Many were killed and injured when a high-speed, intense and gruesome dust storm on Wednesday night wreaked havoc in different parts of UP and Rajasthan. Around 70 people are reported to have died in this squall. Maximum destruction is being reported from the areas of UP where Chief Minister...

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Wednesday convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and nine others in the case of the murder of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The court acquitted Joseph Paulsen and journalist Jigna Vora, who had been accused of instigating the murder. Senior journalist...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has finally overtaken Shashi Tharoor and became the most followed party leader on Twitter. Rahul's Twitter Followers number has reached 6.77 million, while Tharoor's number of followers is 6.7 million. Expressing a sense of elation, Tharoor said that that...

At least 25 people, including AFP's main photographer and three other journalists, were killed in two suicide bombing attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul this morning. Stating through its propaganda agency Amaq, Islamic State has claimed the attacks. “The bomber disguised himself as a journalist...

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Centre's plea to reconsider its verdict on the SC / ST Act. In a judgment given on March 20, Supreme Court did away with the provision of mandatory arrest under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. This judgment had led to nation-wide agitation...