India

New Delhi, Jul 23: The search for the AN-32 aircraft that has been missing over the Bay of Bengal with 29 on board was today on in full swing even as Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar left for Chennai to monitor the massive search operation. Defence sources said the search is in full swing and no detection has been made till now. The transport plane of the Indian Air Force with 29 people on board

Ahmedabad, Jul 22: Three more Dalit youths allegedly attempted suicide today in Botad district of Gujarat even as the situation in most parts of the state returned to normalcy after witnessing three days of violent protests by community members over beating of Dalits for allegedly skinning a dead cow in Gir Somnath. At Ranpur village of Botad district, three youths attempted suicide by drinking

New Delhi, Jul 22: Lok Sabha procedings were adjourned for about an hour this morning after members, mainly from the ruling NDA, created din over the issue of AAP member Bhagwant Mann's videography of Parliament House yesterday. ''Issue of Mann's video serious; and I understand that appropriate action must be taken, said LS speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Members from other opposition parties including

Lucknow, Jul 21: Hundreds of BSP workers today staged a demonstration in the busy Hazratganj area here to protest against the derogatory remarks made by Dayashankar Singh against party supremo Mayawati even as police carried out raids to trace the BJP leader. Raising slogans and burning effigies, the BSP workers converged near the Ambedkar statue in Hazratganj on the call of the party to stage a

Lucknow, Jul 21: Enraged with Dayashankar Singh Singh's derogatory remark against Mayawati, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) workers staged a protest here on Thursday morning, demanding the arrest of suspended BJP state vice president. The protest is being held at the main Hazratganj crossing. BSP state president Ram Achal Rajbhar said that the party supporters have been asked to gather in the state

Srinagar, Jul 20: Uneasy calm prevailed for the second day today in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley where one more person succumbed to his injuries raising to 43 the death toll in the unrest that erupted on July 8 even as separatists extended the ongoing strike call till July 25. Local newspapers are also expected to hit the stands tomorrow after suspending publication six days ago over the alleged

New Delhi, Jul 20: BJP today sacked its Uttar Pradesh vice president Dayashankar Singh from all party posts after his derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati sparked massive uproar and pushed the saffron party in a tight corner. UP BJP President Keshav Prasad Maurya told reporters that Singh has been relieved of all posts and said "such language has no place in the party". BJP has been

New Delhi, Jul 20: Dayashankar Singh, vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) embarrassed on Wednesday as he compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati with a sex worker in comments that drew criticisms from several quarters. In an interview on Wednesday, he said in Hindi: “Mayawati is destroying BSP founder Mayawati’s vision of the

New Delhi, Jul 20: In an another embarrassment to Congress party, Rahul Gandhi was apparently spotted dozing off in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the crucial debate on atrocities on Dalits. The television shot, which has gone viral on the social media accompanied by carping comments, shows the Congress vice-president with closed eyes and head tilting on the right while his party MPs take on

New Delhi, Jul 20: Congress today targeted RSS and BJP in Lok Sabha over attacks on some dalit men in Gujarat for skinning a dead cow, saying the Hindutva organisation was working for "dalit-mukt Bharat" which was "sponsored" by BJP to polarise communities ahead of next year's assembly polls there. The opposition party demanded constitution of a joint parliamentary committee to go into the