NEW DELHI: Two stringent anti-terror laws were today criticised by a couple of members in Lok Sabha for their “abuse” with demands for repeal or review. Mohammed Basheer of IUML raised the issue of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act during Zero Hour, saying it was a “black law”. Underlining that anRead More

NEW DELHI: Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence has “significantly” declined in the last four years and the menace can be tackled successfully through a combination of measures, government said in Rajya Sabha Wednesday. “It is worth mentioning that due to the measures adopted by the government, LWE violence has signifiacntlyRead More

MANGULURU: One of the girls seen in the controversial photo uploaded on social media which shows a boy lying on their lap in a classroom, has claimed it was doctored by certain mischief-mongers, a day after it created a furore leading to suspension of six students from college. In aRead More

NEW DELHI: RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan today lashed out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing the JD(U) leader and his aides of working to “finish off” RJD and said he would quit the party if Lalu Prasad wishes so. Ranjan, who is better known as Pappu Yadav and wasRead More

MUZAFFARNAGAR: The district authorities of western Uttar Pradesh have stepped up security of gangsters during their transportation from jail to court for hearing, in the wake of murder of alleged gangster Vicky Tyagi here. The district authorities have identified and listed gangsters who are lodged in different jails and steppedRead More

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – Indian police said they had made the single biggest seizure of gold smuggled into the country on Tuesday after arresting six people leaving an airport with 60 kg of the precious metal flown in from Dubai. The arrest is likely to strengthen pressure on Finance Minister ArunRead More

NEW DELHI: Sonia Gandhi today congratulated L K Advani on his 50th wedding anniversary, saying it was also a “special day” for her as it was on this day 47 years ago that she got married to Rajiv Gandhi. “On the auspicious occasion of your 50th wedding anniversary, I sendRead More

MUMBAI: Extradited gangster Abu Salem was today sentenced to life imprisonment by a special TADA court in the 1995 murder case of Mumbai-based builder Pradeep Jain. The court also handed out life imprisonment to Salem’s driver Mehndi Hassan while another accused Virendra Jhamb’s sentence was set off against the periodRead More

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena has patted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks on Nobel laureate Mother Teresa terming them as a “national service” here Wednesday. “What is wrong – Whatever he has said is the grim truth as ‘conversions’ is the main business of Christian missionaries inRead More

Chandigarh,  Punjab Congress today alleged that the Modi government has confirmed its anti-farmer agenda by taking a complete U-turn on the issue of implementation of Dr. Swaminathan Committee report before the Supreme Court. In a press release issued today, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, the spokesman of Punjab Congress said, “By shamelesslyRead More