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On February 13, 2015, an FIR was registered against Pachauri and he was granted anticipatory bail in the case on March 21, 2015. (Photo: File)

I'm 78, expedite matter: Pachauri after court frames molestation charges

The charges were framed after former TERI chief R K Pachauri, who was present in the courtroom, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

20 Oct 2018 1:41 PM

Janani, who comes from Madurai in Tamil Nadu, visited the temple with her parents on Friday. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Will visit again after I turn 50': 9-yr-old girl with placard at Sabarimala

Janani's father said 'he won't like it' if his daughter visits Sabarimala before she is 50.

20 Oct 2018 12:25 PM

Sexual harassment case was filed against ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri by his former colleague. (Photo: File | PTI)

Court frames molestation charges against RK Pachauri in sexual harassment case

The charges were framed after ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri, who was present in courtroom, pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.

20 Oct 2018 12:06 PM

Bollywood celebrities express grief over loss of lives in Amritsar train accident in which at least 61 people dies. (Photo: PTI)

#AmritsarTrainAccident another example of poor attitude towards safety: Alia Bhatt

61 people died after train mowed them down while they were watching Dussehra celebrations near a track in Amritsar's Choura Bazar on Friday.

20 Oct 2018 11:05 AM

At least 61 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilled onto railway tracks while watching burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said. (Photo: PTI)

Dussehra celebrations have been taking place at accident site for over 20 yrs: locals

Before train going to Amritsar that mowed down revellers, two trains passed through tracks, but they slowed down their speed, local claimed.

20 Oct 2018 10:30 AM

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury had termed the violence witnessed in Sabarimala as 'the worst form of vote bank politics being played in the country at the expense of destroying social harmony.' (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala is South's Ayodhya, says Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Vinod Bansal was responding to comparison drawn by Yechury between violence in Sabarimala and uproar during Babri Masjid demolition.

20 Oct 2018 10:04 AM

Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani further briefed that the two manned level-crossing on the track, where the accident took place, was closed. (Photo: PTI)

Don't blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people need to be alert: Ashwani Lohani

Ashwani Lohani asserted that Railways was not informed about Dussehra celebrations taking place near the main line.

20 Oct 2018 9:41 AM

Police and volunteers carry a victim from the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Dussehra revellers clicking selfies when train ran over crowd in Amritsar

At least 61 people died near Amritsar when train ran through crowd that had assembled across tracks to watch Dussehra event.

20 Oct 2018 9:03 AM

The polls were held in four phases amid tight security arrangements covering 79 municipal bodies with an electorate of about 17 lakhs. (Representational image)

J&K: Counting underway for municipal polls, results to be declared today

Out of 79 civic bodies, no voting was held in 27, either because there was no candidate or only one candidate had filed nominations.

20 Oct 2018 8:48 AM

Relatives mourn near a victim at the site of a train accident at Joda Phatak in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

Train mows down people during Dussehra celebrations in Amritsar

Sound of firecrackers prevented people from noticing train bearing down on them at breakneck speed.

20 Oct 2018 8:44 AM

Jatin Das faces two more harassment charges

Garusha Katoch, was the second alleged victim of Das to share her story on Twitter.

20 Oct 2018 6:16 AM

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

Yogi Adityanath bans foreign travel for ministers

The BJP has further asked all MPs and MLAs to spend at least ten days every month in the villages, interacting with the local people.

20 Oct 2018 6:12 AM

Protesters oppose the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Two women reach hilltop shrine, forced to return

The devotees, including senior citizens and children chanting Ayyappa mantras, protested the entry of women of menstrual age group into the shrine.

20 Oct 2018 6:09 AM

An angry crowd shout slogans as they sit by bodies of victims of the train accident in Amritsar on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Amritsar tragedy: 58 dead as train runs over revellers

Some said people could not hear the sound of the approaching train due to bursting of fire-crackers.

20 Oct 2018 5:31 AM

This image shows a landslide and barrier lake on Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet in western China. (CCTV via AP Video)

Arunachal Pradesh on edge over fears of river flooding

The river, originating in the Tibetan plateau, is the source of India’s mighty Brahmaputra river which is the lifeline of the Northeast.

20 Oct 2018 5:22 AM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka PM meets Congress high command

w Anand Sharma was also part of the Congress delegation that met the Sri Lankan PM.

20 Oct 2018 5:11 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the arrow with a bow to symbolically set on fire the effigy of evil king Ravana during Dussehra celebrations of Luv Kush Ramleela Committee at Red Fort ground in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

PM Modi vanquishes Ravan in symbolic gesture

At Red Fort Ground, as the Prime Minister climbed up the dais and waved at the crowd, chants of “Modi Modi” rent the air.

20 Oct 2018 5:08 AM

BJP president Amit Shah speaks to the press. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah to solve crucial issues during Lucknow visit

The BJP in UP has been postponing the cabinet reshuffle due to the apprehension of resentment among party legislators.

20 Oct 2018 5:04 AM

The court not only rejected his bail but also sent him to judicial custody till Monday. (Representational image)

Court rejects bail of ex-MP’s son Pandey

Amid chaos on Thursday, Ashish Pandey had surrendered before Patiala House courts.

20 Oct 2018 2:05 AM

The ED, sources said, has obtained almost all the relevant documents from the airlines and other departments in connection with these cases which have been termed politically sensitive.

Air India, Indian Airlines merger: ED starts probe

These ED cases are based on four FIRs filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, sources said.

20 Oct 2018 2:00 AM

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