A special Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) court will today pronounce its verdict in the six-year-old Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case. On August 25, 2003, two bombs left in taxis exploded in south Mumbai – the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar in the busy Kalbadevi area, killing 52 people and [...]

The Uttar Pradesh Board High School and Intermediate Education barred one student from appearing any examination in the state, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati in his answer sheet.
The board came to know about the derogatory remarks during the evaluation of class 12 examinations in April, that Kayamuddin Ansari, a student of [...]

At least 24 antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were recovered Wednesday from the India-Nepal Border of West Bengal, officials said. “The idols, made of black stones, were brought in a white Ambassador car from Raigunge and being taken from near the India-Nepal border in Siliguri sub-division of Darjeeling district,” Additional Commissioner of Customs [...]

The Andhra Pradesh police has nabbed Shaukatullah Ghori, a Hyderabadi, who is accused of involvement in the terror attack on the famous Akshardham Temple in Gujarat on September 24, 2002 which left 30 dead and over a 100 injured. Shaukatullah Ghori is the brother of most wanted terrorist Farhatullah Ghori, who is hiding either in [...]

Three teen-aged friends in this Punjab town attempted Aamir Khan’s “Ghulam” stunt of out-racing an incoming train to reach a spot in their real life. But they failed and lost the bet, and lost their lives too.
Police said the boys – in the age group of 15 to 16 – had struck a bet [...]

The Supreme Court Monday issued a non-bailable warrant against Sameer Hingora, a Bollywood film producer who was convicted for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings. Hingora, who is on bail after his conviction in the serial blasts case, was allowed by the court in April to go abroad in connection with shooting of his [...]

It is well known that Vinod kambli was one of the most talented batsman that India has ever produced. It is also well known that at one point of time Kambli along with his close friend Sachin Tendulkar was part of a formidable Indian batting lineup.
From then on Tendulkar went onto become the [...]

Even as many in the country celebrated the recent end of a 145 year old law declaring homosexuality a crime, yoga maestro Baba Ramdev has challenged the High Court’s decision and calls homosexuality a ‘disease’ which he can cure through yoga.
On actresses like Celina Jaitley standing up for gay rights, he says, “These [...]

Two army soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a powerful landmine explosion in Assam Monday, officials said. A defence spokesperson said the army vehicle hit the landmine near the Balipara reserve forest area in Sonitpur district, about 210 km north of Assam’s main city of Guwahati. “The impact of the landmine was severe with [...]

Noted Marathi film and stage actor Nilu Phule passed away at a hospital. Phule was suffering from cancer. The 77-year-old Phule is survived by his wife and a daughter. Born in Pune in 1931, Phule made a mark in theatre and both Marathi and Hindi films.
His role as a corrupt politician in Jabbar Patel’s [...]