India

Bhopal, Mar 27: A 35-year-old journalist investigating illegal sand mining cases in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh was run over by a truck on Monday morning. Identified as Sandeep Sharma, the journalist was working with a regional news channel. Police said they have formed an SIT team to investigate the case. Sources said they have detained the truck driver and he is being interrogated. The

New Delhi, Mar 26: The Supreme Court of India today agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the practices of polygamy and 'nikah halala' among the Muslims and sought responses from the Centre and the Law Commission. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra considered the submission that an earlier five-judge constitution bench, in its 2017 verdict, had kept open the issue of polygamy

New Delhi, Mar 26: The Congress and the BJP on Monday again locked horns on the prickly issue of data sharing with Rahul Gandhi dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Big Boss who likes to spy on Indians” and the ruling party accusing the opposition party of “theft”. Taking to Twitter after allegations surfaced that data from the Prime Minister’s official app was being shared without the

Trivandrum, Mar 26: Union Minister of State for Tourism K J Alphons on Sunday hit at the skeptics questioning the validity of Aadhaar, saying people did not have a problem while “getting naked” before the white man for a visa. He added that the people only have a problem when their own government asks for data or information. “I filled up to 10 pages for US Visa form. We have absolutely no problem

Rajkot, Mar 26: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday attacked the Central Government over Union Minister K J Alphons’ remarks on the validity of Aadhaar. Alphons earlier today said that people are raising question over Aadhaar card validity ‘but are ready to get naked before white man for visa.’ Criticising the Minister's remarks, Yechury said the question

Guna, Mar 25: Local BJP MLA Pannalal Shakya has an advice for girls - do not make boyfriends and all will be well. "Why do girls make boyfriends? If they stop doing this, the atrocities against them will stop," Shakya yesterday said at an event at the Guna Government College. "A TV channel recently asked for my comment on atrocities against women in Madhya Pradesh. I told them what I told you just

New Delhi, Mar 25: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over allegations of data sharing from his official App without users’ consent, a charge the BJP trashed. Mr. Gandhi also accused the media of “burying” the story. His attack on the Prime Minister was based on a media report in which a French vigilante hacker has purportedly alleged that data was

Mumbai, Mar 25: Akash Ambani, the eldest son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Shloka Mehta, the daughter of prominent diamantaire Russell Mehta, were engaged at a ceremony in Goa yesterday, reports said. Pictures shared by fan pages and social media users showed a charming lawn ceremony under palm trees and white shamianas. Reporting the engagement, local news website Nagpur Today said the

New Delhi, Mar 25: The semi-government agency behind India’s national identity card project on Saturday denied a report by news website ZDNet that the programme has been hit by another security lapse that allows access to private information. ZDNet reported that a data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company, which it did not name, could allow access to private information of holders

Mumbai, Mar 24: A three-day search conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at Nirav Modi's Samudra Mahal in Worli has revealed treasures running into several crores. The teams recovered a long list of items during the course of their three-day search at the mansion, including a ring worth Rs 10 crore and a watch valued at Rs 1.40 crore. Antique