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Last month, an FIR was registered against Nithyananda after two girls went missing from his ashram in Ahmedabad. (Photo: File)

Gujarat police to approach Interpol seeking Blue Corner Notice to locate Nithyananda

A Blue Corner notice makes it mandatory for member countries to share whereabouts of a person involved in a crime.

06 Dec 2019 9:37 AM

"At least these men will no longer be living on taxpayers' money the way Nirbhaya convicts have been doing for the past seven years," she said. (Photo: ANI)

'What would cops do...': Swati Maliwal on encounter of T'gana rape accused

Maliwal said if the system was not strong then the police of this country would 'repeat these kinds of incidents much more'.

06 Dec 2019 9:24 AM

“Police has done a great job and I demand that no action should be taken against the police personnel.' she said. (Photo: ANI)

Extremely happy with punishment: Nirbhaya's mother on encounter of T'gana rape accused

'I appeal to justice system and government, that Nirbhaya's culprits must be hanged to death, at the earliest,' Asha Devi said.

06 Dec 2019 9:18 AM

Gandhi said he was bringing pressure on the state and the Centre for compensation and rehabilitation of victims of the floods in the state. (Photo: File)

‘Nobody is asking whether you eat onions’: Rahul to Sitharaman

Sitharaman had told the Parliament: 'I belong to a family which does not eat onion and garlic.'

06 Dec 2019 8:43 AM

The meeting was called 'to discuss the case pertaining to alleged irregularities in clubbing two FIRs namely 418/91 and 67/87 of Police station Nangloi as well as delaying/suppressing of filing of chargesheet,' an official communication accessed by ANI said. (Photo: ANI)

MHA discusses cause for 'irregularities and delays' in FIRs in anti-Sikh riots case

The MHA had called CBI and other teams, who investigated the cases registered in 1987 and 1991 in Delhi after the riots.

05 Dec 2019 7:01 PM

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac feels scoring goals has been a 'big problem' and his side will have to fix it quickly for the country to start winning matches. (Photo: AFP)

'Scoring goals is 'big problem' for current Indian football team': Igor Stimac

After an encouraging start to their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign, India fizzled out later, drawing with Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

05 Dec 2019 6:43 PM

Of the five mines, two were allocated to Birla Corporation Ltd and one each to Vedanta Ltd, Prakash Industries Ltd and Powerplus Traders Pvt Ltd.

Govt approves allocation of 5 coal blocks, to generate Rs 17,136 cr revenue

The ministry of coal, after a long gap of four years, has approved the allocation of five coal mines, the ministry said in a statement.

05 Dec 2019 5:57 PM

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said here on Thursday that each bus will have 3 CCTV cameras, 10 panic buttons and an automatic vehicle location system (GPS). (Photo: ANI)

Delhi govt to install 3 CCTVs, 10 panic buttons, GPS in 5500 DTC and cluster buses

He also said that an App is developed through which the exact location of a bus will be known to the commuters.

05 Dec 2019 5:31 PM

'If members agree, we will implement a new system from today. After question hour, if I do not give permission on adjournment notices, then you raise your issues. Stop the practice of standing up soon after the question hour begins. Does the House give its permission? Yes, there is permission,' Birla said. (Photo: File | ANI)

LS Speaker takes sense of House, asks opposition to raise issues in zero hour

Speaker gave directions soon after the House met for the day and opposition members sought to raise their issues.

05 Dec 2019 4:52 PM

Touted to be 'Asia's first and largest ever sports literary festival', the event will bring together some of the biggest names from the Indian and international sports fraternity like sprinter Dutee Chand, former cricketer VVS Laxman, Murali Kartik, Monty Panesar, and discus thrower Krishna Poonia among others. (Photo:Twitter)

Dutee Chand, VVS Laxman, Murali Kartik to be at Dec 14 sports literature festival

The two-day festival will open on December 14.

05 Dec 2019 4:42 PM

Siddaramaiah's statement came despite Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's warning that he would file a defamation suit against him and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy for making statements alleging that the 17 disqualified MLAs were bought over by his party. (Photo: File)

BJP has no 'moral ground' to stay in power in Karnataka, says Siddaramaiah

'They formed govt by horse-trading, forcing the 17 people to resign, and destroying democracy,' Siddaramaiah said.

05 Dec 2019 4:06 PM

Suggesting he had no major differences with the ruling BJP, Pawan Kalyan said he had only differed with the party over Special Category status for Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: File)

‘I respect Amit Shah whereas YSR Congress fears him’: Pawan Kalyan

Political observers said the change in Pawan Kalyan's stance came about after a meeting with senior BJP leaders in Delhi.

05 Dec 2019 3:52 PM

Dhankar claimed that he wrote to the Speaker of the Assembly, informing him about his visit. (Photo: ANI)

'Democracy caged': WB Governor after arriving at Assembly, finds gate locked

The Governor walked in from Gate 2 and found that Gate 3 designated for the Governor was closed.

05 Dec 2019 2:44 PM

The Congress has threatened to go to the Supreme Court to challenge the proposed legislation. (Photo: ANI)

Congress will oppose Citizenship Amendment bill in Parliament, says Rahul

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been slammed by several opposition parties as communal and divisive.

05 Dec 2019 2:36 PM

The bill, which seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan if they faced religious persecution there, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha after being dealt with by the Lower House of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Citizenship Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha on December 9

Its passage in the Lok Sabha is all but certain due to the massive majority the BJP and its allies have.

05 Dec 2019 2:29 PM

This came a day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman elaborated on key measures being adopted by the Centre to bring prices under control. (Photo: ANI)

Does she eat avocado? Chidambaram targets Sitharaman over rising onion prices

'I thought the Finance Minister said yesterday she does not eat onions, she is not bothered... What does she eat?' Chidambaram said.

05 Dec 2019 1:30 PM

Attacking the current government on the current state of the economy, Chidambaram said, 'Prime Minister (Modi) has been unusually silent on the economy. He has left it to his ministers to indulge in bluff and bluster. The net result, as the Economist put it, is that the government has turned out to be an ‘incompetent manager’ of the economy.' (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'PM unusually silent, govt incompetent manager of economy': P Chidambaram

The former finance minister was released from Tihar jail after 106 days of confinement.

05 Dec 2019 1:25 PM

Smartphone makers OPPO on Thursday announced the extension of its partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for another four years till September 2023. (Photo: Website/ ICC & OPPO)

OPPO announces extension of its partnership with ICC till Sept 2023

OPPO continues to remain the official partner of ICC and all associated ICC events including the ICC U-19 World Cup 2020.

05 Dec 2019 1:02 PM

The personal data will include health records, financial data, sexual orientation, biometrics, genetic data, transgender status, religious or political beliefs or affiliations. (Photo: File)

Personal data can be processed overseas with 'explicit consent'

'Critical' personal data, however, is another classified data can only be stored and processed in India.

05 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

He was arrested by the ED in the money laundering case on October 16. (Photo: ANI)

Chidambaram arrives in Parliament day after SC grants bail in INX case

Chidambaram on Wednesday said that he was happy to have stepped out from the jail and breathing the air of freedom after 106 days.

05 Dec 2019 11:17 AM