India

New Delhi, Aug 11: The DMK on Friday demanded the nation's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, for party patriarch M Karunanidhi who passed away in Chennai on August 7. The party said the award will be a real tribute to the late Tamil Nadu leader's outstanding and exemplary work which had left an indelible mark in history. M Karunanidhi, who led the DMK for five decades, was the Chief Minister

New Delhi, Aug 11: Suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday came up with a fresh comment that may soon evoke strong reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking at the inauguration of 'Enough With intolerance National Campaign' event at India International Centre, Aiyar said he could never imagine that any person who called Muslims as puppy can become Prime Minister of

Jaipur, Aug 11: Rajasthan BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja has said that the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was not a 'Pandit' as he "ate beef and pork". Often in the news for his contentious statements, the legislator from Ramgarh constituency of Alwar district blamed the Nehru-Gandhi family for all the social evils prevailing in the country. “Nehru cannot be a pandit as he ate beef and

Kolkata, Aug 11: BJP president Amit Shah was on Saturday shown black flags by youth Congress workers when he came out of the NSC Bose International airport here to attend a rally in the central part of the city, the police said. The youth Congress workers showed black flags and raised anti-Modi and anti-Shah slogans as the BJP national president stepped out of the airport. They also tried to block

New Delhi, Aug 11: A special Fugitive Economic Offenders Act court in Mumbai on Saturday issued public summons to the sister and brother of absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi, the main accused in the $2 billion bank fraud case, asking them to appear before it on September 25. It said if they fail to appear, their assets will be confiscated under the newly enacted Act aimed at curbing big ticket

Kochi, Aug 11: Over 10,000 people living on the banks of Periyar river and its tributaries have been shifted to 78 camps opened in Ernakulam district as part of measures taken by it to deal with the threats following the release of water from two major dams. Officials said 10,510 people have been provided shelter at 78 relief camps opened in Paravoor, Aluva, Kanayannur and Kunnathunad taluks in

Muzaffarnagar, Aug 11: A 23-year-old gang rape victim allegedly tried to commit suicide over 'police inaction' at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district. The woman attempted to end her life by consuming poison on Friday, Station House Officer (SHO), Jhinjhana, Rajkumar Sharma said. Two people are accused in the case and one of them was arrested yesterday. The woman is undergoing treatment in

Raipur, Aug 11: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today termed the Rafale fighter jet deal as the country's "biggest ever" defence scam and blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for it. Addressing an event in Raipur, he claimed that the price of the Rafale jets "magically" rose from Rs. 540 to Rs. 1600 crore per piece. India had signed an agreement in 2015 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter planes

Raipur, Aug 10: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday questioned as to why Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to remain silent over incidents of alleged rapes in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Gandhi, who was addressing a rally here after inaugurating a new party office, said "The prime minister does not utter a word when girls are raped in Uttar Pradesh

Mumbai, Aug 10: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a member of a right wing group and seized huge quantity of explosives from his residence at Nallasopara in Palghar district of the state, police said today. Vaibhav Raut, a member of 'Hindu Govansh Raksha Samiti', was arrested from Bhandar Aali in Nallasopara West late last night, an official said. "ATS sleuths raided his