25 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack
Twenty-six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men were killed on Monday in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, Additional Director General of Police R.K.Vij said. Six jawans are reportedly missing.
Centre should seriously think about welfare of J&K: Mehbooba
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and pressed for dialogue. Later she met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Probe into Jayalalithaa's death if court orders so: CM's camp
Ahead of merger talks between the both factions of the AIADMK, former Minister K.P. Munusamy (OPS camp) said on Monday that they insisted for only two demands — CBI enquiry into former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's death and removal of Sasikala and T.T.V. Dhinakaran from party posts.
No breach in pact: Pak. over Jadhav
Pakistan on Monday rejected India’s assertion that it is violating a bilateral pact by not giving access to retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a military court there.
The riveting stories of this year’s six Goldman prize winners
The Goldman Environmental Prize, the annual honour to environmental activists for exemplary work at the grassroots level, has been awarded to six people, including Prafulla Samantara of India. While five activists were awarded for successfully blocking projects that could potentially harm the eco-system, one person was awarded for his fight for environmental clean-up.
Founded in 1989 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman, the award, presented to one person from each liveable continent, is announced on Earth Day.
Veteran actor K. Viswanath wins Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2016
The award consists of a Swarn Kamal (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.
The award shall be conferred by the President of India at a function on May 3, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, the MIB said in its blogpost.
Reinstate ousted Kerala DGP: SC
The Supreme Court for the first time in history, on Monday, ordered the reinstatement of ousted Kerala DGP T.P. Senkumar, sending out a clear message that police officers cannot be made "scapegoats" by politicians in power.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he is 16.66% all religions
In the 55-seconds long video, he is seen holding several placards that end with a message that his true identity lies in being an artiste. He says that he got a DNA test done and the report suggests that he is, “16.66% Muslim, 16.66% Hindu, 16.66% Christian, 16.66% Sikh, 16.66% Buddhist and 16.66% other religions, but 100% artist.”
Andhra MP’s son vandalises Karnataka Bagepalli tollgate
The son of an MP from Andhra Pradesh and his associates allegedly vandalised the tollgate at Bagepalli in Chikkaballapur district and attacked the staff for asking the toll fee on Monday.
PDP leader shot dead by militants at Pulwama
Preliminary reports suggest that advocate Abdul Ghani Dar was travelling in a car when militants alighted on the main road between Kakapora and Pinglana area, Pulwama district, and fired at him from close range. Police sources said three bullets hit Mr. Dar who succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
