India

Guwahati, Apr 3: Thirty candidates have criminal charges against them, including a minister and five sitting MLAs, out of the 539 contestants in 65 consituencies going to polls in the first phase in Assam tomorrow. Altogether 25 candidates have cited serious criminal cases related to murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc. in their affidavits submitted while filing their

Mumbai, April 3: An Indian priest abducted by gunmen in Yemen last month is safe and could be released soon, a Catholic group said on Sunday, quoting the Indian foreign minister. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was captured from the southern Yemeni city of Aden by gunmen who killed at least 15 people at an old people's home in an attack that was condemned by Pope Francis. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of

Mumbai, Apr 3: Days after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' remarks, a top functionary of the organisation has said that 'Vande Mataram' is the real national anthem as opposed to the 'Constitutionally-mandated' Jana Gana Mana. "Jana Gana Mana is today our national anthem. It has to be respected. There is no reason why it should evoke any other sentiment," RSS General Secretary

Nashik, Apr 2: A day after the Bombay High Court ruled that it is the fundamental right of women to go into places of worship, around 25 women activists led by Trupti Desai today entered the premises of Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, but were stopped by locals from offering prayer in the inner sanctum. As the standoff escalated, the police took away Ms Desai and other protesters away from

Pune, Apr 1: Women can no longer be barred from entering temples in Maharashtra with the Bombay High Court today holding that it is their fundamental right to go into places of worship and the government's duty to protect it. In directions which are seen as a break from centuries-old traditions and a victory for women's campaign against gender bias, the court asked the Maharashtra Government to

Hyderabad, Apr 1: The city-based IVRCL which was constructing the flyover in Kolkata, a portion of which collapsed yesterday killing 24 people, today described the incident as an "accident", a day after another official of the company had dubbed it as an "act of God". "An act of God was just an expression only to describe that it is under no one's control", P Sita, the construction company's legal

Kolkata, Apr 1: Five officials of the company that was building a flyover that collapsed on to vehicles and street vendors here have been detained. Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who paid a visit to the mishap site, told reporters "We have detained a few officials of the construction company. We are taking action against them". Kolkata Police has registered a case against the Hyderabad

New Delhi, Apr1: In a dramatic move, China has once again blocked India' bid at the UN to ban JeM Chief Masood Azhar, the mastermind of the Pathankot terror attack. According to highly placed sources here, just hours before the deadline earlier today, China requested the UN Committee, which is considering a ban on the chief of the Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad(JeM), to keep on hold

United Nations, Apr 1: China has once again blocked India’s bid at the United Nations to ban Pathankot terror attack mastermind and Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. Out of 15 countries, 14 have strongly supported India’s bid. However, China has alone opposed the bid without stating any reason, ANI quoted sources. The fourteen countries include the US, UK and

Raipur, Mar 30: Seven CRPF men were killed today and their weapons looted after Naxals carried out a deadly landmine blast on their vehicle in the jungles of the worst Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. Officials said the incident occurred near the Basaras-Kuakonda axis in the Melawada village in the said district when a Tata-709 mini-truck of the force went over a landmine at