Category: India News

Triple Talaq bill discriminatory: AIMIM

Hyderabad, Dec 18: The AIMIM Tuesday alleged that the triple talaq bill introduced by the NDA government was discriminatory. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi said he would be proposing amendments to it to “ensure that deserted spouses are protected.”  “Continuing his longstanding tradition of terrible […]

Badal urges Sonia to ask Kamal Nath to resign as CM

Chandigarh, Dec 18: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi should ask Kamal Nath to resign as Madhya Pradesh chief minister for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and face the law, SAD leader Parkash Singh Badal demanded Tuesday.  The former Punjab CM said the Congress had “acknowledged the substance […]

Hospital fire in India kills at least 6, injures 129

NEW DELHI — At least six people died and 129 others were injured in a fire that broke out Monday in a hospital in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, police said. The fire in the five-story government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital in the suburban Andheri area was believed […]

Death toll in Mumbai fire rises to 8

NEW DELHI — The death toll from a fire that swept through a Mumbai hospital has risen to eight, officials said Tuesday. Dozens of firefighters rushed to the Monday afternoon fire at the government-run ESIC Kamgar Hospital, but smoke engulfed the entire five-story building. At least eight people […]

Indian prisoner returns, meets family at Wagah border

Amritsar, Dec 18: Indian national Hamid Nihal Ansari crossed over into the country at the Attari-Wagah border here after being released from a Pakistani jail where he had spent the last six years. Ansari, 33, was met at the border by members of his family in an emotional […]

Huge investment opportunities for Turkish construction firms in India: Prabhu

New Delhi, Dec 18: Huge investment opportunities exist in India in various sectors including construction for Turkish companies, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said Tuesday. He said all issues such as trade deficit, raised by Turkey, would be looked upon by India. “There is a huge potential for […]

Aircel-Maxis case: Protection from arrest to Chidambaram extended till Jan 11

New Delhi, Dec 18: A Delhi court Tuesday extended till January 11 the protection granted to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son from arrest in the Aircel-Maxis scam. Special Judge O P Saini extended the relief granted to Chidambaram and his son Karti after the CBI and […]

Sting operation against BJD MLAs: SC grants protection from arrest to scribe

New Delhi, Dec 17: The Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to a news channel journalist who had allegedly conducted a sting operation on four ruling Biju Janta Dal (BJD) MLAs in Orissa. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah also sought response from […]

Govt says oppn disrupting House, want atmosphere to pass important bills

New Delhi, Dec 17: The government Monday criticised the opposition for disrupting Lok Sabha proceedings and appealed to it to create an atmosphere for smooth passage of important bills. Talking to reporters outside Parliament House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said it was unfortunate that the opposition members […]

More difficult to be an actress in Hollywood: Kurt Russell

London, Dec 16: Kurt Russell has slammed Hollywood for making it ‘more difficult’ for female actors to do well in comparison to their male counterparts. The 67-year-old movie icon hit out at Hollywood for its ‘historical’ mistreatment of women, reported Contactmusic.  “Historically we can look at the product that […]

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