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Son of Indira assassination convict to stand in Punjab polls

Amritsar, Aug. 11 -- Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), the party of jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, on Monday named Satwant Singh as its first candidate for the upcoming Punjab assembly elections. ... Read More


'shah to reply in parl'

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The government on Monday offered to debate students' issues and police action in Parliament with a reply by Union home minister Amit Shah, in a last-ditch effort to end the two-w... Read More


SC to hear plea against Ram Rahim acquittal

India, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea against the Punjab and Haryana HC order acquitting Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journ... Read More


Langur mimics hired to fend off monkeys

India, Aug. 11 -- To prevent any disruptions during the BWF World Championships, set to begin on August 17, authorities have hired men who could mimic the sound of an angry langur to chase away monkey... Read More


Iran must pay compensation for those it has killed: Trump

India, Aug. 11 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the deaths of people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, raising the rhetorical stakes with Te... Read More


Woman arrested for assaulting house help at flat in Camellias

Gurugram, Aug. 11 -- A 52-year-old woman - a resident of the upscale DLF Camellias high-rises in Gurugram - was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting her 22-year-old house help and confining her... Read More


crane runs over 31-year-old man in west delhi, driver arrested

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- A 31-year-old man was killed allegedly after being run over by a crane in west Delhi's Mayapuri on Saturday evening, police said on Monday. The crane driver had been arrested and... Read More


CAG raises concerns over declining capex

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The CAG has raised concerns over declining capital expenditure, rising subsidies and poor returns on government investments in Delhi, even as the city's economy grew. Chief minis... Read More


No bargaining with his Middlemarch

India, Aug. 11 -- Many decades ago, in the hill town of Nainital, a second-hand book dealer called Dana Mian walked the hills with a coolie carrying a steel trunk filled with books on his head. Decade... Read More


9 of cyber crime syndicate held after 88-yr-old loses Rs.70k: cops

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Police have arrested nine people from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and busted a cybercrime nexus, which stole mobile phones and uses the linked bank accounts to siphon off money, ... Read More