the broadcasters have been asked to explain how their coverageContinue Reading
Mumbai : Activist Teesta Setalvad, described controversially as “a risk to national security” by the CBI, has been granted anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court. Ms Setalvad and her husband, Javed Anand, have been accused of violating financial laws in connection with funding given to them by the US-basedContinue Reading
New Delhi: Despite Modi government’s move to ban slaughter of cow across various states in the country, India is the largest exporter of beef in the world. According to a report in The Hindu, India retained it’s top position as the world’s leading exporter of beef and even extended itsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government has drawn up a plan to install GPS and CCTV cameras in public transport vehicles to ensure women’s safety in view of the Centre’s direction in this regard post the Delhi gang rape case. Besides the public transport vehicles, the Motor Vehicles Department is planning to installContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Indian government is all set to demand 4.26 billion rupees from Nestle, a Swiss transnational food and beverage company, over the alleged damages caused to Indian consumers. The firm’s Indian unit had sold noodles branded Maggi in the country for decades. However, in May this year, theContinue Reading
New Delhi : A police officer told a woman in Delhi that “trying to kiss is not molestation” and he can’t take down her complaint, alleges a Facebook post that has gone viral. Thousands of people shared Radhika P Singh’s post on Monday in which she described her unnamed friend’sContinue Reading
