In a move that could spark more trouble for Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, an investigation has been initiated into the luxury items found at his official residence - derisively named 'Sheeshmahal' by the opposition - a senior BJP leader has said. The probe comes less than …...Read More

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had only a 'happy new year' response to questions about the increasingly acrimonious feud between allies Aam Aadmi Party and Congress. "I have great respect for all political parties... I wish them a happy New Year and hope for their safe journey." "Let the New …...Read More

The BJP's Tamil Nadu chief, K Annamalai, set himself a goal Thursday - to ensure Chief Minister MK Stalin and the ruling DMK are removed from power - and made a dramatic promise to that effect, declaring "I will whip myself six times" and "I will not wear footwear (till …...Read More

Three workers were killed and six others injured after a 400 KV transmission line tower fell on them in Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district on Thursday, a police official said. The incident took place in Aamdad village under Rampur Naikin tehsil at around noon, the official informed. "The labourers were replacing …...Read More

The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan's Aqtau on Christmas Day - while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia - may have been "accidentally struck" by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, military experts cited in multiple news reports have suggested. Thirty-eight of the 67 people …...Read More

A middle-aged couple in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district died by suicide after their 24-year-old son decided to marry a transgender person. Subdivisional police officer P Srinivas Reddy said Subba Rayudu (45) and Saraswati (38) had repeated arguments with their son Sunil over his association with the local transgender community for …...Read More

Amid the massive political row over the sexual assault case on Anna University's campus in Chennai, the BJP has alleged that the arrested accused is a DMK worker who has been involved in similar crimes in the past. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has shared pictures of the accused, …...Read More

A hugely popular freelance radio jockey from Jammu and Kashmir with nearly seven lakh followers on Instagram was found dead in Gurugram. The police said they suspect it to be a case of suicide. The Instagram profile of Simran Singh, 25, known by lakhs of fans as RJ Simran, shows …...Read More

A PIL filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday sought to scrap the TDS system calling it "arbitrary and irrational" and violative of various fundamental rights, including equality. The PIL challenged the tax deducted at source or TDS framework under the Income Tax Act, which mandates the deduction of tax …...Read More

Four men allegedly assaulted a cab driver and damaged his car with sticks in Bhopal, all because he allegedly failed to give way to their SUV, sources have told NDTV. A video shows one of the men dragging the driver by the collar and slapping him so hard that he …...Read More