All political parties call for Thane bandh April 18
Bitter rivals from all political parties have shed their differences and come together to protect unauthorised residential structures from being demolished, by calling a “Thane bandh” on Thursday, Apr
Bomb blast near BJP office in Bengaluru
At least 13 people, including eight policemen and five civilians, were injured in a bomb blast near the BJP city office here buzzing with activity ahead of the May five Assembly polls.
SC grants four weeks more to Sanjay Dutt to surrender
A day before the deadline for his surrender ended, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt today got partial relief from the Supreme Court which granted him four weeks time on “humanitarian” grounds to surrender before jail authorities to undergo 42 months remaining sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.
Supreme court lays down haj directions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to frame a five-year policy for regulating the Haj pilgrimage to replace the current annual plan which it termed as “ad-hoc and unsatisfactory”.
Hints of dark matter seen?
For the first time, scientists, including an Indian-origin physicist, have observed concrete hints of a particle behind the elusive dark matter that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has nev
Macaulay Culkin mistaken for a tramp in london
Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin was mistaken for a tramp on a night out in London’s Shoreditch.
Macaulay mistaken for a tramp in London
Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin was mistaken for a tramp on a night out in London’s Shoreditch.
The 32-year-old was spotted smoking on a street corner with fingernails painted black when an on-looker thought him to be a beggar, reported Sun Online.
Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers rejected
Quashing his political ambitions, a Pakistani election tribunal today barred former military dictator Pervez Musharraf from running for parliament in the only constituency where his nomination papers for the May 11 general elections had been accepted.
Pakistani Taliban stop children from going to schools
The Pakistani Taliban have barred children from going to schools in North Waziristan after security forces set up a road block as part of security measures in Miranshah town, according to a media report today.
Boston attack ‘easily’ one-man operation: Bomb experts
The bombing at the Boston Marathon that claimed at least three lives and injured over 140 others is likely a one-man operation and it was virtually impossible to prevent such attacks in a free country, US security experts warned today.