Tens of thousands of people, including many women, stood in serpentine queues at polling stations since early Wednesday to cast their ballot in the third phase of the staggered Bihar assembly elections. Around 12 percent polling was recorded in the initial hours in the assembly elections being held at 50 constituencies. No violence has so […]
Mumbai-born British businessman Lord Ghulam Kaderbhoy Noon, who earned the moniker ‘Curry King‘ for popularising Indian chicken tikka and curry in Britain and survived the 26/11 terror attacks in Taj Mahal and Palace Hotel in Mumbai, has died in London. Born in Mumbai on January 24, 1936, the 79-year-old Noon breathed his last — in […]
Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta was on Wednesday detained for filing a false complaint that beef was being served in New Delhi’s Kerala House canteen, triggering a controversy. “Hindu Sena chief Vishnu Gupta has been detained today (Wednesday). He was taken to the Parliament Street Police station for questioning,” a senior police official told IANS. […]
From brewing and selling country liquor to weaving exquisite fabrics and also finding a market in neighbouring Bhutan, the women of Chatra, a remote village in Assam’s Nalbari district, have not just elevated themselves to a respectable profession but have changed the image of their village for the better. Chatra, located about 20 km from […]
An Indian restaurant was demolished in Malaysia although it renewed the operating licence every year, the media reported. The restaurant, in Kuala Lumpur’s Ampang district for 16 years, was razed by officers from the district council on August 12, The Star online reported. Restaurant owner P. Subramanian said he was surprised because he had all […]
A court here on Tuesday convicted a 39-year old man of robbing, raping, burning and killing a techie from Andhra Pradesh in January last year. Women Court special judge Vrushali Joshi finding Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap guilty and will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Wednesday. Mumbai Police spokesperson Dhananjay Kulkarni said that the prosecution successfully […]
Permanent seats for India and an African representative in the UN Security Council and fighting terrorism were among issues raised and discussed in the ministerial meeting of Indian and African foreign ministers on the second day of the third India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) on Tuesday and in the bilateral meetings that followed. Addressing the ministerial […]
A six-day joint naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka commenced in the seas off Trincomalee, in the eastern part of the island nation on Tuesday, the Lankan navy media unit said. The joint exercise titled “SLINEX 2015” is scheduled to end on November 1. Six naval ships and six Fast Attack Craft of the […]
A police ‘raid’ on Kerala House here to check if it served beef triggered a storm on Tuesday, with the chief ministers of Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal as well as Left leaders condemning the “intolerance” and demanding action against Delhi Police — which reports to the central government. Although there was no response from […]
The popular ‘carabeef’ (buffalo meat) dish will be back on the menu of Kerala House here from Wednesday. Kerala House officials took it off the menu following a complaint by a little known Hindu group opposed to beef consumption and after some 20 Delhi Police officials visited the premises on Monday. The police action triggered […]