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Police personnel lathicharge protestors in Sabarimala, Kerala, on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Scribes among several hurt in Sabarimala stir

50 people charged with violence; prohibitory orders clamped for two days.

18 Oct 2018 5:27 AM IST

Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri opens the Sabarimala temple for the five-day monthly pooja in the Malayalam month of Thulam, Sabarimala on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sabarimala Temple visit: Some fired, others forced to quit job

The 32-year old Reshma is mulling to climb Sabarimala in the company of a few other women Ayyappa swamis.

18 Oct 2018 5:21 AM IST

MJ Akbar forced to resign as #MeToo storm rises

BJP president Amit Shah holds a meeting with national security adviser Ajit Doval to discuss the issue, decision taken ...

18 Oct 2018 5:13 AM IST

Police personnel escort a woman and her family after they were heckled by protesters while seeking entry to Lord Ayyappa temple on its opening day in Sabarimala, Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

Violence erupts as women try to enter Sabarimala temple

Angry protesters boo, abuse women, none make it to hilltop shrine.

18 Oct 2018 5:07 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

MP: Kamal Nath takes swipe at Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Ruling BJP however defended Mr Chouhan saying that, an accused cannot be counted as a convict unless he or she was...

18 Oct 2018 1:35 AM IST

Chavindra Karma

Revolt in Bastar Tiger's family

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) on Wednesday rushed to Dantewada to resolve the issue, sources said.

18 Oct 2018 1:25 AM IST

Maithripala Sirisena said he had ordered Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to revoke his decision last week to overturn the 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka Prez Sirisena calls Modi, denies accusing RAW of kill' plot

Sri Lanka says media reports that Sirisena had blamed RAW of plotting to assassinate him were utterly false and...

18 Oct 2018 1:12 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi welcomed Manvendra Singh into the party fold at his residence in the morning. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Manvendra Singh joins Congress, jolt to BJP before Rajasthan polls

Jaswant Singh's rift with the BJP widened when it did not field him in 2014 from Barmer in Rajasthan, his home base.

18 Oct 2018 1:03 AM IST

CRPF troops patrol the streets a day after GJM (Gorkha Janmukti Morcha) supporters resorted to violence. Situation remained tense in the hills with thousands of tourists stranded. (Photo: AP)

Clashes in Kashmir Valley as Lashkar men killed in gunfight

The police identified the slain militants as Merajuddin Bungroo and Faid Mushtaq Waza, residents of Fatah Kadal and...

18 Oct 2018 12:56 AM IST

Now, of course, the preceding points do not undermine the importance given to Ayodhya issues religious aspect by a substantial number of people. (Photo: File)

Ayodhya and Indians!

Simply speaking, there is a difference between public being faced with no choice, just one option and multiple options.

18 Oct 2018 12:39 AM IST

Indias gender gap is narrowing down from 21.6 per cent in 2001 to 16.3 per cent in 2011. (Photo: PTI)

Empowering India's women: We still have a long way to go

In today's India, stories of women breaking many glass ceilings and reaching the pinnacles of success are splashed in...

18 Oct 2018 12:34 AM IST

Speaking at the 7th Meeting of Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA) at Ashgabat, MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar accused Pakistan of committing crime against the Afghan people by blocking normal access between India and Afghanistan. (Photo: PTI/File)

MJ Akbar's resignation victory of truth', says Congress

Priyanka Chaturvedi said she saluted those women who stood on their charges against minister bravely despite 'brazen'...

17 Oct 2018 9:38 PM IST