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Police registered an offence against the MLA, journalists from Bhayander who had staged a sit-in in front of the police station since Monday called off their protest. (Photo: Representational Image)

Police most corrupt; religious leaders too not immune in India: survey

Across the Asia Pacific region, religious leaders fared much better with less than one in five saying that they were...

7 March 2017 3:14 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Swami Vishwananda giri at the release of Special Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100 years of Yogoda Satsang Math, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Spirituality in India's strength but some link it to religion: Modi

Modi said world compares India on the basis of its population, GDP or employment rate, but it has not recognised India...

7 March 2017 3:02 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (Photo: file)

TN govt to bear cost of shifting student hospitalised in Georgia:...

Srinivasan Vijayakumar was hospitalised since December 8, 2016. His family has already spent about Rs 11 lakh towards...

7 March 2017 2:49 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during an election campaign in Allahabad. (Photo: PTI)

Assets of re-contesting MLAs in UP soar 82 per cent in 5 years: ADR

Average assets of 311 re-contesting MLAs from various parties in 2012 was Rs 3.49 crore, while this year it stood at Rs...

7 March 2017 2:18 PM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: AP)

Panama papers case: SC asks Centre to file probe reports in 4 weeks

The Centre had constituted a multi agency group consisting of officers of CBDT, RBI, ED and Financial Intelligence Unit...

7 March 2017 1:59 PM IST

Students of Upasana College of Nursing protest against college authorities alleging mistreatment and misogynistic statements. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kerala nursing students protest alleging misogyny, mistreatment

The students claimed that they were barred from using internet in the library as the management said they might watch...

7 March 2017 1:38 PM IST

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (Photo: PTI)

Kerala to go in for cloud seeding to tackle drought: CM Pinarayi...

Vijayan said the state would take all possible steps including cloud seeding to tackle the situation, one of the worst...

7 March 2017 1:24 PM IST

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462 gm gold seized from 2 passengers at Hyderabad airport

The Customs officer refused to comment on if the two passengers were taken into custody but said a probe was underway in...

7 March 2017 1:14 PM IST

The ACB sleuths seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 2.55 lakh from seven check posts and arrested 11 private individuals, who were collecting bribes on behalf of officials.

Two-thirds Indians have to pay bribe, highest in Asia Pacific: survey

China was much lower at 26 per cent while the same for Pakistan was 40 per cent.

7 March 2017 1:04 PM IST

UP minister Azam Khan. (Photo: PTI)

Azam Khan moves SC against bailable warrant in UP Jal Nigam case

The High Court had ordered issue of the warrant against Khan on a service petition filed by the UP Jal Nigam in 2013.

7 March 2017 1:00 PM IST

Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa to take necessary steps to trace the missing fisherman as his family members back home were deeply worried.

Sri Lanka promises thorough probe in Tamil Nadu fisherman killing:...

Bridgo, 22, from Rameswaram was shot dead allegedly while he was fishing in a mechanised boat.

7 March 2017 12:57 PM IST

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi (Photo: tp

Hostel curfews protect girls from hormonal outbursts, says Maneka...

College students have been advocating the Pinjra Tod' movement to break such curfews and let women reclaim public...

7 March 2017 12:37 PM IST