Kochi, June 5 (IANS) It’s now official. Kerala’s star couple Dileep and Manju Warrier’s divorce proceedings have officially begun with the former filing a petition here Thursday seeking a divorce. Dileep has filed a petition at the family court here seeking separation from his wife and also requested the court to see that the details of […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Nearly a decade after it denied him a visa and blacklisted him, the US is practically preparing to roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is set to hold a summit meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington in September-end this year. According to official sources, Modi […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Towards overhauling road safety-control following the fatal car accident of BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the government Thursday vowed to bring in new legislation upgrading road safety norms in-line with global standards. Briefing reporters after a meeting with officials to review road safety standards, Roads Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “An umbrella […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) In a show of solidarity with victims of sexual assaults in India, students of Indian origin graduating from Ivy League universities in the US wore a red tape on their graduation caps during convocation ceremonies this week. Later, several students from Columbia University, Harvard University and Brown University participated in a […]
Patna, June 5 (IANS) A Bihar court Thursday convicted eight people including two police officials of murdering three teenage students in a fake encounter 12 years ago in Patna, a lawyer said. The fast track court headed by Judge Ravi Shankar Sinha pronounced the order and found them guilty. “Two police officials including then station house […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A 55-year-old man was Thursday shot dead in Delhi by two unidentified assailants riding a bike, police said. Om Prakash Oberoi, sales executive at an ad agency, was attacked in north Delhi’s Subhash Park area around 11.30 a.m. He had gone to deposit a cheque at a bank. An eyewitness told […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The increasing rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh led to charges and counter-charges between the BJP and the SP with Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti Thursday accusing the state’s ruling party of “protecting rapists” while Dimple Yadav put up a spirited defence of her husband and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. “…this (Uttar […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his council of ministers and senior leaders, including BJP patriarch L.K. Advani and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were among the members of the newly-elected 16th Lok Sabha who took oath Thursday. Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was sworn-in Wednesday by President Pranab Mukherjee as the pro-tem […]
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition BJP Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of unleashing “gruesome” violence against its party workers and urged Governor M.K. Naraynan to initiate steps for restoring peace and democracy in the state. “West Bengal is presently passing through a massive spate of post-poll violence, which is being unleashed against BJP […]
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi reeled under intense heat Thursday as the maximum temperature settled four notches above the average at 44.7 degrees Celsius, making it the season’s hottest day yet. No respite is expected Friday, the met office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Friday will see clear skies and the searing […]