India

Ralegan Siddhi, Feb 4: Social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday, warned that if the Narendra Modi government did not fulfil its promises, he would return his Padma Bhushan. Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party ally Shiv Sena came out in Hazare's support, urging him to emulate socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan and lead an agitation against

Imphal, Feb 3: Celebrated filmmaker and music composer Aribam Syam Sharma, who was honoured with Padma Shri in 2006, on Sunday, returned his award in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The 83-year-old Manipuri filmmaker, throughout his career, bagged several national film awards for his invaluable contribution to Indian film industry. Manipur has been on the boil against the

Kasaragod, Feb 3: Uprooting the Modi-led NDA Government at the centre and showcasing the strength of the UDF against the undemocratic rule of the LDF would be the two-point agenda for Congress party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, said AICC working committee member and senior Congress (I) leader A K Antony. Inaugurating the flagging off function of the Jana Maha Yatra led by Kerala

Malappuram, Feb 3: The two women of menstruating age, who had entered the Sabarimala temple a month ago, have received death threats, police said Sunday. Bindu and Kanakadurga, in their 40s, had defied dire threats from saffron organisations and offered prayers at the temple that was out of bounds for girls and women between 10 and 50 years of age, breaking the centuries-old tradition and

New York, Feb 3: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday hinted that the Rs 500 a month cash dole to small farmers may be increased in the future as the government's resources grow and said states can top up this amount with their own income support schemes. He also slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for ridiculing the scheme announced in the Interim Budget for 2019-20 by equating it to Rs 17 a

Tirupati, Feb 3: Three golden crowns, collectively weighing about 1.3 kg, were reported missing from Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple at Tirupati, its officials said on Sunday. The crowns adorned the statues of deities Lord Venkateswara, Sri Lakshmi and Sri Padmavathi at an ancient shrine inside the temple complex. They were reported missing on Saturday night, a security official of the Tirumala

New Delhi, Feb 3: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is a member of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led panel, tried to "manipulate" the criteria for selection of CBI chief with the ulterior motive of accommodating some of his preferred officers, Union Minister Jitendra Singh claimed Saturday. He also hit out at Kharge for "giving his own version" of the panel's deliberations to the media.

Thakurnagar, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut short his speech at a rally in North 24 Parganas district on Saturday after a stampede-like situation broke out at the venue in which many people were injured. Several women and children were injured, a senior police officer said. While PM Modi was addressing the rally of the Matua community, hundreds of supporters, who were standing outside the

New Delhi, Feb 3: Six people died on Sunday after nine coaches of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express derailed in Vaishali district of Bihar, railway officials said. The accident took place at 3.58 am in Sahadai Buzurg here. One general coach, one AC coach B3, three sleeper coaches -S8, S9, S10 and four more coaches have derailed, said East Central Railway spokesperson Rajesh Kumar. The Railways

New Delhi, Feb 2: Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed the chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a fixed tenure of two years, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Shukla, a 1983-batch IPS officer, is at present chairman of Madhya Pradesh Police Housing Corporation in Bhopal. He has been appointed in place of Alok Kumar Verma, who was