India

New Delhi, Jul 31: The Opposition today accused the BJP-led government of encouraging organisations behind the violence by cow vigilantes, with Congress claiming that lynching of people in the name of religion and cow protection began only after it (BJP) assumed power. Initiating a discussion on the issue of mob lynching in the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Congress Mallikarjun Kharge said 'Hindustan'

New Delhi, Jul 31: Senior JD(U) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav on Monday broke his silence over Nitish Kumar's decision to junk Grand Alliance and form a government in Bihar with BJP support terming it "unfortunate" and against the 2015 mandate. Yadav's public disapproval came four days after Kumar, also the JD(U) President, made a surprise announcement last Wednesday evening to go

Ahmedabad, Jul 31: In the biggest ever haul of narcotics drugs, transported through sea routes in recent times, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Samudra Pavak and Ankit intercepted and apprehended a merchant vessel off the coast of Gujarat based on intelligence input. 1500 Kg of Heroine worth more than Rs 3000 crore was seized from the vessel named PRINCE 2. The search operation for the suspect

Lucknow, Jul 31: BJP chief Amit Shah targeted the Congress over dynasty politics on Sunday and said that the lack of internal democracy in a political party results in it being dominated by caste or family. Addressing a meeting of intellectuals in Lucknow, Shah drew parallel between the BJP and the Congress over who will be the next chief of the two parties. Shah asked the audience that who will

Rameswaram (TN), Jul 30: An engraved 'Bhagavad Gita' near the statue of late president A P J Abdul Kalam has kicked up a row, with his family seeking to put to rest by placing a copy of the Quran and Bible near it. "An unnecessary controversy was raised by some people. DRDO officials worked tirelessly for the memorial construction and had not sculpted the Bhagavad Gita near the statue with any

New Delhi, Jul 30: Twenty-nine Indian cities and towns, including Delhi and capitals of nine states, fall under “severe” to “very severe” seismic zones, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). A majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Delhi, Patna (Bihar), Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Kohima (Nagaland), Puducherry

Patna, Jul 30: Ten minutes ahead of submitting his resignation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dialled RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and begged his forgiveness for breaking the 'mahagathbandhan'. The media quoted Nitish Kumar saying,"Lalu Ji, forgive me, but after running the government for 20 months, I can not do it anymore, I am going to quit my post.” However, Lalu had asked him to consider

Jagdalpur, Jul 29: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the NDA government, alleging that strife started in several states, including Jammu and Kashmir, after it came to power in May 2014. He claimed that the prevailing unrest in parts of the country under its rule was benefiting the RSS, China and Pakistan. "After the NDA came to power in Delhi, conflicts started in several

New Delhi, Jul 28: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking nod for terminating the 32-week-old pregnancy of a 10-year-old rape survivor after taking note of a medical report that abortion was neither good for the girl nor for the foetus. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud took note of the report of the medical board set up by PGI (Postgraduate

Ahmedabad, Jul 27: In another jolt to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, three party MLAs considered close to former opposition leader Shankarsinh Vaghela resigned from the assembly today. The resignation of Balwantsinh Rajput (who was also the chief whip), Tejashreeben Patel and Prahlad Patel reduced the Congress's tally to 54 in the 182-seat assembly. The development came at