Seven masked men robbed Rs.25 lakh from a dry fruit merchant’s shop in broad daylight Monday and stabbed an employee who resisted them, police said. The daring incident, which got over in 20 minutes, took place around 4 p.m. in Khari Bawli in Old Delhi. “The masked men entered Suresh Chandra Mittal’s shop and grabbed […]
The union law ministry can now proceed with processing of 12 names recommended by the Madras High Court for elevation as its judges as the Supreme Court Monday vacated the high court’s status quo order. A bench of Justice B.S. Chauhan and Justice J. Chelameswar, while staying the high court order, also issued notice on […]
Around 20 Hindu activists Monday disrupted a press conference of AAP leader Prashant Bhushan here, protesting against his remarks on Jammu and Kashmir. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had come with members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) to the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC). As the conference began, a young man identifying himself […]
India and Sri Lanka are to release 20 of each other’s fishermen, marking the beginning of a reciprocal process to tide over an issue that has caused tension in bilateral ties. The gesture comes ahead of the Tamil festival of Pongal, and was announced here by the external affairs ministry spokesperson. “As a goodwill measure […]
India said Monday that it was in touch with Bangladesh over reports of attacks on Hindus during and after the general election there. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the government was aware of the reports of attacks on minorities in the past few days. He said the Bangladesh home ministry had ordered police […]
With Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade back in India and a US diplomat sent back to America in a reciprocal gesture, India and the US look all set to resume business as usual. In fact, both sides are holding an event in the very place where it all started – New York. On Tuesday, the consulate […]
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday greeted the nation ahead of Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed. The president and vice president hoped that the Prophet’s message of selflessness and brotherhood would show the path of compassion and tolerance to everyone. Milad-un-Nabi will be celebrated Jan 14. […]
American Hustle left a messy Golden Globes as the big winner on Sunday (January 12), capturing three major awards, including best comedy. But voters stayed true to form and spread their love around, handing best drama to an otherwise ignored 12 Years a Slave and best director to Alfonso Cuaron, for Gravity. The two female […]
Filmmaker Karan Johar, 41, who has been in the favour of adoption, says it is natural to have parental feeling at his age. The India’s Got Talent judge got emotional on the sets of the reality show when he saw a troupe of children performing an act. Karan later hugged a 7-year-old child from the […]
Actor-producer Abhay Deol, who will be seen sharing the screen space with his girlfriend Preeti Desai in his home production One By Two, says the secret behind their successful relationship is the support for each other. “I am happy and so is she. Like others, even we fight at times. Even we break up and […]