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The Maharashtra Police had arrested the five activists in connection with an event on December 31, 2017, that triggered violence at Koregaon-Bhima village. (Photo: File)

Not dissenters, activists were planning to ambush security forces:...

Maharashtra Police on Aug 28 arrested 5 activists in Bhima-Koregaon violence case, sparking outrage from human rights...

5 Sept 2018 2:31 PM IST

Banaskatha Police under Sanjiv Bhatt had arrested Sumersingh Rajpurohit, an advocate, in 1996 on charges of possessing around one kg of drugs. (Photo: File | PTI)

After 22 yrs, ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt detained for implicating man...

Bhatt and 7 others, including some former cops attached with Banaskatha Police, were detained for questioning in case,...

5 Sept 2018 1:24 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya admitted to All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, said AIIMS spokesperson, Dr Aarti Vij. (Photo: ANI)

Prominent roads in Uttar Pradesh to be named after great personalities

State govt has decided to name 54 inter-state highways after national and international personalities, Deputy CM Keshav...

5 Sept 2018 1:00 PM IST

Former BJP MP Tarun VIjay

BJP's Tarun Vijay sacks person handling Twitter account for anti-party...

From Wednesday morning, Tarun Vijay was back to retweeting PM Modi's posts and posting stories favourable to the party.

5 Sept 2018 12:26 PM IST

While cordoning off a nearby forest bordering Telangana, an assistant constable of the DRG inadvertently stepped on the pressure improvised explosive device connection following which it exploded. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Indian Army foils infiltration bid along LoC in J&K's Rajouri,...

A suspicious movement was picked up along the LoC in Rajouri Sector in the early hours.

5 Sept 2018 11:56 AM IST

A city court had directed the police to lodge an FIR against them for alleged violation of aircraft rules, tampering with evidence and intimidating a doctor working with Air India in January, 2017. (Representational image)

Craftsmanship of writer to be respected: SC dismisses plea to ban...

A bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra said a book must not be read in a 'fragmented manner' but as a whole.

5 Sept 2018 11:39 AM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

SC to hear request to put on hold Rafale fighter jet deal next week

In a PIL filed in SC by advocate M L Sharma, he alleged discrepancies in Rafale fighter jet deal with France and sought...

5 Sept 2018 11:29 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Girish Vyas raised the issue of sale of gutka in the state.

Chennai Gutka Scam: CBI raids TN minister, top cop among 40 others

The Madras High Court in April ordered the CBI to probe sale of chewing tobacco, which is banned in Tamil Nadu.

5 Sept 2018 11:24 AM IST

Rescue workers remove vehicles and debris from the collapsed Majerhat bridge, in Kolkata, Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

1 dead, 21 injured in Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapse

A 20-meter deck of the 450-meter long Majerhat Bridge in the crowded Alipore caved in around 4:45 pm on Tuesday.

5 Sept 2018 9:56 AM IST

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing, China, on Thursday. (Photo: PTI/File)

Separate constitution for J&K an 'aberration', says Ajit Doval

Doval's remarks on J&K come at a time the SC is hearing pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A of...

5 Sept 2018 9:47 AM IST

People move past a flooded area in Thrissur, Kerala. Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in Kerala. (Photo: AP)

Flood-hit Kerala faces shortages of 'rat fever' drug

Suspected cases of leptospirosis, known locally as 'rat fever', has climbed to 800 since mid-August, a health ministry...

5 Sept 2018 9:29 AM IST

The President also hailed the Indian community in Bulgaria as bridge between the two countries . (Photo: ANI)

India's economy making steady progress: President Kovind in Bulgaria

President Kovind is on his state visit to three European countries-Cyprus, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.

5 Sept 2018 9:20 AM IST