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An FIR has been registered against NSUI Shahjahanpur district president Irfan Hussain for allegedly threatening a female student after she complained of molestation.(Photo: Video Screengrab)

Act like woman,' saysâ€‰NSUI district prez, booked for threatening...

The leader has been identified as National Students Union of India's district president Irfan Hussain, who is...

21 Jan 2019 10:03 AM IST

A traffic policeman, wearing an anti-pollution mask,controls traffic amid smog and air pollution which continues to be above dangerous level.

Air quality in Delhi fluctuating between 'very poor', 'severe'...

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall air quality index (AQI) in the city was 399.

21 Jan 2019 9:33 AM IST

The meeting was convened by the party to assess whether its flock was intact amid speculation that some of the party MLAs had switched over to the BJP. (Photo :ANI)

Siddaramaiah to hold Congress Legislature Party meeting at 11 am today

All MLAs have been directed to attend the meeting, which comes in the wake of an alleged rift in Cong-JD(S) coalition...

21 Jan 2019 9:28 AM IST

Peace Calender was released to send out a message of peace amid strain in bilateral ties.(Photo:Twitter @sudheenkulkarni)

India-Pakistan 'Peace Calendar' released to strengthen bilateral ties

Many people, including Army veterans, youths and school students, gathered to release the 'peace calendar'.

21 Jan 2019 9:27 AM IST

Anand Singh was hospitalised after he was allegedly hit on the head with a bottle by JN Ganesh at Bengalurus Eagleton resort, where Congress legislators were moved on Friday by the party, the local media reported. (Photo: File)

Will take legal action: Wife of hospitalised K'taka Cong lawmaker

'If it is true that Ganesh beat up my husband, my children and I will not keep quiet,' Laxmi Singh said.

21 Jan 2019 9:13 AM IST

A team of 11 Navy divers with their equipments deployed to conduct rescue task at the site of a coal mine collapse at Ksan in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya.

Navy stops operation to pull out decomposed body from Meghalaya mine

Fifteen miners disappeared inside the mine on December 13 last year after one of them accidentally punctured the wall of...

21 Jan 2019 9:02 AM IST

Mann, who is often criticised by political opponents for excessive drinking, earned high praise from party supremo Arvind Kejriwal for giving up alcohol. (Photo: PTI)

'Won my heart': Arvind Kejriwal on Bhagwat Mann's vows to not drink...

AAP leader Bhagwant Mann said he has left drinking from January 1 and that he hopes to shun liquor for the rest of his...

21 Jan 2019 8:57 AM IST

Globally, billionaires fortunes rose by 12 per cent or USD 2.5 billion a day in 2018, whereas the poorest half of the worlds population saw their wealth decline by 11 per cent. (Representational Image)

Indian billionaires' wealth rose by Rs 2,200 crore a day in 2018:...

Oxfam further said that 13.6 crore Indians, who make up the poorest 10 per cent of the country, continued to remain in...

21 Jan 2019 8:42 AM IST

Protests erupted in Sabarimala temple in Keralas Pathanamthitta on Tuesday after a woman reached near the 18 holy steps of the hilltop shrine and agitators heckled her over her age. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala temple closes after annual pilgrimage season; political war...

As temple closed, oppn BJP ended its 49-day-long relay hunger strike staged, demanding lift of prohibitory orders, which...

21 Jan 2019 8:30 AM IST

I had no such intention to hurt anyone.... I regret what I said. I just shared a womans pain, and didnt want to insult anyone, Singh said in a statement after her comments drew flak from allies and opposition leaders. (Photo: ANI)

BJP MLA Sadhana Singh apologises for comments against BSP chief...

Singh, a legislator from Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai had Saturday called the BSP chief a 'blot on womankind' and 'worse...

21 Jan 2019 8:25 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

People begging to be free of tyranny: Rahul to Modi

Modi had taken a dig at the Opposition rally organised by Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.

21 Jan 2019 7:16 AM IST

Mayawati emphasised that BSPs alliance with SP will decide the prime ministerial candidate for 2019 Lok Sabha polls. (Photo: ANI)

BJP MLA says Mayawati is worse than transgender', apologises

The National Commi-ssion for Women said it would formally issue a notice to Ms Singh seeking an explanation from her.

21 Jan 2019 7:12 AM IST