Mumbai: A Maharashtra BJP spokesperson on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “11th incarnation” of Lord Vishnu, prompting ridicule by the Opposition, with the Congress calling it an “insult” to the gods. “Hon PM @narendramodi ji is the 11th #Avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu (sic),” state BJP spokesperson Avadhut Wagh said on Twitter. […]

New Delhi: A nine-year-old girl from Noida, who was allegedly denied treatment at a Delhi government hospital for not having Aadhaar, has been admitted to the Safdarjung hospital after Union Health Minister JP Nadda intervened. The matter was highlighted by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Manoj Tiwari, who had recently tweeted, hitting out at […]

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said targeting of migrant workers in Gujarat is “completely wrong” and he is totally against it. Taking to Twitter, he said the root cause of violence in Gujarat is the closure of factories and unemployment there due to which both the system and the economy are reeling. […]

Srinagar: Militants Friday shot dead two persons and injured another by firing at them from a close range in Karfali Mohalla area of the city, two days ahead of polling for first phase of elections for urban local bodies in Kashmir, police said. The gunmen fired at three persons at Karfali Mohalla, resulting in the […]

Lucknow: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the government is “ready to talk to everyone” over the Kashmir issue, while asserting that terrorism in the Valley is “Pakistan-sponsored”. After a meeting of the Central Zonal Council here, he told reporters, “I think the (Kashmir) matter will be resolved. We are ready to talk to […]

New Delhi:The Congress is banking on the popularity of former party president Sonia Gandhi to dislodge the TRS government in Telangana which is scheduled to go to polls in the next few months. Sonia may address a few rallies in the state where the Congress has sprung up a surprise by aligning with the TDP, […]

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched various development projects worth over Rs 550 crore in his Lok Sabha constituency. The projects inaugurated include Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for Puraani Kashi and Atal Incubation Centre at Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Among the projects for which the foundation stones were laid was the Regional Ophthalmology […]

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Monday suspended an assistant sub-inspector, whose son was seen brutally thrashing a woman in a video which went viral on social media. Ashok Kumar Tomar, who was posted in the central district, was suspended for allegedly threatening the family of the victim, police said. Rohit Tomar, the 21-year-old son of […]

Bengaluru : A 10th class student committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan in her home,west Bengaluru residence on Friday. Sushmitha B, 16, a resident of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar and daughter of milk vendor Basavaraju.She is  student of a private school of Magadi Road. Basavaraju said he found his daughter hanging from the ceiling […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court sought response from the BBMP’s on a petition challenging the civic body’s circular asking businesses to reserve 60% of space on their name boards for Kannada. The Retailers Association of India challenged the BBMP(Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike) order seeking all licensed retailers to ensure 60% of display in Kannada language […]