Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Monday advocated a stringent Sharia-type law to tackle heinous crimes like rape against women and minors. “Those who rape and kill minors, their hands and legs should be chopped off,” an emotionally-charged MNS leader said after meeting the relatives of a minor rape victim here. Thackeray said […]
Branded paper company JK Paper on Monday reported a rise of 79 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2016-17. The company’s net profit stood at Rs 26.66 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, up from Rs 14.89 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal. According to […]
The government on Monday informed parliament that it plans to transport passenger cars from Varanasi to Kolkata by using inland waterways. According to Minister of State for Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan, plans are afoot to start a “Roll-on and Roll-off” (Ro-Ro) service to transport cars between Varanasi and Kolkata stretch of the Ganga river. “For this […]
The “Karvan-e-Aman” peace bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan will resume on Monday after a two weeks suspension, officials said. “After remaining suspended for two weeks, the Karvan-e-Aman bus service will resume today (Monday),” a senior police officer told IANS. “All passengers scheduled to leave for Muzaffarabad are advised to reach the state […]
There is no place for death, birth or recreation in centuries-old Ker Puja in Tripura. Steeped in intricate, time-honoured rituals, this mega tribal event is about well-being and warding off evil spirits. And this 31-hour-long festival is all set to begin from Monday. It may sound strange but no pregnant woman or critically ailing person […]
The murder of a 65-year-old retired government official in Samachar Apartments in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar has been solved with the arrest of a 25-year-old woman who alleged she was being sexually exploited by him, police said on Saturday. Investigators said the woman was arrested on the basis of circumstantial evidence and with the help […]
Hugs, tears and a few words of sympathy for a sobbing Kashmiri mother who almost fainted as she remembered her dead son while sharing her pain, marked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s visit to this border district on Saturday to meet families left grieving by the latest spurt in violence. Mehbooba Mufti broke down as she […]
The search continued on Saturday for the missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force that went missing on Friday over the Bay of Bengal and has been untraceable since. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar reached Tambaram in Tamil Nadu on Saturday and went on an aerial survey in an IAF plane over the area where […]
An Indian aid worker who was kidnapped in Afghanistan last month reached here on Saturday after being rescued. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup confirmed that Judith D’Souza landed in New Delhi on Saturday evening. Hailing from Kolkata, Judith, 40, who works for the Aga Khan Network, was seized by gunmen on June 9 in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condemned shooting rampage at a mall in the German city of Munich on Friday night. “We are appalled by the horrific incident in Munich. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the deceased and those injured,” Modi tweeted. Ten people were killed, including the gunman who opened […]