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Jyoti Randhawa was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on charges of poaching in UP tiger...

A firearm, a vehicle bearing Haryana registration number and other equipment were also seized from Randhawa.

26 Dec 2018 1:11 PM IST

Minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Mahagathbandhan is 'begaani shaadi mein Abdullah diwana': Naqvi

They know very well that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is respected by the people of the country,' says Mukhtar Abbas...

26 Dec 2018 12:52 PM IST

The man was tracked down and was arrested by the Bahadurpura police on Saturday. (Representational Image)

30-yr-old man, who had 1 kg gold hidden in his rectum, arrested at...

Pankaj Saduwani was taken into custody at the airport Sunday night after the Customs personnel suspected -"odd...

26 Dec 2018 12:35 PM IST

Deserting BYV, they have joined BJP to work towards Narendra Modis and Amit Shahs development agenda to build a New Odisha, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. (Photo: ANI)

Odisha: Over 100 BYV members join BJP

The youth workers were inducted into BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

26 Dec 2018 12:14 PM IST

The hawaldars or human parcels would earlier carry out largescale transactions just by matching a serial number of a rupee note or by sticking together strategically torn notes. (Representional Image)

Rupee surges 19 paise against dollar in early trade

The rupee opened on a strong note at 69.79 a dollar against the previous close of 70.14.

26 Dec 2018 10:31 AM IST

The Sensex fell 509.54 points or 1.51 per cent to end the day at 33,176 while the Nifty dropped 165 points or 1.59 per cent to end the session at 10,195.15.

Sensex cracks over 350 points on global selloff; Nifty below 10,600

The 30-share index slumped 360.95 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 35,109.20 in early trade.

26 Dec 2018 10:09 AM IST

The rating agency noted that losses were reported at 19 of the 21 state banks in FY18, including State Bank of India (SBI), while earnings at the large private banks also came under significant pressure, with Axis Bank reporting its first-ever quarterly loss.

Bank workers at it again: Second nation-wide strike within a week

The unions are claiming that the merger is not in the interest of banks or their customers and will in fact be...

26 Dec 2018 10:01 AM IST

A special POCSO court on Sunday pronounced death sentence to the accused holding the crime as the rarest of rare. (Representational images)

Father gets death for raping his six-year-old daughter

The girl was found hanging on the ceiling of the tin shed built on the terrace in his house.

26 Dec 2018 1:56 AM IST

Muslim spiritual leaders have called for offering on Friday special prayers - Namaz-e-Istesqa. (Representational image)

UP firms liable if staff offers namaz in public

Police defended move saying communal harmony could be disturbed.

26 Dec 2018 1:49 AM IST

Bhupesh Baghel, the Chhattisgarh Congress chief, was named in an FIR over a sex CD. (Photo: Bhupesh Baghel | Facebook)

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel inducts nine ministers

With this, the strength of his ministry has gone up to 12.

26 Dec 2018 1:43 AM IST

Congress leader Kamal Nath

Caste balance maintained as Kamal Nath expands Cabinet

Mr Nath seemed to have tried his best to maintain regional balance in formation of his ministry.

26 Dec 2018 1:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at people from the Bogibeel Bridge, the longest rail-cum-road bridge on Brahmaputra river, after it was inaugurated by him, in Dibrugarh, Tuesday. Modi also flagged off two new Intercity Express trains connecting Tinsukia and Naharlagun via the Bogibeel Bridge. PTI

PM Modi unveils India's longest rail & road bridge in Assam

Foundation of the 4.9 km-bridge was laid in 1997.

26 Dec 2018 1:36 AM IST