India

New Delhi, Oct 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and dedicated to the nation a refurbished national police memorial here and a newly-built museum for the khaki-donning forces. A 30-feet-tall and 238-tonne heavy black granite central sculpture honouring the slain troopers, a museum and a wall of valour bearing the names of over 34,800 martyred personnel were unveiled during the

Chennai, Oct 20: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday refused to be drawn into the Sabarimala controversy, saying it won't be proper to seek an opinion from him on the matter. The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder-president said he would prefer to "stay in the centre" and talk about things benefiting women. The veteran actor, a self-declared rationalist, said he has never been to Sabarimala

Chennai: A few days after Kamal Haasan predicted that the DMK-Congress alliance will break, the Makkal Needhi Maiam chief today said, “I can’t comment on forging an alliance with the Congress now. It is too early.” Speaking to reporters at Chennai airport, Kamal said, “It is not the time to speak about an alliance with the Congress.” The actor, a few months ago, floated his own party – Makkal

Chennai, Oct 20: Denying reports that he would announce the name of his political party on December 12--his birthday--Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth on Saturday said 90 per cent works on launching his own political outfit has been completed and it would be announced at an appropriate time. Talking to reporters at the Chennai Airport, Rajinikanth, who returned from Varanasi after completing the shoot

Amritsar, Oct 20: Dalbir Singh, the artist who played the role of Ravan at the tragedy-stricken Ramleela also passed away after a train plowed into a crowd that had spilled over to a railway track to watch Dussehra fireworks here. Singh had completed his act on-stage and was in the event to collect a shield of appreciation when the tragedy hit him. He is survived by an 8-month-old daughter and a

New Delhi, Oct 20: Artist Riyas Komu has stepped down from all management positions connected to the Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. In a statement released Friday, the Kochi Biennale Foundation stated that a committee would be constituted to "inquire into this matter". "Though the Foundation has received no formal complaint, we are

New Delhi, Oct 20: A Delhi Court on Saturday framed charges against environmentalist and former The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) director RK Pachauri in connection with an alleged sexual harassment case. The court had last month ordered for the framing of charges against the former director of TERI. The charges have been framed under sections 354 (outraging modesty of a woman), 354A

Mumbai, Oct 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday rejected the plea of Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit, one of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, seeking dismissal of charges against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court also asserted that the prosecution of Lt Col Purohit under UAPA is valid. On October 8, the NIA court issued

Meerut, Oct 20: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillorwas arrested after he thrashed a sub-inspector, who had visited the councillor's hotel in Meerut with a woman lawyer. In a video that surfaced on social media, councillor Manish Pawar repeatedly thrashed the sub-inspector, who fell down flat on the ground. When the cop managed to stand up, the councillor hurled abuses at him. As the cop and

Srinagar, Oct 20: The BJP won the urban local body elections in four districts of militancy-infested south Kashmir on Saturday, winning 53 of the 132 wards, where polls were held over four phases earlier this month, election officials said. The unprecedented victory for the saffron party has given it control of at least four of the 20 civic bodies in the four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama