India

Puri, Jul 22: Italy-born famous Odissi dance exponent Ileana Citaristi on Sunday alleged that she was beaten up by the servitors on the chariot of Lord Jagannath as she "refused to pay money for darshan" of the deity. Chief temple administrator Arabind Padhee said Citaristi had lodged a complaint with temple administration. The commander of the temple police called 'Barkandas' has been asked to

Chandigarh, Jul 22: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said with slew of graft cases surfacing during the UPA government, corruption has taken the shape of a “small scale industry”, and the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be a fight between morality and immorality. “Upcoming Lok Sabha election will not just be a political fight but a ‘Dharam Yudh’ (fight for justice) between morality and

Ladakh, Jul 21: Riding on horses and ponies, around 50 Chinese soldiers intruded into the Indian territory of Chumar in Ladakh on July 16 staking their claim over the area. The Chinese troops started their incursion in the Chumar area on the evening of July 16 and they remained in the Indian area till the morning of July 17, sources said. Army sources confirmed the incursion saying that Indian

Murshidabad, West Bengal, Jul 21: Violence continued to rock panchayat elections in West Bengal with at least three Congress party workers killed and several others, including two policemen, injured ahead of Monday's fourth and last phase of polling. Two Congress workers, Nurmohhamad Sheikh and Ahad Ali, died when they were hit by crude bombs hurled by rival party supporters at Kapasdanga under

Srinagar, Jul 21: Curfew was today lifted from all parts of Kashmir but normal life in the Valley remained affected due to the strike call given by hardline Hurriyat Conference to protest against the firing incident in Ramban district that left four persons dead. Authorities lifted curfew from all parts of the Valley this morning in view of the improvement in the law and order situation since

New Delhi: Jul 21: A pilot project of a scheme to provide cashless treatment for those injured in road accidents will be launched on the busy Delhi-Gurgaon-Jaipur national highway on July 29. The Centre selected the 225-km highway to launch the scheme as it is one of the most accident-prone stretches in the country, claiming about 250 lives annually. The government will expand the scheme to other

New Delhi, Jul 21: Incessant rain in the capital on Saturday claimed the life of a five-year-old boy in south Delhi’s Mehrauli area. It also proved to be a nightmare for motorists as massive traffic jams were reported on Saturday from all over of the city. According to the police, Chirag was returning home from school when he fell into an open drain around 1:30 pm. “People saw the incident and

Srinagar, Jul 20: Over 30 people, including 15 security personnel, were injured as fresh pitched battles between youths, protesting the killing of four civilians in BSF firing in Ramban district, and police erupted at several places in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley today. Police fired teargas shells and rubber bullets and swung batons to quell violence as clashes took place at a number of places in

Srinagar, Jul 20: Curfew remained in force for the second day on Saturday in all major towns of Kashmir while rest of the Valley was placed under restrictions to prevent protests against the firing incident in Ramban district that left four persons dead and dozens others injured. Curfew, which was imposed in the early hours on Friday, remained in force in all areas of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal

New Delhi, Jul 20: BJP chief Rajnath Singh has stirred up a huge controversy with his comment that English has caused a great loss to India by eroding its cultural values and stymieing the growth of Sanskrit in the country. The comment was greeted with derision by intellectuals and political leaders on Friday. Speaking at a function here on Thursday, Singh had said, "The English language has