Nagpur, March 17 (IANS) Amid raging controversy over the demolition of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave situated at Sambhajinagar, violent clashes broke out between two groups in Maharashtra’s second capital Nagpur which led to stone pelting and arson.
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Godhra killings as a tragedy of ‘unimaginable magnitude’, Gujarati journalist Jyoti Unadkat, who covered the incident in 2002, said on Tuesday that his remarks had revived memories of the horror.
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday said Punjab has become completely a lawless state where the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government has given free hand to anti-national forces.
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) The Punjab Police is all set to bring back seven key aides of Amritpal Singh of 'Waris Punjab De' (WPD) from the Dibrugarh Jail in Assam to the state and formally arrest them in an attack case to face the law and consequences of their actions, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
Patna, March 16 (IANS) RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, son of former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, was fined on Sunday for violating traffic rules during the Holi celebrations.
Guwahati, March 16 (IANS) An international drug racket was busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Guwahati and Imphal, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, saying that there was no mercy for drug cartels.
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) In a major crackdown on drug networks, Amritsar Rural Police apprehended two hawala operators -- Sukhjit Singh and Ranbir Singh, who were facilitating illegal financial transactions linked to drug trafficking with seizure of Rs 17,60,000 cash and $4,000, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) The Karnataka government has placed jailed actress Ranya Rao's father, DGP K. Ramachandra Rao, on compulsory leave with immediate effect and until further notice in connection with a gold smuggling case.
Chandigarh, March 15 (IANS) In a "first attack" on a religious place in Punjab's Amritsar city, close to the border with Pakistan, two assailants hurled an explosive at the Thakurdwara Temple complex, damaging its walls and shattering its window panes.
Bengaluru, March 15 (IANS) Gold smuggling-accused actress Ranya Rao has alleged that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths repeatedly slapped and hit her during custody, and demanded she sign statements under threats that they will "expose" her stepfather, DGP K. Ramachandra Rao.
