India

Lucknow, Sep 16: What could be the height of unemployment? The answer to this lies in UP where more than 23 lakh persons have applied against 368 posts of peon in the state secretariat. The number is almost half the population of Lucknow, which is 45 lakhs. What is even more shocking is that over two lakh applicants are at least graduate with BTech, BSc, MSc and Mcom degrees. Applications also

New Delhi, Sep 16: The Election Commission today ruled out a "blanket ban" on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann ki baat' radio programme amid reports that the Congress is likely to approach the poll body with such a demand alleging it "violates" the Model Code of Conduct in force due to Bihar assembly polls. A senior EC official said they can take "cognizance" of any such demand only after

Gurgaon, Sep 16: The Gurgaon Police, in a report to the Ministry of External Affairs, said the wife and daughter of the Saudi diplomat abused them while trying to rescue the two Nepalese women, who have alleged rape by the diplomat. As per the report, the team managed to rescue the victims “after a great deal of persuasion.” It said, while the investigation team and others accompanying them were

Indore, Sep 16: After detaining his family members from Manpur near Indore on Tuesday night, police have arrested the prime accused of an explosion in Petlawad town in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district, a report said. Rajendra Kasawa was nabbed in Maharashtra. Three days after the explosion in Jhabua district that left 89 people dead and nearly 100 wounded, police had on Tuesday detained two

New Delhi, Sep 16: BJP on Tuesday night released the first list of 43 candidates for the high-stakes Bihar polls, giving about 60 per cent representation to those from SC and backward castes in an apparent attempt to target the base of rival JD(U)-RJD combine. Five nominees in the list are Yadavs, the most numerous OBC group which has traditionally backed RJD's Lalu Prasad but is being vigorously

New Delhi, Sep 16: The showstopper of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US visit later this month may well be his meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook in San Francisco. This could have implications far beyond the headlines it will generate. Apple, it is believed, is looking to invest in building manufacturing capacities in India, which could come as a huge boost for Modi's 'Make in India' project. While

New Delhi, Sep 15: The ruling AAP today asked its MLA Somnath Bharti to surrender before police even as the former Delhi Law Minister approached high court seeking protection from arrest in a case related to domestic violence and attempt to murder filed by his wife. Sources said the party was upset with Bharti as it is unable to contact him. "We are trying to contact him, but are not able to. We

New Delhi, Sept 15: In a critique of Vice President Hamid Ansari's recent speech on the need for "affirmative action" for Muslim empowerment, an article in RSS mouthpiece 'Panchjanya' has accused him of speaking like a "communal Muslim leader". It said instead of projecting Muslims as victims of discrimination, Ansari should "tell them the truth about how Muslim radicalism is preventing them from

New Delhi, Sep 15: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the pleas of dismissed Gujarat Cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking SIT probe into allegation of misuse of state machinery during 2002 post-Godhra riots and the alleged roles of top BJP and RSS functionaries and some senior bureaucrats. The applications were mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu by senior advocate

Patna, Sep 15: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav took on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Monday and posted a series of tweets questioning why any woman was till date not made head of the organisation. He also asked why a non-Brahmin does not become the RSS chief. Lalu wrote: "RSS is an extremely casteist and male chauvinistic organisation. RSS works to befool country's eighty percent population