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Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri said formation of cow ministry will attract even more budget into Madhya Pradesh and that he wanted the cow to be removed from the category of animal. (Photo: ANI)

Swami elevated to cabinet minister rank, wants cow ministry for Madhya...

Swami Akhileshwaranand Giri said a cow ministry should be constituted in Madhya Pradesh for the welfare of the state.

20 Jun 2018 4:46 PM IST

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister late Arjun Singh has served the Congress his entire life and ensuring protection of women and assisting helpless persons was a matter of principles for him. (Photo: File)

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh's wife accuses sons of harassment

Saroj Kumari, 83, filed complaint under Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act in the court of judicial...

20 Jun 2018 4:22 PM IST

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. (Photo: PTI)

Omar Abdullah calls for dissolution of J&K assembly, fresh elections...

The ex-CM was reacting to BJP leader and former Dy CM Kavinder Gupta's reported statement that his party was 'working on...

20 Jun 2018 4:09 PM IST

The BSE Sensex on Friday soared to life-time high of 33,270.62 and the NSE Nifty scaled another record high of 10.366.15 in opening trade. Photo: AP

Sensex surges 261 points on global rebound; RIL ends at record high

Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries topped the gainers list in the Sensex pack.

20 Jun 2018 4:09 PM IST

They pinned me to the pole of the volleyball court and started beating me with their batons on my buttocks, hands and legs, the boy said. (Representational image)

Mother thrashed by daughter, son-in-law; dragged out of house in...

In the video, a man and a woman are seen beating a frail old woman who is lying on the ground in a hut.

20 Jun 2018 3:50 PM IST

Governor N N Vohra appointed two former IAS officers as his advisors. (Photo: PTI)

Centre likely to replace J&K Governor NN Vohra after Amarnath yatra

N N Vohra is among the few governors appointed by the UPA government to have continued in his position in the BJP-led...

20 Jun 2018 3:00 PM IST

A male principal asked me whether I can conceive a child after intercourse, says 30-year-old Suchitra Dey. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab | Suchitra Dey)

Asked if breasts were real: Kolkata transgender teacher recalls...

Coming from a lower-middle class background, Suchitra Dey reveals that her life has always been fraught with struggles.

20 Jun 2018 2:05 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman went to the remote hamlet of Salani border to express her condolences to the family of Aurangzeb. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Inspiration for nation: Nirmala Sitharaman after meeting Aurangzeb's...

Defence Minister Sitharaman said, 'Here is a family, here is a martyr, who stands out as an inspiration for the entire...

20 Jun 2018 1:51 PM IST

The Board claimed that disappearance of the answer scripts will have no effect on the overall results nor on preparation of the list of top-ranking students. (Representational Image)

Bihar Class 10 result 2018 deferred after answer sheets found missing

The declaration of results for Matriculation, which was scheduled for Thursday, has now been deferred to June 26, BSEB...

20 Jun 2018 1:48 PM IST

45-year-old UP man was lynched by mob in Hapurs Pilakhuwa village on Monday. (Photo: Screengrab)

In video: Mob lynches 45-yr-old UP man over cow slaughter rumours

45-yr-old victim, Qasim, is seen lying on the ground with the crowd refusing to give him water.

20 Jun 2018 12:42 PM IST

The government has asked PNB and probe agencies to share details of the Rs 13,000 crore scam with chartered accountants apex body ICAI, which is looking into the systemic issues related to the fraud, an official said.

Lapses at many levels of bank led to huge PNB fraud, says report

The bank's CEO Sunil Mehta told in April he had suspended 21 officials and â€œwill not spareâ€ others found involved in...

20 Jun 2018 11:03 AM IST

Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma presented a Rs 16,387.21 crore tax-free budget for the financial year 2018-19. (Photo: ANI)

BJP govt presents first tax-free budget of Rs 16, 387 cr in Tripura

The first budget of the BJP govt also marginally increased road tax, except for three-wheelers and electric vehicles.

20 Jun 2018 10:46 AM IST